Ahhh, the Onion

[mgreczyn]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/chipmunks-plan-for-future-better-crafted-than-that,34172/?ref=auto

[Eric]

Nice!  Definitely got a few chuckles out of me.

[BuildingFrugalHabits]

I think there's an element of truth here.

[ender]

This is hilarious

[odput]

Fan-fucking-tastic!

The report confirmed, however, that the small subset of Americans who do exercise the same level of forethought and determination as the 2-year-old chipmunk are affluent, healthy, and largely content.

...and are usually considered lucky, arrogant, and smug, and should share their wealth with everyone else because they deserve it too

[Taylorj]

God help me, but I love the Onion. That op-ed piece they put up a couple of weeks ago, pretending to be the head of CNN.com was beautiful.

[mgreczyn]

 “According to our calculations, if Americans as a whole expended even a fraction of the effort toward their future that this chipmunk displays toward lining its burrow with leaves, the country would quickly rid itself of problems as far-flung as economic stagnation, decaying infrastructure, and global warming.”

I believe this is MMM's philosophy writ small, as it were.

[NumberJohnny5]

“According to our calculations, if Americans as a whole expended even a fraction of the effort toward their future that this chipmunk displays toward lining its burrow with leaves, the country would quickly rid itself of problems as far-flung as economic stagnation, decaying infrastructure, and global warming.”

I believe this is MMM's philosophy writ small, as it were.

What, we should all be chipmunks and live underground? Genius, we can make a fortune singing Christmas songs!