SOMEBODY SHOULD STUDY THIS
Government Issues Study of a Study About Studies
(Thanks to jon harris)
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May 11, 2012
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Dave, you're being too hasty. We should study the issue and determine if another study is a good idea.
Posted by: Elon | May 11, 2012 at 03:28 PM
Published in the well regarded journal DUH.
Posted by: BA | May 11, 2012 at 03:34 PM
Peer review required.
Posted by: normnuke | May 11, 2012 at 03:57 PM
Typical government obfuscation.
I think we need a study to determine why this happens.
Posted by: O the Umanity | May 11, 2012 at 04:14 PM
Personally, I always waited until two days before the final.
Posted by: Steve | May 11, 2012 at 05:03 PM
It was a redundant study about redundancy.
Posted by: Loudmouth | May 11, 2012 at 05:04 PM
Evidently Obama's line-by-line budget review missed cutting all this.
Posted by: clankie | May 11, 2012 at 05:45 PM
Your U.S. Department of Navel Gazing
Posted by: KJP | May 11, 2012 at 06:01 PM
Davec's Law - the inevitable result of any government funded study is that more study is required.
First Corollary - The person most qualified to do the follow on study is the one who did the first study.
Final Result – Endless useless studies will continue as long as the “free” money is available.
Posted by: Davec | May 11, 2012 at 07:14 PM
this reminds me of my favorite study article (OK, it's from Satirewire.com):
http://www.satirewire.com/news/march02/women.shtml
Posted by: COBadger | May 11, 2012 at 07:56 PM
Visualize John Cleese or Graham Chapman (RIP) or Peter Bergman (RIP) saying this:
"Military precision??!???"
We're losing all the old madmen. Caroll Shelby (RIP) is dead, Mrs. Omni tells me.
Posted by: Omniskeptic | May 11, 2012 at 09:37 PM
It is things like this that make me want to laugh then I realize I'm paying for the US government and I want to cry.
Posted by: max | May 11, 2012 at 10:10 PM
Wait. You're paying for the US government? I wondered who was. Will you please stop?
Posted by: Omniskeptic | May 11, 2012 at 10:26 PM
If anyone needs me, I'll be in my study.
Posted by: MOTW | May 11, 2012 at 10:52 PM
Caroll Shelby died?
Wow. Missed that one. A legend.
Tnx, Omni' ...
Posted by: O the Umanity | May 11, 2012 at 11:21 PM
I am studiously studying the concept behind this study....
Posted by: Wolfsong | May 11, 2012 at 11:50 PM
Brought to you by the Department of Redundancy Department.
Posted by: Wolfsong | May 11, 2012 at 11:51 PM
Otto von Bismarck; "A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing but together can decide that nothing can be done."
Posted by: Ralph | May 12, 2012 at 01:14 AM
i work at the department of redundancy department. but seriously folks, when i was in grad school in 1533, i was elected to student government..........i served on......(wait for it) the committee on committees. i s**t you not.
the government has NOTHING on academia when it comes to strange bureaucracy.
Posted by: queensbee | May 12, 2012 at 07:52 AM
I demand a Study Czar!
Posted by: MikeyVA(that is Virginia NOT West Virginia) | May 12, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Your government inaction.
Posted by: Ralph | May 12, 2012 at 08:25 AM
Ralph, that's a great quote. I'm going to add that to my collection!
Posted by: MOTW | May 12, 2012 at 09:40 AM
The Shelby GT500 Mustang - best care made. Of course if the government were designing it they would still be in the study phase. Their motto - study everything to death and nothing gets done.
Posted by: EyeGore | May 12, 2012 at 10:46 AM