Monk

all they wanna do is zum-a-zum-zum-zum and a-boom-boom

As if Rochester doesn't have a self-esteem problem already, the city's business leaders recently formed a group "to initiate a community dialogue about the challenges we face, and to construct an action plan for more efficient government".
What did they call themselves? The Rump Group. This is not an acronym, folks. This is how they explain it on their website:

Members of The Rump Group value independent thought. For that reason, we chose our name from The Rump Parliament, which served England in the mid-17th century. That group served during a time of transition and economic difficulty.

Yeah, well I'm sure that's what will immediately leap to mind when people hear news reports about "The Rump Group".
Let's initiate a dialogue about this challenge:
The city's business leaders recently formed a group "to initiate a community dialogue about the challenges we face, and to construct an action plan for more efficient government".
What did they call themselves? The Rump Group.

Posted by monk at 01.10.04 10:47