Wag the DogWhy does a dog wag its tail?
Because a dog is smarter than its tail.
If the tail was smarter, the tail would wag the dog!
An old joke that applys to today.http://blogs.menomoneefallsnow.com/wag_the_dog/atom.aspxCommunity Server2008-02-18T16:47:00ZGoodbye!http://blogs.menomoneefallsnow.com/wag_the_dog/archive/2008/10/12/goodbye.aspx2008-10-12T20:12:00Z2008-10-12T20:12:00Z<span style="FONT-SIZE:24pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';">I’m Done !</span> <img src="http://blogs.menomoneefallsnow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=574503" width="1" height="1">bmaerschhttp://blogs.menomoneefallsnow.com/members/bmaersch.aspxWag the Doghttp://blogs.menomoneefallsnow.com/wag_the_dog/archive/2008/02/18/wag-the-dog.aspx2008-02-18T22:47:00Z2008-02-18T22:47:00Z<span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3"><strong>The title of my new blog is taken from the 1997 movie and the joke: <br /></strong><br /></font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3"> </font></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3"><em>Why does a dog wag its tail? </em></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3"><em>Because a dog is smarter than its tail.</em></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3"><em>If the tail was smarter, the tail would wag the dog.<br /><br /></em></font></span></p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3"> </font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3"><strong>Wikopedia further explains:</strong></font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3"> </font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3"><br /><br />Interpretations differ as to the meaning of this metaphor. Some suggest the dog is public opinion, and the tail represents the media; the dog is the media, and the tail is political campaigns; or the dog is the people, and the tail is the government.</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3"> </font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3">The expression "the tail wagging the dog" refers to any case where something of greater significance is driven by something lesser.</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3"> </font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN;"><font size="3"><br /><br />I feel there is a trend in Franklin, where something of greater significance is driven by something lesser, hence “Wag the Dog”. </font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;"></span><img src="http://blogs.menomoneefallsnow.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=100455" width="1" height="1">bmaerschhttp://blogs.menomoneefallsnow.com/members/bmaersch.aspx