Corn grows on "bushes" - you heard it here!

Apparently, corn grows on "bushes." If you don't believe me, take a look at this:

"Mr. Coxe said crop yields around the world need to increase to something close to what is achieved in the state of Illinois, which produces over 200 corn bushes an acre compared with an average 30 bushes an acre in the rest of the world."

Once, I can pass off as a simple typo. But twice in the same sentence? I think that's a bit more like some kind of cluelessness at work.

Addendum: Four days later, and still not corrected.

Addendum to the Addendum: nearly TWO MONTHS later, and STILL not corrected.

Addendum to the Addendum to the Addendum: TWO YEARS and two months later, and STILL not corrected...

Addendum to the Addendum to the Addendum: FOUR YEARS and two months later, and ... Yup, still just as wrong...

The FED is doing what???

From the front page of Reuter's online. On the 1/2% rate cut a while back, ALAN SKRAINKA, CHIEF MARKET STRATEGIST, EDWARD JONES, ST. LOUIS sez:

"This is very good news. The Fed is taking out a little insurance policy. Maybe they were a bit behind but now they're catching up. They're on the ball, they're mining the store, and will take aggressive action to prevent the economy from slipping into recession."

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Wow. Any way you define "mining" it appears we have honesty in Economics at last.

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