"Well folks, commerce for the day has commenced and I am sure we are in for a great day of commodity trading. Other commuters are lined in columns along the highway, at the railway station, and on bus. It is a wonder that the comedy of this life escapes us. But it would take a comet striking the earth to shake us from our comic and absurd ways." As the commentator continued his running commentary about the day's events, Beth and Lisa simply frowned. "I hate that guy." Said Beth. "He's always so smug as he commits thoughts into our heads whether we like them or not. I have even heard that he gets a bigger commission whenever people complain. It's like there is this committee out there trying to remind us about the combustibility of our commercial life style. I know it's not natural:living in steel buildings, wearing the same suits, driving the same cars day after day.