Mr Prodi may well be a lousy salesman too.
Now they very well may be lousy again, but without evoking passion.
If those were betting odds, you'd still take them – with the obvious caveat that in some fast-moving industries, particularly science and technology, a good apprenticeship might well trump a lousy degree.
People say, "Well, they took lousy loans, it's their fault".
Rich Jaroslovsky, a technology writer based in San Francisco, posted on Facebook: "Well, here's some lousy holiday news: I've just been laid off from Bloomberg News".
And I would never go there or waste my time watching their films because... well, I am a lousy film-maker, this I admit.
Because of the fall in mining investment, WA's state final demand declined in the past year, but this was more than made up for by an 11% growth in its net exports (exports minus imports): Victoria's final demand growth was strong, but in 2013-14 its economy barely limped along, and its employment growth was a lousy 0.2% – well below the national average of 1%.
"Well, I thought you were lousy, too".
"Excuse me," he says, knowing all too well that his timing is lousy.
The episode features are newest edition of "Cartoons of the Year," available at fine newsstands everywhere, and some lousy ones as well, and also online.
