@layman,
Who would like to explain the following English to me? It looks simple enough yet complicated at the same time:
layman wrote:
The economy is looking so good that I set up my own manufacturing factory last week.
It's a meth lab in my bathtub.
The first sentence appears to compliment the economy of the United States. It is understandable because Layman's always Trump's man and a good economy delivers us a good image of President Trump, which is what Layman always likes to do.
Then comes the second sentence, which gives us the answer we are eager to know: What factory can be set up so thunderingly fast?
It's a meth lab in my bathtub.
What?! Drug making is indeed profitable, yet it is illegal and tarring Trump's good image, which is what Layman always hates to do.
So the two sentences contradict each other.
What does Layman mean? My guess is that he might have meant that no factory can be set up so fact. It takes time unless you do dirty jobs. So the basic message that Layman wants to deliver is: The economy is good, yes (Kudos go to Trump's leadership), but it can't be unreasonably good and fast growing.
Am I on the right track?
Thanks in anticipation.