And so....

[ivan]

my favorite scene from "das boot", translated into english:

"christmas in macacroni-land won't be so bad"

"stupid jerk - we've got to get their first!"

"so?"

"and so....gibraltar! try sticking your finger up your ass, eh? that strait's tighter than a virgin..."

[ivan]

second best scene:

"ahhh - hanz! you dirty little boy - you've got crabs! a whole army of them! a twinkie like that, they eat it to the bone."

[tvashtarkatena]

Could you elaborate on the manner in which, in your view, price controls cause inflation?

 

Certainly.

 

By way of example, let's say the market price of a draught beer is $4.50. The state then mandates that the price be capped at $2.00. Within an hour, hordes of thirst-crazed Irishmen descend from every corner of the planet upon drinking establishments nationwide like yellow jackets on the ass end of a dead possum. The first to go is the glassware, which, within the first 15 minutes, transforms the floor of every bar in the country to a crunching, glistening wrecking yard mulch. Next, the waitresses are dragged off, where they are cornered and regaled with tearful tales of personal loss, opportunity lost, and the salvation that awaits Madonna de jeur should she deign to accompany poor Paddy back to his flat. Finally, as the beer supply runs out (T plus 20), the taps themselves are torn from the walls as patrons intibate themselves with the keg hoses like starving Comanches devouring the steaming intestines of their first spring kill.

 

Needless to say, such an event can only increase the cost of insurance, beer service equipment, glassware, floor refinishing services, security personnel, wait staff, encarceration, and rehab. Completely inflationary.

 

Hope this helps.

[ivan]

Could you elaborate on the manner in which, in your view, price controls cause inflation?

 

Certainly.

 

By way of example, let's say the market price of a draught beer is $4.50. The state then mandates that the price be capped at $2.00. Within an hour, hordes of thirst-crazed Irishmen descend from every corner of the planet upon drinking establishments nationwide like yellow jackets on the ass end of a dead possum. The first to go is the glassware, which, within the first 15 minutes, transforms the floor of every bar in the country to a crunching, glistening wrecking yard mulch. Next, the waitresses are dragged off, where they are cornered and regaled with tearful tales of personal loss, opportunity lost, and the salvation that awaits Madonna de jeur should she deign to accompany poor Paddy back to his flat. Finally, as the beer supply runs out (T plus 20), the taps themselves are torn from the walls as patrons intibate themselves with the keg hoses like starving Comanches devouring the steaming intestines of their first spring kill.

 

Needless to say, such an event can only increase the cost of insurance, beer service equipment, glassware, floor refinishing services, security personnel, wait staff, encarceration, and rehab. Completely inflationary.

 

Hope this helps.

seems easy enough to solve - we got the paper and we got the presses! just print up a bunch more money for the wenches!

[Dechristo]

works for N. Korea

[minx]

where's my beer??? dammit! who drank all the beer????

[tvashtarkatena]

Whale

Oil

Beef

Hooked