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| *mona lisa* |
 Apr 6 2007, 12:54 PM
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And for those who are equally confused about politics, perhaps this will help.
QUOTE FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk. Source.
PURE SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. You have to take care of all of the cows. The government gives you as much milk as you need. BUREAUCRATIC SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and put them in a barn with everyone else's cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and eggs as the regulations say you need. FASCISM: You have two cows. The government takes both, hires you to take care of them and sells you the milk. PURE COMMUNISM: You have two cows. Your neighbors help you take care of them, and you all share the milk. RUSSIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. You have to take care of them, but the government takes all the milk. CAMBODIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. The government takes both of them and shoots you. DICTATORSHIP: You have two cows. The government takes both and drafts you. PURE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors decide who gets the milk. REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors pick someone to tell you who gets the milk. BUREAUCRACY: You have two cows. At first the government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them. Then it pays you not to milk them. Then it takes both, shoots one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows. PURE ANARCHY: You have two cows. Either you sell the milk at a fair price or your neighbors try to take the cows and kill you. LIBERTARIAN/ANARCHO-CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. SURREALISM: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons. |
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| *Duchess of Dork* |
Apr 6 2007, 12:56 PM
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I don't like cows and I actually do play the harmonica. Would that make me a Surrealist?
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Apr 6 2007, 12:56 PM
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 Krista.  Group: Official Member Posts: 4,380 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 391,319 |
 Haha. The surrealism one's funny.
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| *Kathleen* |
Apr 6 2007, 01:03 PM
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I want a cow now.
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Apr 6 2007, 01:04 PM
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Heh, I've seen this before.
Doesn't this belong in Humor, though? |
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| *mona lisa* |
Apr 6 2007, 01:07 PM
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QUOTE(Arjuna Capulong @ Apr 6 2007, 2:04 PM)  Doesn't this belong in Humor, though? I find this more amusing than humorous, but if it should belong there, then sure.
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Apr 6 2007, 01:08 PM
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QUOTE(Arjuna Capulong @ Apr 6 2007, 2:04 PM) Heh, I've seen this before. Doesn't this belong in Humor, though? Not if there's a lesson to be learned, young man. Now shhhhh. 
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Apr 6 2007, 01:13 PM
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Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
cB-ism: You have two moderators on your back. Overruled.
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| *brownsugar* |
Apr 6 2007, 01:15 PM
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No.
 Of course not Arjuna. This is a highly intelligent discussion pertaining the use of metaphors to simplify a perplexing theme. |
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Apr 6 2007, 01:17 PM
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I realize this. I've just always seen this presented in a humorous sense. My bad.
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Apr 6 2007, 01:18 PM
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cBism according to James - You have two mods on your back. Tell them they're wrong and stupid.
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Apr 6 2007, 01:18 PM
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QUOTE(brownsugar @ Apr 6 2007, 2:15 PM) No. Of course not Arjuna. This is a highly intelligent discussion pertaining the use of metaphors to simplify a perplexing theme. I find that perplexing. Then again, I *am* a Surrealist. |
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Apr 6 2007, 01:18 PM
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QUOTE(Arjuna Capulong @ Apr 6 2007, 2:17 PM) I realize this. I've just always seen this presented in a humorous sense. My bad. ARJUNA I WAS JOKING!!  I was trying to sound joke-y. Anyway I like the bureaucratic one the best. :) Rebecca - Shut up giraffe! 
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Apr 6 2007, 01:32 PM
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I realize this. As was as well. My bad.
But... 
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Apr 6 2007, 01:39 PM
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this is pretty funny.
i'm a total surrealist. |
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| *My Cinderella.* |
Apr 6 2007, 01:41 PM
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That clears things up a bit. I guess I'm neither. I wanna be a surrealist.
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| *mishyerr* |
Apr 6 2007, 01:43 PM
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My history teacher has a poster with this. Except it's better because it has pictures. :)
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Apr 6 2007, 02:17 PM
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I suppose this clears things up, but I'd rather laugh at it instead.
  I missed cB smileys when I was away. |
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Apr 6 2007, 02:55 PM
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EVERY POST IS A REPOST IS A REPOST IS A REPOST
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Apr 6 2007, 02:57 PM
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i lost weight with Mulder! Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,070 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 79,019 |
^please try to curtail your spamming.
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Apr 6 2007, 02:57 PM
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PLEASE TRY TO NOT FAIL
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Apr 6 2007, 02:59 PM
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i lost weight with Mulder! Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,070 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 79,019 |
...sigh.
its not i'll be able to convince you to stop anyway. |
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Apr 6 2007, 03:01 PM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Apr 6 2007, 3:55 PM) EVERY POST IS A REPOST IS A REPOST IS A REPOST  QUOTE(kryogenix @ Apr 6 2007, 3:57 PM) PLEASE TRY TO NOT FAIL 
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Apr 6 2007, 03:09 PM
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Apr 6 2007, 03:38 PM
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LIBERTARIAN/ANARCHO-CAPITALISM FTW!
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