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There's a piece which does the rounds of the internet every so often which offers to explain economic/governmental forms with cattle - "Democracy - you have two cows. Your neighbours decide who gets the milk', that sort of thing.
I've skitted it before. Here's some more.
Gordon Brown Economics: You have two cows. You write on a bit of paper that you have 17,000,000 cows and start handing out milk accordingly. In fifty years time, they’ll still be taking milk off our great-grandchildren to make up the deficit.
Sarah Palin Economics: I can see some cows from my house!
BNP Economics: You have two cows. Neither are white so you repatriate them to Africa and starve to death shortly afterwards.
Trade Union Economics: You have two cows. When someone starts providing nicer milk cheaper than you, you go on strike to force the government to make them stop. When you come back to work you find that both your cows have died from lack of care so you go right back on strike again to force the government to give you some more.
Barack Obama Economics: You have two cows. This is enough to get you the Nobel prize for Economics.
British MP Economics: You have two cows. You designate one your personal cow and the other your second cow, and claim four additional cows in expenses. At the same time, Silvio Berlusconi gives your husband another eight cows. Then you put on your sad face and tell the voters that, thanks to Gordon Brown Economics, they’re going to have to make do with less milk for the next fifty years.
EU Economics: You have [Classified] Cows. Every year you receive a further [Classified] Cows in contributions from member states, but [Classified] go missing. When the person you appoint to find out where the missing cows have gone actually finds out, you fire her and threaten her with prison if she tells anyone what she discovered.
Student Union Economics: Actually, cows are intelligent, sensitive living things and using them in examples like this makes you worse than Hitler.
Any more for any more?
I've skitted it before. Here's some more.
Gordon Brown Economics: You have two cows. You write on a bit of paper that you have 17,000,000 cows and start handing out milk accordingly. In fifty years time, they’ll still be taking milk off our great-grandchildren to make up the deficit.
Sarah Palin Economics: I can see some cows from my house!
BNP Economics: You have two cows. Neither are white so you repatriate them to Africa and starve to death shortly afterwards.
Trade Union Economics: You have two cows. When someone starts providing nicer milk cheaper than you, you go on strike to force the government to make them stop. When you come back to work you find that both your cows have died from lack of care so you go right back on strike again to force the government to give you some more.
Barack Obama Economics: You have two cows. This is enough to get you the Nobel prize for Economics.
British MP Economics: You have two cows. You designate one your personal cow and the other your second cow, and claim four additional cows in expenses. At the same time, Silvio Berlusconi gives your husband another eight cows. Then you put on your sad face and tell the voters that, thanks to Gordon Brown Economics, they’re going to have to make do with less milk for the next fifty years.
EU Economics: You have [Classified] Cows. Every year you receive a further [Classified] Cows in contributions from member states, but [Classified] go missing. When the person you appoint to find out where the missing cows have gone actually finds out, you fire her and threaten her with prison if she tells anyone what she discovered.
Student Union Economics: Actually, cows are intelligent, sensitive living things and using them in examples like this makes you worse than Hitler.
Any more for any more?
