Cow Economics
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:53 pm
Some people have probably already seen this, but read over it again because I made a couple more up
Governments:
SOCIALISM
You have 2 cows, you give one to your neighbor.
COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows, the Government takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM
You have 2 cows, the Government takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM
You have 2 cows, The Government takes both and shoots you.
BUREAUCRATISM
You have 2 cows, the Government takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.
Then it gives you a tax invoice
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM
You have two cows, you sell one and buy a bull, your herd multiplies and the economy grows. You sell them all and retire on the income.
ANARCHISM
You have two cows. You stole them from a nearby farmer.
SURREALISM
You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM You have two white blobs. They disappear when you squint your eyes.
APOCALYPTICISM: You have two cows. One of them eats some grass. It's a sign that the end is nigh!
ATHEISM: You don’t believe in cows.
Corporations:
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow has dropped dead.
ENRON VENTURE CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public then buys your bull.
Nobody argues because they have no idea what you are saying.
A UNDERGROUND CORPORATION
You have two cows. You sell them to by drugs.
A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows, you go on strike because you want three cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows, you redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. Then you create a clever cow cartoon image called 'Cowkimon' and market it worldwide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch.
A RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.
A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows and 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, and high bovine productivity and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows. You go into an agreement with an american corporation and make a worldwide bovine trade agreement. You now have 2000 cows. The American corporation goes broke.
AN IRAQI CORPORATION
Everyone thinks you have lots of cows, but you tell them you have none. Then the bureaucratic governments invade your country. Now they have all your cows.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION
You have two cows. The one on the left looks very attractive.
AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You roast them for a BBQ
CZECH CORPORATION
You have two cows. They seem okay to you but nobody else understands them.
AZTEC CORPORATION
You capture two cows in battle. You sacrifice them to the gods to make sure the sun rises.
SOVIET CORPORATION
You have two cows. They milk you
MODERN SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
You have two cows, you kill one for research purposes then you are burned alive by an animal rights group.
MEDIEVAL SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
You have two cows, you kill one for research purposes then you are burned at the stake for witchcraft.
SWEDISH CORPORATION
You have two cows. You bought them from IKEA and assembled them by yourself because it was cheaper.
A DARWIN CORPORATION
You have two cows. Since you are above them in the food chain you eat them. They didn’t appear to adapt very well.
FEMINIST CORPORATION
You have two cows. They refuse to be milked because bulls aren't subjected to the indignity of being milked and there's NO difference between cows and bulls.
OVERSEAS CORPORATION
You have two cows. They ring up people in other countries about discounts for foxtel.
Governments:
SOCIALISM
You have 2 cows, you give one to your neighbor.
COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows, the Government takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM
You have 2 cows, the Government takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM
You have 2 cows, The Government takes both and shoots you.
BUREAUCRATISM
You have 2 cows, the Government takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.
Then it gives you a tax invoice
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM
You have two cows, you sell one and buy a bull, your herd multiplies and the economy grows. You sell them all and retire on the income.
ANARCHISM
You have two cows. You stole them from a nearby farmer.
SURREALISM
You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM You have two white blobs. They disappear when you squint your eyes.
APOCALYPTICISM: You have two cows. One of them eats some grass. It's a sign that the end is nigh!
ATHEISM: You don’t believe in cows.
Corporations:
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow has dropped dead.
ENRON VENTURE CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public then buys your bull.
Nobody argues because they have no idea what you are saying.
A UNDERGROUND CORPORATION
You have two cows. You sell them to by drugs.
A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows, you go on strike because you want three cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows, you redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. Then you create a clever cow cartoon image called 'Cowkimon' and market it worldwide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch.
A RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.
A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows and 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, and high bovine productivity and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows. You go into an agreement with an american corporation and make a worldwide bovine trade agreement. You now have 2000 cows. The American corporation goes broke.
AN IRAQI CORPORATION
Everyone thinks you have lots of cows, but you tell them you have none. Then the bureaucratic governments invade your country. Now they have all your cows.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION
You have two cows. The one on the left looks very attractive.
AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You roast them for a BBQ
CZECH CORPORATION
You have two cows. They seem okay to you but nobody else understands them.
AZTEC CORPORATION
You capture two cows in battle. You sacrifice them to the gods to make sure the sun rises.
SOVIET CORPORATION
You have two cows. They milk you
MODERN SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
You have two cows, you kill one for research purposes then you are burned alive by an animal rights group.
MEDIEVAL SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
You have two cows, you kill one for research purposes then you are burned at the stake for witchcraft.
SWEDISH CORPORATION
You have two cows. You bought them from IKEA and assembled them by yourself because it was cheaper.
A DARWIN CORPORATION
You have two cows. Since you are above them in the food chain you eat them. They didn’t appear to adapt very well.
FEMINIST CORPORATION
You have two cows. They refuse to be milked because bulls aren't subjected to the indignity of being milked and there's NO difference between cows and bulls.
OVERSEAS CORPORATION
You have two cows. They ring up people in other countries about discounts for foxtel.