What, me bitter? How we used to love to travel…
But dear God, the euro is now worth $1.596! Good thing we went to Europe in the ’80s and the ’90s. We could never go there now, even if permitted to board the Flying Flammable Sardine Can from Hell.
They trashed our Constitution. They trashed the environment. They’ve murdered millions in foreign lands. The president endorses torture! And now they’ve trashed our currency and impoverished us all. Republicans, Democratic cowards, Wall Street bankers, neocons, rich idiots — what a great bunch of patriotic criminals and traitors we let run the show, so it’s our fault too, ya know. And now if I want to take a little trip to get away from it all and remember what it feels like to be in a free country where the government works, I’ll have to live like a goddamn refugee because my money’s no good.
Money changers in Amsterdam aren’t even taking dollars any more.
(USA! USA! USA!)
Geez.
We don’t have dollars, we have feathers. Tokens. Monopoly money. Why even CALL them “dollars” any more? Time for a new name: how about fazools? I dunno, it just came to me. Might just ease the pain. Hey man, got change for a fazool? The pursuit of the almighty fazool. Another day, another fazool. Etc., etc.
There’s a very important lesson here. When I finish grinding my teeth, I’ll think about it!
Comment by Therese
1 April 16, 2008, 8:47 pm o'clock |
Thanks for voicing this. I am so PISSED OFF about this I can hardly be civil. It’s good to know I’m not the only one.
Comment by John H. Farr
2 April 16, 2008, 9:52 pm o'clock |
There have to be millions, right? If there aren’t, so what. Two sane people, that’s a start. I’ll bet I know a dozen more. If they all know a dozen each, this thing has legs. What a glorious relief it would be to wake up in the morning and find out we did something sensible.
Comment by K.J. Webb
3 April 17, 2008, 8:08 am o'clock |
Nope, it ain’t possible for the damned human race to be collectively sensible. Individual folks sometimes can be, from time to time, but not often and not for long. As for the state - a lost cause. Does that make me mad? Not really. Not having high expectations of others is a good way to stay cheerful. Then when someone actually does come through with something beautiful, wise or courageous, the sight is pure pleasure. –Oh, and a corollary to this is that it never hurts to be really hard on and demanding of oneself, no matter how slack and feckless our fellow human beings may be. The truth is that the slipperiest creature any of us actually knows is good old self. Watch that guy like a hawk and don’t let him get away with anything!
Comment by Number 6
4 April 17, 2008, 9:56 am o'clock |
a buddy of mine has taken up referring to u.s. currency as “Weimar dollars”, which seems appropriate.