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nedwalk · 25-07-2008, 07:03 AM

SOCIALISM
[FONT='Arial', 'sans-serif']You have 2 cows.[/font]
[FONT='Arial', 'sans-serif']You give one to your neighbour.[/font]

COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk.FASCISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and sells you some milk.NAZISM You have 2 cows.The State takes both and shoots you.
BUREAUCRATISM
You have 2 cows. The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk awayTRADITIONAL CAPITALISMYou have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.You sell them and retire on the income.
SURREALISMYou have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.

AN AMERICAN CORPORATIONYou have two cows.
You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead.
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. You then 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 CORPORATIONYou have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You decide to have lunch.
A RUSSIAN CORPORATIONYou 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 CORPORATIONYou have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them. A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them. You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity. You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You worship them.A BRITISH CORPORATIONYou have two cows. Both are mad.
AN IRAQI CORPORATIONEveryone thinks you have lots of cows.
You tell them that you have none.No-one believes you, so they bomb the **** out of you and invade your country. You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of Democracy....

AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Business seems pretty good.You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION You have two cows. The one on the left looks very attractive.

Happyman · 25-07-2008, 07:22 AM

An Oldie but a goodie !
Thanks for reminding me of it !
It is as true now as it was when I first heard it !!!

CSFFan · 01-08-2008, 03:58 PM

From the title, I thought this was a joke about Momo....

25-07-2008, 07:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
nedwalk Elite Member Last Online: Today 09:50 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: sunshine coast Posts: 1,776	economic models explained with cows SOCIALISM [FONT='Arial', 'sans-serif']You have 2 cows.[/font] [FONT='Arial', 'sans-serif']You give one to your neighbour.[/font] COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk.FASCISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk.NAZISM You have 2 cows.The State takes both and shoots you. BUREAUCRATISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk awayTRADITIONAL CAPITALISMYou have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.You sell them and retire on the income. SURREALISMYou have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons. AN AMERICAN CORPORATIONYou have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead. 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. You then 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 CORPORATIONYou have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You decide to have lunch. A RUSSIAN CORPORATIONYou 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 CORPORATIONYou have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them. A CHINESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity. You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation. AN INDIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You worship them.A BRITISH CORPORATIONYou have two cows. Both are mad. AN IRAQI CORPORATIONEveryone thinks you have lots of cows. You tell them that you have none.No-one believes you, so they bomb the **** out of you and invade your country. You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of Democracy.... AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. Business seems pretty good.You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate. A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION You have two cows. The one on the left looks very attractive. Last edited by nedwalk : 25-07-2008 at 07:29 AM.

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25-07-2008, 07:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Happyman Elite Member Last Online: Today 02:25 PM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rawai Phuket Posts: 2,893	An Oldie but a goodie ! Thanks for reminding me of it ! It is as true now as it was when I first heard it !!!

01-08-2008, 03:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
CSFFan Wat Phra Kaeo Last Online: Yesterday 10:50 PM Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangkok Posts: 890	From the title, I thought this was a joke about Momo....

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