Re: Bread (was Re: Woohooo! Dell + Linux)
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On 03/30/07 15:52, Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto wrote:
>>
>> I mean, since the price difference is so HUGE and the quality is mostly
>> as good or even better, why Aldi is not deluged by people from open to
>> close, I'll never know.
>
> For the same reason people want SUVs.
> For the same reason women like gold and diamond.
> For the same reason people want brand clothes.
>
> I sometimes imagine how would I explain the human society to an alien
>
> ET: Why do people kill each other and go to wars over this "diamond"
> substance? What is it for?
>
> Me: Well, aside from its industrial applications, people want it for the
> precise reason that it is hard to get. If its abundance increased, people
> would cease using it.
And sparkly. Very, very sparkly.
Analogous is gold. Very very shiny. Which is why women like gold
more than they like platinum.
> ET: WTF!?
>
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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