Correspondent:: "Mood Control" Date: 5 Feb 2005 07:04:49 -0800
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The following article is an abridgement of one written by famous slack
philooserpher, Ed Slack. I personally agree, was wondering if the
group would provide input.
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By allowing ourselves to be inscribed within the arenea of global
post-capitalism, we become slaves to the dollar. This is an error
perpetrated by many so-called "slackers," (the church of the SubGenius,
sadly enough, perpetrates this fallacy).
I propose instead, the exchange or barter of Slack Artifacts as a means
of distributing wealth--thus transcending mere "wealth" to become
immanent "slack." By doing so, one is effectively removed (to the
extent one can be) from the reign of corporate economics and is freed
to become truly self-funded, and independent of the man!
Here's how it works. Instead of paying each other in dollars for
services/goods bought and sold, payment is in terms of Slack Artifacts.
A sample exchange table is below (borrowed from the International
School of Slack school of Finance):
Mundane Items
Item, Equivalent 2005 US $
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6-Pack of American Beer $3
Case (24) of Ramen $2
Any 8-track tape $5
Any LP $4
A basic (by that, I mean one that speaks BASIC) computer $20
Slack Artifacts
Item, Equivalent 2005 US $
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6-Pack of PBR still in the 1970s steel cans (chilled, ready to serve)
$100
Case (24) of Ramen with a "Super Saver" (Denton, TX) reciept attached
$20
An 8-track tape of the "Star Wars" soundtrack (1977, London Symphony)
$50
Any Isley Brothers LP $50
A copy of "The Bob Book," pages not stuck together $75
An HP-9000 computer (weight: 100 pounds) running HP-UX 10.20 with
attached "Green Screen" CRT that glows in the dark even though it
hasn't been turned on in five years $500
Once a conversion to a slack-based currency has taken place, will not
be necessary to work, or even do much of anything at all. Everything
falls into perspective. No longer do we need to earn big-willy cash to
survive, instead, we need to find a good used bookstore, a place that
provides tubes and capacitors for ancient musical instruments, and a
steady supply of cheap beer and food, and the rest will take care of
itself!
Correspondent:: nikolai kingsley Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 02:45:14 +1100
i have a wooden carving from some "Bob"forsaken Polynesian island
somewhere. it's a little like a tiki shaped like a giant dildo, except
it has a lot of jagged edges and spikes, so god knows what they were
thinking. we ended up calling it Wahbimbe. how much is it worth in Slack?
Correspondent:: phy Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 22:25:08 GMT
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nikolai kingsley wrote in
news:36k7rcF52skrfU1@individual.net:
> i have a wooden carving from some "Bob"forsaken Polynesian island
> somewhere. it's a little like a tiki shaped like a giant dildo, except
> it has a lot of jagged edges and spikes, so god knows what they were
> thinking. we ended up calling it Wahbimbe. how much is it worth in Slack?
If you send me that Wahbimbe, I will get you one (1) lick from Connie. Do
not ask me what Connie is charging me in exchange for licking you. I really
want that Wahbimbe.
-phy
Correspondent:: nikolai kingsley Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 22:14:11 +1100
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> If you send me that Wahbimbe, I will get you one (1) lick from Connie. Do
> not ask me what Connie is charging me in exchange for licking you. I really
> want that Wahbimbe.
i knew i'd scanned a cheap-ass image of Wahbimbe, and yer in luck:
Correspondent:: "ArWeGod" Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 07:46:16 GMT
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"nikolai kingsley" wrote in message
news:36mcb3F53c53bU2@individual.net...
>
> > If you send me that Wahbimbe, I will get you one (1) lick from
Connie. Do
> > not ask me what Connie is charging me in exchange for licking you. I
really
> > want that Wahbimbe.
>
>
> i knew i'd scanned a cheap-ass image of Wahbimbe, and yer in luck:
>
> http://www.funhouse.com/art-of-tb/wahbimbe.gif
>
> if you're serious, email me.
I have a glass "thermometer" that looks like your Dangerous Dildo. It
tells the temperature by the little weights inside that float up and
down based on temperature. For some reason they float up when it is cold
and sink in the warmth.
You could stick it up your ass and wait for the little balls to fall.
... wait for it...
... just like Michael Jackson does!
--
ArWePopping
Correspondent:: nenslo Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 20:06:40 -0800
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Mood Control wrote:
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> inscribed within the arenea of global
> post-capitalism
>
What does this mean?
Correspondent:: "ArWeGod" Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 07:49:18 GMT
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"nenslo" wrote in message
news:420597D0.30682068@yahoox.com...
> Mood Control wrote:
> >
> > inscribed within the arenea of global
> > post-capitalism
> >
>
> What does this mean?
It is the demonstrative pronoun of that.
Correspondent:: "ArWeGod" Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 07:54:11 GMT
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"nenslo" wrote in message
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> Mood Control wrote:
> >
> > inscribed within the arenea of global
> > post-capitalism
> >
>
> What does this mean?
It is the plural of the demonstrative pronoun that.
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ArWeAllThis
Correspondent:: Mike Playle Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:36:55 GMT
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On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 20:06:40 -0800, nenslo wrote:
> Mood Control wrote:
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>> inscribed within the arenea of global
>> post-capitalism
>>
>
> What does this mean?
It means "You might as well ignore the rest of my post".
That's how I read it, anyway.
Correspondent:: nenslo Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 23:20:17 -0800
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Mike Playle wrote:
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> On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 20:06:40 -0800, nenslo wrote:
>
> > Mood Control wrote:
> >>
> >> inscribed within the arenea of global
> >> post-capitalism
> >>
> >
> > What does this mean?
>
> It means "You might as well ignore the rest of my post".
>
> That's how I read it, anyway.