the irish deficit explained

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
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Message Posted:
03/12/2010 13:35

It is a slow day in a damp little Irish town. The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.



On this particular day a rich German tourist is driving through the town, stops at the local hotel and lays a €100 note on the desk, telling the hotel owner he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night.



The owner gives him some keys and, as soon as the visitor has walked upstairs, the hotelier grabs the €100 note and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher.



The butcher takes the €100 note and runs down the street to repay his debt to the pig farmer.



The pig farmer takes the €100 note and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel.



The guy at the Farmers' Co-op takes the €100 note and runs to pay his drinks bill at the pub.



The publican slips the money along to the local prostitute drinking at the bar, who has also been facing hard times and has

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
03/12/2010 13:36

cont...................



and has had to offer him "services" on credit.



The hooker then rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill to the hotel owner with the €100 note.



The hotel proprietor then places the €100 note back on the counter so the rich traveler will not suspect anything.



At that moment the traveler comes down the stairs, picks up the €100 note, states that the rooms are not satisfactory, pockets the money, and leaves town.



No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now out of debt and looking to the future with a lot more optimism.



And that is how the bailout package works

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
03/12/2010 13:39

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - NOW I understand.........

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
03/12/2010 13:41

srimples................

Swany



Joined: 01/12/2009
Posts: 255

Message Posted:
03/12/2010 14:55

lol.

great...

It will make it all better till they find the pot of gold by the "wee green man".

MarkVPiazza


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 530

Message Posted:
03/12/2010 16:26

More like a crock of s*%T

Marvo


Joined: 30/04/2007
Posts: 194

Message Posted:
03/12/2010 17:16

100 Euro's for an Irish hooker, now who's kidding who here ?

SteveAustin



Joined: 10/03/2008
Posts: 202

Message Posted:
03/12/2010 18:08

Brian Cowen has announced that he is changing the Irish National Emblem from a Celtic Harp to a Condom.

This he feels reflects more accurately the governments political stance....... It allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks and gives a sense of security while you are being screwed.



Mike.