An Unconventional Convention

I’ve been enjoying reading the coverage of the primaries. It’s fun to read about the mechanics of things like delegate apportionment that aren’t usually as important as they are this year. I have a long post about it on Liz’s new politics forum for those of you who are into that sort of thing.

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Yes, the most delicious hamburger of all is not brown, but
green. The green of money. Denominations of hamburger
(and current value in USD:)

* 1/4-pounder ($3.79)
* Cuneiform, or "Cuney" ($8.00)

Problems with the currency:

1. Deflation due to hunger
2. Fraud (soy fillers)
3. Hamburgers not invented yet

As Dr. Tabi said:
> Wallets became foetid and repulsive.
> This was quite the boon for the influential
> Guild of Wallet-Washers.

The rise of the hamburger as a form of currency can be attributed to several aspects of Akkadian civilization.

Yes, the most delicious hamburger of all is not brown, but green. The green of money. Denominations of hamburger (and current value in USD:)

  • ¼-pounder ($3.79)
  • Cuneiform, or “Cuney” ($8.00)

Problems with the currency:

  1. Deflation due to hunger
  2. Fraud (soy fillers)
  3. Hamburgers not invented yet

As Dr. Tabi said:

Wallets became foetid and repulsive. This was quite the boon for the influential Guild of Wallet-Washers.

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