how to explain what "printing money" means to the missus

**NotAllThere** · 20 February 2009, 20:13

I earn it, she spends it.

Where's the difficulty? "It's just like printing money".

**moorfield** · 20 February 2009, 20:14

Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

I earn it, she spends it.

Where's the difficulty? "It's just like printing money".

Benched at the moment ...

**NotAllThere** · 20 February 2009, 20:20

Put her on the game. A man of your discerning taste - you should make a huge profit.

**EternalOptimist** · 20 February 2009, 20:25

Originally posted by moorfield View Post

Does anyone have a linky handy for explaining this one to the missus? Missus M is struggling a little with this concept.

explain to her that she grows potatoes, and her neighbour grows cabbages.

a few times a year they meet and swop vegetables. She gives ten potatoes for each cabbage.

The bad news is this, Potatoes are ready in June, cabbages are ready in September, so your missus hands over ten potatoes and gets a promise in return. I owe you one cabbage. Your neighbour writes it down, it's an IOU.
It's also currency.

I owe you one cabbage. I promise to pay the bearer on demand, one cabbage.

Funny thing is, that piece of paper has nothing to do with real cabbages. You cant eat it either. Your neighbour could print the missus another one, I owe you TWO cabbages. BUT.. she might not even be growing cabbages when september comes, she might have nothing to back it up.

**threaded** · 20 February 2009, 20:29

Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

Put her on the game. A man of your discerning taste - you should make a huge profit.

I'm having my birthday party at the moment(my birthday isn't today, but, the party, it'll take a few days). You've just made an awful lot of people laugh. So your joke works in/across a multicultural paradigm.

It was really very good. I'll buy you a pint one day.

**NotAllThere** · 20 February 2009, 20:34

We aim to please.

Give 'em my love.

**milanbenes** · 20 February 2009, 20:38

tell er it#s simple,

just buy

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u

Milan.

dyor do your own research etc

**moorfield** · 20 February 2009, 20:39

Originally posted by milanbenes View Post

tell er it#s simple,

just buy

a

u

Milan.

dyor do your own research etc

Cheers mate. You managed to get round to changing all those passwords yet?

**BrilloPad** · 20 February 2009, 20:57

Originally posted by moorfield View Post

Does anyone have a linky handy for explaining this one to the missus? Missus M is struggling a little with this concept.

It means we have become Zimbabwe.

HTH

how to explain what "printing money" means to the missus