far queue
1st November 2006, 08:42
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM:
* You have two sheep.
* You sell one and buy a ram.
* Your flock multiplies, and the economy grows.
* You sell them and retire on the income.
AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION: (Workchoices!)
* You have two sheep.
* You sell one, and force the other to produce the wool of four sheep.
* You are surprised when the sheep drops dead.
A FRENCH CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* You go on strike because you want three sheep.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary sheep and produce 20 times the wool.
* You then create clever sheep cartoon images called Sheepkimon and market them worldwide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and shear themselves.
A BRITISH CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* Both die from foot and mouth.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep, but you don't know where they are.
* You break for lunch.
A RUSSIAN CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* You count them and learn you have five sheep.
* You count them again and learn you have 42 sheep.
* You count them again and learn you have 12 sheep.
* You stop counting sheep and open another bottle of vodka.
A SWISS CORPORATION:
* You have 5,000 sheep, none of which belong to you.
* You charge others for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* You have 300 people shearing them.
* You claim full employment, high productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* That one on the left is kinda cute...
* You have two sheep.
* You sell one and buy a ram.
* Your flock multiplies, and the economy grows.
* You sell them and retire on the income.
AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION: (Workchoices!)
* You have two sheep.
* You sell one, and force the other to produce the wool of four sheep.
* You are surprised when the sheep drops dead.
A FRENCH CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* You go on strike because you want three sheep.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary sheep and produce 20 times the wool.
* You then create clever sheep cartoon images called Sheepkimon and market them worldwide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and shear themselves.
A BRITISH CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* Both die from foot and mouth.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep, but you don't know where they are.
* You break for lunch.
A RUSSIAN CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* You count them and learn you have five sheep.
* You count them again and learn you have 42 sheep.
* You count them again and learn you have 12 sheep.
* You stop counting sheep and open another bottle of vodka.
A SWISS CORPORATION:
* You have 5,000 sheep, none of which belong to you.
* You charge others for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* You have 300 people shearing them.
* You claim full employment, high productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION:
* You have two sheep.
* That one on the left is kinda cute...