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Posted on Dec 3, 2009

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By NYCartist, December 9, 2009 at 1:09 pm Link to this comment

good on many levels.

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By liecatcher, December 6, 2009 at 4:10 am Link to this comment

The fascist oligarchs have a monopoly on the vending
machines & the contents of the product.

They already control all aspects of our food supply, &,
not to leave any opportunity for profit & control
untapped, are currently gobbling up water supplies.

Milton Friedman,CHICAGO SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, is smiling
up from hell at how well his disaster/crisis capitalism
is working.

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By water, December 5, 2009 at 4:20 am Link to this comment
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water from those fountains always tastes like shit

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By Makro, December 4, 2009 at 7:55 pm Link to this comment
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War; it just tastes so much sweeter!

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By phasor, December 4, 2009 at 1:00 pm Link to this comment

Excellent. It’s a quintessentially American view. Does that soda machine also dispense cigarettes, alcohol, sex, economic prosperity?

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By WykydRed, December 4, 2009 at 6:00 am Link to this comment

Good juxtaposition, MP. However, big kudos to Mr. Fish for this very quietly brilliant simile. Always on top, Mr. Fish.

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By mp, December 4, 2009 at 1:27 am Link to this comment
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Would have been more on target if the “peace” fixture were a urinal.

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By EJH, December 3, 2009 at 11:53 pm Link to this comment

Mr. Fish is a treasure.  How does he come up with such
brilliance every week? http://theunpeople.blogspot.com/

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