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Economy
Beef, Pork And Shrimp Prices Soar To Record Highs
2014-04-17
[ZEROHEDGE]
Now is the time for politicians to once again pledge a chicken in every pot...

Posted by:Fred

#16  Well, per the CPI, if you substitute grass, twigs and leaves for them, there is no inflation.

See "Substitution Bias": [LINK]
Posted by: Uncle Phester   2014-04-17 14:04  

#15  Actually Thing, it tastes exactly like chicken.

Which is to say it tastes like theropod dinosaur
Posted by: SteveS   2014-04-17 13:28  

#14  Actually Thing, it tastes exactly like chicken.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-04-17 12:54  

#13  "So long as I can still get my arugula, and you suckers still pay for my Wagyu beef"

FTFY, Mr. Hussein - we all know complete honesty isn't your strong point.
Posted by: Barbara   2014-04-17 12:34  

#12  So long as I can still get my arugula.
Posted by: B. Hussein   2014-04-17 12:26  

#11  The synonym for ostrich harvest is called democratic* win.

*Not that your other establishment brand is much different.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2014-04-17 11:50  

#10  We still have turtle races out thisaways on Independence Day, like what GW attended in Woodward OK, to celebrate our cultural heritage, but we run the Box Turtle though a bit more ornery than the Desert Tortoise the marbling and variation of diet makes up for the extra effort.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2014-04-17 10:55  

#9  I suspect the Ostrich would be like Emu, and like a really lean cut of beef; it needs a lot of spices and basting, it's nothing like tortise.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2014-04-17 10:31  

#8  I want to interrupt the humor-fest to say y'all do realize that back in the 90's there was an Emu bubble down here, complete with advertisements talking about how exponential growth was possible and that you wanted to get in on the ground floor.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2014-04-17 10:30  

#7  Unless you were well off to own a tortoise herd it was the best thing going price wise.

We still celebrate the time of the tortoise drives here out West, usually on Memorial Day on the freeways.

And yes, most folks in the towns raised chickens and the occasional pig. Also lots of barter between folks. Municipal governments weren't in full jackass mode then.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-04-17 10:15  

#6  Venison. Good for you and it provides entertainment as well as sustenance.
Posted by: no mo uro   2014-04-17 07:43  

#5  People in the Dust Bowl ate pickled tumbleweed. Still looking for a good recipe for that.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418    2014-04-17 07:25  

#4  Beans for the two of you. Only beans ;-)
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-04-17 06:48  

#3  Sure back in the dust-bowl era rule of thumb was one ostrich per person per winter. Unless you were well off to own a tortoise herd it was the best thing going price wise.

I'm going to regret this, I just know it, but this is snark of the day...
Posted by: Shipman   2014-04-17 05:33  

#2  People also raised their own chickens, rabbits, and ostrich

Story?!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-04-17 03:52  

#1  Folks ate a lot of beans during the depression. Even in the 40's and 50's, every meal did not necessarily contain beef or pork. People also raised their own chickens, rabbits, and ostrich. Supply and demand are our friends.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-04-17 03:06  

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