Thursday, November 4, 2010

money money money

I have a proposal. Unfortunately, I first need to acknowledge the unlikelihood of this happening. How often do you buy a pack of gum, a Red Bull, a number 5 at Taco Cabana and you get what in exchange? Change! Then what do you do with it? You through it in your pocket, purse, your junk cup in your car. Then it adds up and you use it to buy a bag of Cheetos in a vending machine. Then your stomach grows. Welcome to the flaw of the american government. That is change. We would do well to rid ourselves of change. My proposal? Lose the change and start dispensing silly bands instead. I am not sure if you are a currently silly band wearer, but if you are not you should definitely invest. The great thing about this trend is that they are cheap, cute, and tradable. in fact, the more you have, the cooler you are. Unless it becomes obvious that you bought the ones you are wearing and weren't given them. However, if the government got with the program and made them money, they wouldn't only be a symbol of popularity, but also a symbol of status and riches. So basically the more purple monkeys and orange high heals you have, the more distinguished you are in society. while people would be able to continue trading silly bands as if they carried no monetary value, for instance, a pink penguin would be a fair trade for a teal cowboy hat, individual silly bands would carry value and could be traded in at local shopping venues for merchandise. So the next time you are craving those Sour Cream and Onion Lays, a Dr Pepper., or need to catch up on your gossip from US Weekly, you simply need to drive to your local convenience store and empty your wrist on the counter.

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