tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post7673888415506290523..comments2024-02-06T16:17:25.826+00:00Comments on THE GRĂNMARK BLOG: Given what's happening in Venezuela, an apology from these malignant Hollywood morons would be niceScott Gronmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-41936515218319147582014-03-14T17:31:53.567+00:002014-03-14T17:31:53.567+00:00But you do understand that that shortage was cause...But you do understand that that shortage was caused by selfish middle-class bog-roll hoarders and unscrupulous, exploitative shopkeepers rather than the inherent inefficiency of centrally-planned socialist economies?Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-86798021536245290672014-03-14T17:29:37.364+00:002014-03-14T17:29:37.364+00:00I'm sure they will once they're figured ou...I'm sure they will once they're figured out exactly how it's George Bush's fault.Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-37280796116176128612014-03-14T17:28:22.035+00:002014-03-14T17:28:22.035+00:00Great anecdote, mahlerman - thank you!Great anecdote, mahlerman - thank you!Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-25298492352735838192014-03-12T23:04:33.395+00:002014-03-12T23:04:33.395+00:00Don't forget that in the autumn of 2013 Venezu...Don't forget that in the autumn of 2013 Venezuela ran out of bog-roll [the regime was forced to buy a large toilet paper factory to ensure minimum supplies]. At the same time they ran dangerously low on newsprint.SDGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-13848407892521168802014-03-11T22:49:29.646+00:002014-03-11T22:49:29.646+00:00It would be quite nice if the media (oh, all right...It would be quite nice if the media (oh, all right then - the BBC) would even report current events in Venezuela. GCoopernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-53628101917167715472014-03-11T20:51:12.234+00:002014-03-11T20:51:12.234+00:00Don't hold your breath for an apology - Penn, ...Don't hold your breath for an apology - Penn, Stone et al are probably living at the bottom of the sea right now. When I was in Caracas over 30 years ago, a tableau unfolded on a filling-station forecourt that prompted me to predict that it might take 10 years for shit and fan to meet - I was out by 20 years. A construction worker pulled up in a 4 x 4 about the size of a small tank. He jammed the 4 star gun into the filler on auto, lit a fag, and drifted over to the booth to pay (in those days about 6 pence for a full tank). The gun did not have a shut-off, and as he was paying, the fuel fountained back, making a small lake on the concrete apron. The driver looked across idly, with unconcern, picking out something small from a rack, perhaps for a child, and drifting across to the till again, paid for it, and ambled back to the truck, removed the gun, and roared away. It will end in tears I thought - but it has taken a bit longer than I thought!mahlermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469854614938507153noreply@blogger.com