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Originally posted by 1967 R50/2
Spices were in short supply, so Vasco De Gama developed a new trade route to Goa.
Whales were in short supply, so we figured out how to crack mineral oil.
Copper cable was getting expensive so someone came up with fiber optics.
Couldn't get to the rubber trees...so somebody invented Butyl Rubber.
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Ah, but I'm guessing the Spice, Whale, Copper, and Rubber lobbyists in Washington couldn't hold a candle to our band of honest oil competitors. Can you say "legalized price-fixing"?
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Last edited by Chocaholic; 08-07-2006 at 02:40 PM..
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