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Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: JoyMonkey on January 13, 2006, 01:17:10 pm
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A disaster proportionate to the Great Irish Famine is on the horizon...
http://wusa9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=45903
Riots are feared in Russia after a new law forced vodka distilleries to halt production.
Analysts predict trouble as shops begin to run out of the national tipple.
The new law, endorsed by President Putin on January 1, stipulates that every distillery must have computerized equipment for measuring alcohol levels.
The move caught the big distilleries by surprise and brought nationwide production to a standstill.
After two weeks of no vodka, even respected newspapers such as the economic journal Vedomosti have started to print panicky front-page headlines, such as 'The vodka is running out!'
Some commentators fear a revolution as more and more Russians turn to violence on discovering empty supermarket shelves.
The state is also suffering huge losses as it usually collects over $6 million in liquor taxes per year.
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Is that like a brain shortage in the US senate?
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Is that like a brain shortage in the US senate?
No, its more like a tanning lotion and tofu shortage in California.
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Only $6mil in taxes yearly for an item that will cause riots?
That doesn't sound right.
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I was thinking the same thing.
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Is that like a brain shortage in the US senate?
wouldnt you need to have then to begin with to have a shortage.
how about a drug shortage at a rap concert, wait dont you have to sing for it to be called a concert
or bribe shortage in congress
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You are all wrong here.
In this specific case it's more like a shortage of oxygen for a diver.
drink or die.
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I know a lot of russians. The above is true. For a change. ;)
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A disaster proportionate to the Great Irish Famine is on the horizon...
No way can you compare the potato famine to Russians running out of vodka.
At least the Irish still had the comfort of their whiskey!
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well, we'll just have to ship them more beer and wine then (",)
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That's the way. Turn them into Brits.
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pssssst
missioncontrol was not the former bosss7. You were. (check your signature)
AND WHERE IS THAT CAR STICKER ???
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You are all wrong here.
In this specific case it's more like a shortage of oxygen for a diver.
drink or die.
wow for once he makes perfectly good sense...........
have you finished your cabinet yet?
I assume that with this lack of EE posting on your part you should be done by now.........
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That's the way. Turn them into Brits.
only we send the fosters to the brits. we can send vb to the ruskies ;D
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Poor Ruskies. Might as well send them bottled sewage better known as Budweiser. ;D
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What we were questioning was the tax... if this is such a use or die product, why has the gov't not slapped 200% in taxes on it? Like, oh, I don't know... cigarettes, gas, oil, alcohol, etc in the US?
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What we were questioning was the tax... if this is such a use or die product, why has the gov't not slapped 200% in taxes on it? Like, oh, I don't know... cigarettes, gas, oil, alcohol, etc in the US?
im definite its a typo. would be 6 BILLION tax, not 6 MILLION...