The trains run quite well
And the beer is also cheap
No one has a job.
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The trains run quite well
And the beer is also cheap
No one has a job.
Roses are red
My name is Dave
This poem makes no sense
Microwave :bulb:
Then who runs the trains
And sells you the cheap beer
If nobody has a job
Oh, autumn-for-brains
slay blindfold of paradox--
They do what they love.
Must be Dread in Ireland
Kissing blarney stone and beer mugs
Fields of green, not money
No one has a job
I wonder who drive the trains
Maybe leprechauns
Hello, Haiku friends across oceans
The meter is five six five
Finger counting words, not poetry
:D
I thought it seven
Not six, but then I wiki'ed;
I see other kinds!
(Also very interesting to see all the variations of modern haiku, Japanese and English-speaking types!)
But that is not trueQuote:
Originally Posted by GGT
Instead it's five, seven, five
Ironic line two
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku
Ack, American defined Haiku sucks?
Syllables don't count as much, methinks.
Languages don't always translate well.
Two thousand Euros
Each month, they demand welfare
Here is the pride of Neukölln
She wants two thousand
Euros a month to make "art"
And yet she is not joking
How conveniently you complain, tourist.
She's pretty, no genius nor savior.
Get laid, come home, gesundheit.
A load of bollocks
In seventeen silly balls
What a waste of time
I never figured out
The Secret
Behind Haikus
Thus giving up
Burma Shave
Yay to the Swiss folk!
With their wonderful debt break
The sun is shining.
Came for a reason
But I forget what it was
Switzerland is great
They want high taxes
But demand payment in cash
NIMBY of wallets
You forgot to tellQuote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
if you would like to drop by
I have some cold beer
</haiku>
I thought you were in the German areas, aren't you? I assumed it was impossible. I'm currently doing work in a French canton, but I leave tomorrow. :(
Oh well then :downcast: It's about two hours from over there, so probably a bit too far for just a beer or two. Have a nice stay in the most socialist part of the country. ;)
The planes are empty.
No one flies to high taxes.
The stink of failure.
VAT is regressive.
Groceries so expensive.
Yet so few choices.
Government should choose
How search engines rank Websites
Neukölln technophobe.
State monopoly
Should control information.
Here is the pride of Neukölln.
But seriously, groceries are cheap and quality in Germany. :up:
The roads are narrow
100 KM P/H
Fucking insane shit.
Euphemism perhapsQuote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
Of dubious adventures
None of my business.
500 Euro
Repair bill mostly taxes
VAT is pure evil
That's some impressive maths you've got going on there, considering that it ranges from 8% to 27%.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
In which part of the universe is 27 more than 73? Maybe in the brain-damaged parts?
The tax on vain Americans is crucial for the spiritual wellbeing of EuropeansQuote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
Well, with math skills like that on display, it's really no wonder why he paid too much.
Repairman: "So, here, you see, that's 20€ for the parts, 50€ for the work and 10€ for the polish. That makes ... 500€ total!"
Dread: "Why so much?"
Repairman: "Taxes!"
Actually I used "mostly" primarily because it fit within the haiku structure.
However, because VAT taxes every level of production (and each level of subsequently more valuable and costs more, offsetting VAT refunds), some of the underlying cost of a final-sale product includes some level of taxation. So, while you may brush off a 12% or 23(!)% VAT, a larger portion of the good is also being taxed. This is part of why VAT taxes are so perfidious and harmful, especially to the poor.
This pretty obvious point may not be clear to someone whose common sense has been dulled into submission by generations of big government fiscal abuse, and instead chooses to constantly lash out. IE, you.
Companies get back the VAT on the parts and services they buy, you don't get double taxed.
Shh, that doesn't fit within the haiku sructureQuote:
Originally Posted by earthJoker
Wait what now? As EJ says, VAT is only on the added value as the name implies - there's no double taxation. There's a reason why all business pricing and contracts pretty much always are prices excl. VAT, because VAT doesn't matter to businesses until the final product (cash flow issues aside, I suppose, since it has to be paid first - you can keep whatever you collect first too, though, so I think that's only an issue if you have long times between buying supplies and selling your product).Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
I think the bigger problem is that he doesn' t understand VAT. He thinks it' s some sort of sales tax. What' s even worse is that he thinks it' s socialist in nature. Where it is the one tax that has no element of redistribution in it at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
Except it fuels socialist impulses because you lot see it as some kind of background tax that doesn't negatively impact consumption, paperwork and business cashflow.
Meanwhile, your socialized medical systems tax you to death because you give medicine to rats: http://goo.gl/maps/uDl6K
;)
MOAR HAIKUS PLS. I will say something nice about Socialist Europe:
Schengen is so nice
Sailing across the borders
Just like the Roma
No one waits in queues.
Why be nice when the welfare
State does it for you.
The sushi craving
What would cost twenty dollars
Here costs sixty one.
61 dollar sushi
hardly sounds like socialism
locale or system off
Is this the "Dread insults our countries repeatedly" thread or what?
Could one of the actual moderators please rename it as such?
Strange. Here we get a numbered ticket and then wait for our number to come up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
A basic sushi meal in Sweden costs around or under 20 USD, you're being overcharged both in Europe and at home :bulb: the secret Dreadnaught tax.Quote:
The sushi craving
What would cost twenty dollars
Here costs sixty one.
Oh relax and cheer up. :p You're welcome to make a thread of "Haikus from Rapaciously Capitalist Amerika".Quote:
Originally Posted by Khendraja'aro
You get a ticket to wait in line for your welfare/rations/free sushi? :noob:Quote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
I imagine fish stuff is generally not too expensive in Swedistan -- is that correct?
Too bad I can't get a VAT refund on food once I leave to tamp-down that Dreadnaught tax...
Under socialism, most things become expensive to make politically-favored things "affordable". :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Hazir
Since I got here, I've had similarly-overpriced sushi in France and Ireland. I don't make a habit of aiming for pricey spots, so not sure what's going on. Then again my sample size is small. Though I was recently in Italy and got some pretty quality and cheap meals. Though Germany is still winning on the affordability front. :up:
Still gotta decide if I have enough money for a few more trips, but I think I am reaching my financial limit. Plus some unanticipated work-related circumstances may cut this extended trip short. :(
morcels of dead fish
slabs of greasy grind
green eyed monster looms.
Yes, that line "it's only fun" is common among trolls and bullies. Once or twice, okay. But making a thread out of it, abusing your mod status and being an asshat all-around while displaying your breathtaking ignorance... not so much "fun".