How many hungry people could a soup kitchen feed for the price of one burger?
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| Author: | Duchess of Malfi [ Thu May 22, 2008 3:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | I think I have seen it all now... |
How many hungry people could a soup kitchen feed for the price of one burger?
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| Author: | Moonwatcher [ Thu May 22, 2008 5:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I think I have seen it all now... |
When confronted by this level of absurdity, what else can you do but shake your head and move on? I agree with the user who replied that rich people must live on a different planet than the rest of us. A planet where a $5,000 burger just means something fun to eat on a Friday night out on the town. |
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| Author: | Brasidas [ Thu May 22, 2008 6:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I think I have seen it all now... |
The gross discrepancy between the haves and the have-nots is with us all the time, and we often forget just how wide the divide is, and then something like this comes along and really focuses our attention. We need some voluptuary laws! |
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| Author: | Duchess of Malfi [ Fri May 23, 2008 12:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I think I have seen it all now... |
According to $5000 would enable them to serve 15,000 individual meals to hungry persons. So for the price of one burger at that place in Vegas, you could feed one good meal to 15,000 hungry poor children.  Unbelievable. 
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| Author: | Brasidas [ Fri May 23, 2008 4:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I think I have seen it all now... |
Welcome to the wonderful world of capitalism! |
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| Author: | Moonwatcher [ Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I think I have seen it all now... |
All right, so I'm still fascinated/appalled by those ultra-expensive burgers. Looking at the $175 gold-flecked burger from the Wall Street Burger Shoppe, I need to be enlightened on this question: is the human digestive system actually capable of absorbing gold? And if not, then do rich customers eat these burgers just so they can brag that when they go to the toilet, even their poop is golden? |
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| Author: | Duchess of Malfi [ Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I think I have seen it all now... |
| Author: | Menolly [ Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I think I have seen it all now... |
However, gold leaf is used for cake decorating quite a bit. Never a lot, but it is edible, and makes a beautiful presentation. |
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