Monday, August 4, 2008

Gas (Lettering) Shortage Continues, But Relief is in Sight

Author: Nick
Category: Money
Topics:

comic 47 - falling gas prices

As was first reported on Punny Money (yes, weeks before even the freaking New York Times picked up the story), a shortage is plaguing gas station owners around the country. Fortunately for people with cars, that shortage isn’t of gas or overpriced convenience store food, but of the number “4.”

As you are certainly familiar with by now, the plastic lettering on gas station price signs have been getting a lot of exercise lately—sometimes changing daily in response to imaginary high demand and signs of political flatulence in the Middle East. Due to the sudden run-up in gas prices, however, many refueling stations were woefully unprepared for the urgency with which they would need number “4″ letters for their pricing signs. After all, it hasn’t even been a year since we last saw $2.xx gas.

This was all great fuel (hahaha) for a humorous fictional story on gas stations running out of number “4s” before running out of gas. Unfortunately the story has become a sad reality as lettering shortages really are striking gas stations nationwide. Wait, did I say sad? I meant hilarious!

Thankfully, relief is finally on the way for letter-poor service station operators as the President recently issued an executive order authorizing companies to drill for plastic lettering in panda bears and bald eagles.

As I mentioned earlier, the folks at the New York Times finally woke up long enough to report on this story that I first imagined back in April. April. Come on, guys. What’s next? The Iraq War really finished back in 2006, and you’re not gonna get around to reporting it until 2011? Sheesh.

Well, for up-to-the-minute news on everything that freaking matters, stay tuned to Punny Money. But if you want your news three months late and based in reality, then by all means—go read so-called professionally researched “news”papers… or as I like to call them, last-week’s-news-papers.

35 Responses »

1.

Obbop
August 9th, 2008 at 11:11 pm

Bananas.

Where is the reporting about the high cost of bananas?

Watermelons aren’t cheap, either.

That Treet brand meat in a can stuff is steady at a buck per can.

Since inflation is outpacing savings interest rates (haven’t heard a slimy politico babbling about saving for retirement lately, have you?) it makes sense to buy as much food as possible at today’s prices without buying too much so you end up throwing out-dated foodstuffs away.

Thankfully those ramen noodle things are still cheap. Twelve cents per meal-sized package at the Mart-Wall store. Numerous goodies can be added to the ramen stuff.

Had a wonderful watermelon a couple weeks ago. Cut back on a few non-necessary goods to save for the six bucks to grab a watermelon. Gotta’ have at least one per summer season. It’s an all-American thing to do akin to supporting our elite class in the lofty manner they are accustomed to; no matter what price the working-poor has to pay.

It was a dark-green round vice elongated oval shape melon. Seedless and the sticker prominently stated it to be a Missouri-grown melon.

Cut the critter with glee and salivated at the sight of its innards on display.

Laying there, nude, exposed, the melon enticed me, calling out to be eaten and that I did.

Golly gosh, best watermelon I’ve had in many moons.

Made it last several days thanks to the miracle of refrigeration and foil de la aluminum to protect the melon’s fragile tissues from the refrigerator’s desiccating environment.

Oh, gas prices and the number four.

Simple solution.

Pray for higher gas prices. Get them up into the five dollar-plus range and too few “fours” will be a crisis of the past.

See how easy that was? If I was devoid of all common sense and morality I could be a scum vile putrid self-serving lackey of the elite class and corporate America and varied wealthy/powerful special interest groups more often referred to as a politician.

Look at who is running for prez. Is that the best the elite-owned and operated federal-level political system can offer us?

The elites aren’t even trying to sham/scam us anymore!!!!!

It’s class warfare folks and we, the people are losing.

Maybe some day the working-poor will shrug off their indoctrination and realize they are being scammed.

If only my brethren in the agricultural arena would cease work for a year then get the truck drivers to park the rigs for a year we could bring the country and society to its knees.

Of course, there is the possibility the elites will send out their jack-booted thugs and do what they have done in the past, as revealed in SOME history books… incarcerate or kill the ringleaders.

America’s elites will do anything necessary to defend the status quo they created that serves them so well.

Rush Limbaugh, the shill of the elite’s, will find some way to defend any atrocity that supports the elite class.

Rush is rich. The elite’s system rewards its minions well.

2.

Kyle
August 11th, 2008 at 9:42 am

I dunno, I think bananas are still pretty cheap. It’s grapes that are killing my budget.

3.

Jerry
August 14th, 2008 at 11:08 pm

Bananas? Grapes? Naw, pomegranates, man. Pomegranates are expensive. We are moving to Bulgaria in the Fall and these luscious fruits are selling for far less money over there, so for the next couple of years we will be rolling in pomegranates.
Costs are high on everything now… health insurance is through the roof, food is expensive, gas is like half of the cost in most of Europe (remind me again what we are complaining about?). We are coddled, I swear it. It will be interesting to see how it rolls over there for a while.
Jerry

4.

Business Cash
August 15th, 2008 at 4:43 pm

Pomegranates? A plague of pomegranates and pomegranate-flavored beverages has swept across this nation over the course of the last year, running more delectable fruits out of town and jacking up prices everywhere. Seriously, you can get pomegranate soda, pomegranate ice tea, even pomegranate martinis these days. What happened to cherry? Or raspberry? Or even classic flavors like apple and orange? It’s a curse, and it’s going to tear this country apart. Mark my words. When you move to Bulgaria, I hope you take every single one of this nation’s pomegranates with you.

5.

pomegranate
May 20th, 2009 at 3:03 pm

Lol, Really who need fruits. Watermelons arn’t priced too badly. My favorite is the jamaican apple, i am not quite sure what its called in the rest of the world, but it is a completely different fruit from the american apple. Anyone ever had that?

6.

online payday advance
May 27th, 2009 at 6:47 pm

Ha ha I pray for every thing to change including this rotten president and congruss.

7.

National Debt Relief Program
June 30th, 2010 at 5:47 pm

$1.99 permanent gas price would fix the problem. Peace.

8.

ximike2101
July 27th, 2010 at 2:45 am

Thank you for sharing!This is a wonderful feeling, when you go shopping and the concept has been conceived and finished the final combination. I believe in the busy life you need some flavor.I think Moncler jackets can be embellished in your life.

9.

Blair Neece
August 7th, 2010 at 6:24 am

Feed abon-niert

10.

Troll Dolls
September 28th, 2010 at 5:40 pm

Fortunately gas prices have gone down. Plenty of 4′s available now.

11.

العاب
November 30th, 2010 at 2:15 pm

Is a great and strong and deserves admiration and praise

12.

دردشة خليجية
December 1st, 2010 at 11:23 am

Thanks for the beautiful theme

13.

الملتقى العربي
February 10th, 2011 at 10:04 pm

Is a great and strong and deserves admiration and praise

14.

zara
March 25th, 2011 at 9:03 pm

http://www.vibramfivefingershoes2011.com/

15.

haiying
April 12th, 2011 at 2:32 am

http://www.mylouisvuittonoutlet-sale.com/

16.

xx
April 27th, 2011 at 1:25 am

http://www.coachpursestores.com/

17.

zara
May 14th, 2011 at 2:38 am

http://www.burberrybags-store.com/

18.

zzar
July 1st, 2011 at 5:03 am

http://www.hermeslove.com/

19.

burberry outlet
August 2nd, 2011 at 4:45 am

It is a very informative and useful post thanks it is good material to read this post increases my knowledge

20.

شات مصرى
September 15th, 2011 at 5:03 pm

This article is already excellent and worthy of appreciation and praise

21.

معهد
November 20th, 2011 at 5:52 pm

I have a presentation that I am presently working on , and I have been looking for such information.
التقويم الهجري 1433

22.

دردشة عراق الرومانسية
December 23rd, 2011 at 3:22 pm

thank you a lot’s bro

23.

homeowners insurance florida
January 20th, 2012 at 12:21 am

Thank you for sharing!This is a wonderful feeling, when you go shopping and the concept has been conceived and finished the final combination.

24.

replica jewelry
January 25th, 2012 at 11:35 pm

Nice hosting! It’s my first time to read like this article.dtjyd

25.

شات
January 27th, 2012 at 6:38 pm

thanx this topic very very good

i will spend my time in this site

26.

دردشة العراق
February 12th, 2012 at 6:59 am

thanx this topic very very good

i will spend my time in this site

27.

دردشة العراق
February 13th, 2012 at 2:03 pm

Nice hosting! It’s my first time to read like this article.dhtd

28.

Microsoft Office
February 13th, 2012 at 8:13 pm

In a later post, ll talk about some of the reasoning behind our choices.

29.

دردشة
April 27th, 2012 at 10:12 am

Goood MAn

30.

منتديات
April 27th, 2012 at 10:12 am

Good The …

31.

cheap power tools
April 29th, 2012 at 9:12 am

Gas is one of the main source of energy, it runs a lot of appliances like fireplaces, stoves, power tools etc. So the high demands makes it impossible for the price to go down.. Let’s just hope someone will find a better alternative to gas..

32.

العاب 2013
May 8th, 2012 at 6:44 am

thanx this topic very very good

Leave a comment

Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

u comment, i followPlease note: By posting a comment, you agree to abide by the Comments Policy. Comment moderation is enabled and may delay your comment. There is no need to resubmit your comment.


Trackbacks & Pingbacks

  1. [...] – Scribble It Vinyl Lettering, Decorative Storage …>> saved by llkoball 26 days ago6 votesGas (Lettering) Shortage Continues, But Relief is in Sight>> saved by itsikson 26 days ago1 votesLinks>> saved by midspot 30 days ago1 votesIllustrative hand [...]

    Pingback by User links about "lettering" on iLinkShare — May 14, 2009 @ 7:48 am

  2. [...] is for real chapter 11 bankruptcy chapter 11 bankruptcy big ten acc challenge 2011 john wayne gacy amr jack del rio fired Share [...]

    Pingback by [OOC] Shadow Compendium « ucetugimi — January 19, 2012 @ 9:45 pm

  3. [...] you afraid of the dark dallas news google tv cornel west marzieh vafamehr marzieh vafamehr lady liberty Written by awaray Posted [...]

    Pingback by Marine’s trial in Iraq killings interrupted (AP) | Miley Cyrus News Today — January 19, 2012 @ 11:29 pm

 

 

bad credit mobile phone contracts - Having trouble because of your poor credit? Check out information and deals for bad credit mobiles

Short on money this month? Find out how cash advance loans can help.

FiPath, provides research tools covering all aspects of retirement including 401K to IRA rollovers.

Payday Loans
Cash Advances
direct lender installment loans

Search

Topics

Archives