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Title: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: Kosh on March 14, 2008, 12:54:18 am

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/958CC5D2-638C-428E-AF84-91041B355EF0.htm


Ouch


EDIT: You know what? I'm really hoping that the LHC will turn up something that will allow us to develop some kind of FTL + grav tech and something more advanced than old fashioned rocketry that would finally let me get off this rock before the **** really starts hitting the fan. :p

Title: Re: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: vyper on March 15, 2008, 07:41:23 am

Grain and wheat be going up. It's a basic law of economics, increase demand or reduce supply, and you'll get sky high prices.

Title: Re: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: Mika on March 15, 2008, 08:04:16 am

And it is so nice that EU has made the local farmers' lives so simple and easy that they aren't leaving their jobs in masses.

I see this as a possibility of getting some sense on this food production stuff, but given the circumstances I expect the opposite.

Mika

Title: Re: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: achtung on March 15, 2008, 08:17:55 am

I'm glad I own enough fertile land to grow my own food, should the need arise.  :)

Title: Re: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: BloodEagle on March 15, 2008, 11:46:11 am

Quote from: Swantz on March 15, 2008, 08:17:55 am

I'm glad I own enough fertile land to grow my own food, should the need arise.  :)

Be sure that you rotate the crops when you grow them.

Title: Re: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: Scuddie on March 17, 2008, 10:45:36 pm

And wash behind your ears.  You don't want a nasty infection back there.

Title: Re: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: S-99 on March 18, 2008, 11:51:24 am

And get in that sun and bake yourself a good red neck ;7

Title: Re: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: TrashMan on March 18, 2008, 01:08:42 pm

When I think of all the food that's rotting on the shelves, while people starve....it makes me cry..

F*** you world.

Title: Re: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: S-99 on March 18, 2008, 03:20:22 pm

Speaking of expiring food. Some of it's still good a couple of days after the expiration. Try taking a look through the store garbage bin sometime, you might be surprised what you can get out of there.

Title: Re: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: Rictor on March 18, 2008, 10:17:44 pm

Way to go Mubarak! After nearly 30 years of rule, Egyptians still can't afford bread. Outstanding job - here's some F-16s for all your hard work!

Title: Re: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: S-99 on March 19, 2008, 06:54:00 pm

Are they dumpster diving over there?

Title: Re: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: BloodEagle on March 19, 2008, 08:44:21 pm

There's a surefire cure to world hunger. It's called cannibalism.  :cool:

Title: Re: Food riots in Egypt + a minor rant
Post by: Excalibur on March 19, 2008, 09:39:05 pm

The Earth's own version of population control...
If there were less people in those areas, you might actually see some vegie gardens in their backyards, not another family's tent or whatever they live in.
All dominant species seem to get wiped out by something...