Tropical Waffles and a Fairy Tale
57Coins, Coins, Coins
Good morning beloved breakfastpoppers. Today is Friday, August 26 in the year of our kingdom 2011. I have some startling and upsetting news to share with you this morn. Our Congress has once again proven how inept they are and you won't believe what they have done this time. Let's prepare some Tropical Waffles for our morning repast and meet in the Cave of Dreams just beyond the River With No Name.
You will need to gather together 2 tablespoons of crushed and pan toasted macadamia nuts, 1 cup all -purpose flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 and 1/2 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt (which is now declared good for you), 1 large egg from your large hen, 1 cup orange juice, 1 tablespoon canola oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 sliced banana, maple syrup and a pack mule to haul all this stuff.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flours, baking powder, sugar and salt. In another bowl, beat the egg and mix in the orange juice, oil and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until moist. Add the macadamia nuts.
Take out your waffle maker and cook according to directions. Pack up the waffles and head for our meeting place. I'll supply the syrup and some handmade beer. I think Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber will be a great choice of beverage. See you in a few.
Make yourselves comfortable. I thought you all should know that our government is once again squandering our money. A day does not go by that we aren't reminded of how much trouble we are in. We are going broke, our people are unemployed and the debt is piling up.
Debt is not the only thing piling up, so are unused dollar coins that are sitting in Federal Reserve vaults in numbers that stagger the imagination. How does the 1 billion dollar figure strike you? The mint has every intention of making more and more of these coins because their manufacture comes under the auspices of a congressional mandate.
Since 2007, 2.4 billion dollar coins have been minted. The cost to us is about $720 million, thus far. Each coin bears the likeness of every former King. Congress liked the idea of these coins and thought that we, the public, would like them too. Well, "we" didn't like them at all. They looked like quarters and we found them to be quite confusing and annoying.
Well, my friends, the Mint has continued to manufacture the coins despite our indifference. All these unwanted coins need to be stored and guarded. Bags and bags of these coins are lying around and new vaults are being built to house them. Some people in the castle have suggested that the paper dollar be withdrawn so that we "the people" would be forced to use the coins. If that ever happened we would have to buy a cart and a team of oxen to carry around our money.
I have an idea. Why not stop the production of these coins immediately? King Teleprompter, please don't come before us and talk about shared sacrifice until Congress and your people stop wasting our money. Do that and then we'll talk...POP...
They mint all night
They mint all day
Is there no one around
To show the way
Ain't it sad!
vote upvote downshareprintflag
- Useful (3)
- Funny (2)
- Awesome (4)
- Beautiful (1)
- Interesting (3)
Just more waste, when are we going to clean up this mess?
Rachel
Pop, I have not seen one of these in circulation, so I spose as I leave today for a trip to the VA, I 'll stop and hit a bank and say trade with me paper for copper coins clad in what ever color of fake metal of value that denotes I got a solid buck for a solid fu.... well you know, then I'll meet you at the bar, 50
At least we didn't meet in the forest. Ants, you know. Dollar coins. I guess the government didn't have some meetings with the common folk to see if the idea of dollar coins would be acceptable to them. They just charged full speed ahead because the feds know what we want and what is good for us. This will never stop because the government is out of control. I am heading to the inn for some more Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber. INNKEEPER...........
Sell 'em on eBay!
Good Morning Tom,
I think we should have an official renaming of the river. Your name is much for appropriate. See you at the Inn. I'll swim there if I have to.
Good Morning 50,
They are not in circulation. Go to the vaults where they are stored and get yourself a pallet or two. Good luck at the VA and I'll see you later at the inn.
Good Morning taxlarry,
Why should the government consult with the people who put them in office. What a ridiculous idea! See you at the Inn. There are no ants there.
Good Morning nicomp,
Why not offer to sell them for the government? Make them an offer they can't refuse. See you at the Inn.
Sung to that 1960’s tune Give me Money
The Best things in life are free
At least they are for Barrack and me
Give us yo money
That’s what we want
That’s what we want
That’s what we want-awnt-awnt-awnt-awnt
That’s what we want
They say our country ain’t got much dough
Don’t worry cause we gonna print mo
Give us yo money
That’s what we want
That’s what we want
That’s what we want-awnt-awnt-awnt-awnt
That’s what we want
Yo spirits seem to need a boost
Cause yo chickens coming home to roost
Give us yo money
That’s what we want
That’s what we want
That’s what we want-awnt-awnt-awnt-awnt
That’s what we want
This is really mint-o-mint day. Enjoy HAVE NICE hubbing day with potato dishes.
I'd also like to share with you all a couple of tasters to whet your appetites, lovely character designs but later on.
The government waste seems absolutely endless. Do they hire people with a below average IQ to make these decisions?
See you at the inn.
POP: So strange that no one in Congress can remember passing this? How about that it didn't work? How about that they need more storage to house these coins? How about passing something to stop the production and thereby saving our taxpayer money?
All fools -----
I'm off to the bar - that beer sounds good. Someone, please save me a seat....
Good Morning Patriot,
I've been singing your ditty all morning while running around looking for batteries! Well done. See you at the Inn. If you have any batteries bring em'
Good morning Venzkhvam,
Thanks so much for coming to the breakfast table.
Dear Pamela,
Yes, they do hire people with below average intelligence. We also elect people like this all the time. Somebody put Ms. Waters in office. Just food for thought. See you at he Inn.
Dear Pino,
You make perfect sense, but try to remember that Congress doesn't follow in your footsteps. This is so stupid, it doesn't seem real. See you at the Inn. I'll be coming by canoe.
Just another pothole on the road to Socialism....those in Washington defying the "will of the people" because some idiot there wants to mint coins the public clearly does not want. How hard could the decision be to can the deal? WB
When has government ever gotten better? It gets bigger each time, but never better.
I think we would be far better off if we selected representatives by lottery, and no person can ever serve more than once.
We supposedly select the best and brightest to lead, but look at the Harvard educated, inept, incompetent, bungler now playing golf while millions are out of work and the economy is plummeting. There too, we might be better off just pulling a name out of a hat!
We should return to the exact wording of the Constitution, and if a power is not specifically granted to the federal government, it should be taken back and returned to the states. That would eliminate all welfare and social programs at the federal level, saving us two out of every three dollars!
There is no 'social contract' in the Constitution, and it says 'general' welfare, not 'individual' welfare.
I sense one of Jefferson's revolutions coming. Either that, or we fold as a nation.
POP: After doing some further rsearch on this issue, and finding out the the presidential wives are next on the list to be minted, I contacted my Congressional Representiative. Hopefully he will do something to repeal this law, or suspend further minting until we are in a better financial situation.
Back to the bar.....
Hey the President had to cut his VACATION short today because of Hurricane Irene, think of the MONEY he is saving us TAXPAYERS....so what's a little Mint. Ha, Ha! Good Hub Breakfastpops! Now I'm getting out of my beloved Jersey Shore, just ahead of "Irene"...Pray for all and their Homes.
How can we expect our present leader (?) to stop the minting of these coins? No way! He wants his portrait on them, too.
Here is what makes this story even more crazy. Anyone can buy these coins for face value and the treasury will ship them for free (at a huge cost to the taxpayer). People have been buying the coins on credit cards and then depositing them into the bank to get airline miles, credit card points, etc. There was a whole story done on this. One guy had charged $500,000 worth of the coins onto credit cards, the govt shipped thousands of pounds of coins for free, he simply deposited them into his bank account, then paid off his credit card but earned thousands of dollars in credit card sky miles.
I'll see you at the inn for a quick drink before Irene is upon us! Stay safe.
Dear Wayne,
For a sane thinking person canceling the deal should be easy. Finding someone like that is difficult Enjoy the week-end. I will be dodging a bullet.
Dear WillStarr,
Everything you say makes perfect sense. Sadly, the people in Washington who are supposed to represent us are slacking off. We need to shake things up and elect competent people who have integrity. Is that too much to ask for? See you at the Inn.
Dear Pino,
Now that is absolutely insane. I sometimes think that I am dreaming and it is a nightmare,
Dear b. Malin,
Run!!!!!!!!!!!!! Be safe.
Dear drbj,
I agree and I firmly believe he wants his picture behind him when he addresses the nation.
Dear LRC,
The insanity multiplies! I say, okay, this was a huge mistake. End it.... See you at the Inn. After that quick drink, I have to head home and secure my property! Stay safe.
POP- This is just another example of an arrogant and out of touch government doing what they think best regardless of the will of the poeple. I think the poeple who voted for or allowed this to happen should be paid in coins themselves. Terrific insights! WBA
Very thought provoking and entertaining. I enjoyed hopping to your hub. I do believe I will come back again some time and read again. God Bless...Inspired Hippy aka Becky Jo
Good morning wba,
What a terrific idea! I think the coins that nobody wants make a fitting payment for a Congress that passes legislation nobody wants.
Good Morning InspiredHippy,
Thanks so much for coming to the breakfast table. I enjoyed the visit!
I was shopping for a birthday card for my sister yesterday with my wife. One of the cards said on the front, "I had a monkey draw this card for you." On the inside it read, "Well, I was going to have a government worker do it but the monkey was more qualified." Sadly, the spending of OUR tax dollars is no monkey-business. I'm not sure where the light at the end of the tunnel is anymore, even. Because all of the things that need to be brought to the table are all things everyone in the Congress seems unwilling to bring to the table when it comes to talking about cuts.
Do we need to affect our troops? No, but I'm sure we can have our military guys use cheaper pens than the ones they do. Or we can have a procurement system which allows supplies of sorts to come from discount stores. It makes sense to have guns and bullets and bombs and torpedoes be made specifically. And certain equipment parts too. The other stuff is just ridiculous to have pages of instructions for, and a contract which forces us to pay a ton for.
Aside from the military are of course the entitlements And there's simply not enough room here to even get into those.
Hi, POP. Your tropical waffles looks so delicious. Thanks for share with us. Well done, POP. Vote up and useful.
Prasetio
Good morning Springboard,
There are solutions but without representatives willing to act like adults there won't be any real answers. We need to sweep Washington clean and put in people with guts and a willingness to work.
Good Morning prasetio,
Tropical storm Irene almost turned all of us into waffles! Glad you enjoyed the real ones.
Excellent point Pop. AND, I should add, as I have said many times before, we need to give our elected politicians one chance to get it right. We put you in the office, you do our work, if you don't, you have overstayed your welcome and will be replaced.
In my line of thinking, guys like Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, and oh God! Charlie Rangel...
They'd not be voting on whether or not to extend unemployment benefits. They'd be calling the hotline to get them.
BTW, the fact that I left our any names of republicans is just coincidence. There are MANY politicians on both sides of the aisle that are simply collecting our money and calling it a paycheck, but not doing our work.
Good afternoon Springboard,
I agree, this is really not a party issue, it is an individual issue and people who we elected who forget why they are there have to go.
Let's see -
Under Reagan, two of our large McDonald's here even closed down and so did my employer and I worked 3 part-time jobs at once -- Cont'd this under GHW Bush, had a REALLY good job under Clinton until funds ran out half-way though "W", self-employed since then, through rest of W and Obama.
All kings look kinda the same to me now, so I'm going to the Inn for the weekend!
Dear Patty,
Your point is well taken, but this king may be worst of all.
Tom Whitworth Level 5 Commenter 9 months ago
Pop,
I should have eaten before I heard the news. Now I have indigestion and can't stand the thought of eating a "mint" for it. A coin that has a production cost of 25% of face value. The congressional recors should be renamed 1001 ways to go bankrupe. Let's name The River With No Name The River of Breakfastpopper's Tears!!!!!!!