I voted for a Franz-Joseph. If I then turn around and support this non-Franz-Joseph, what kind of message am I sending to the marketplace?

That the marketplace always wins, even when it looses?

The problem with the various styles voted for - and by the way there was heavy turnout, was a four way tie - is that they take awhile to grow. This three quarter horseshoe would go F-J if it lives long enough.

So when are you bleaching your beard and getting the coca cola theme Christmas suit out? I've been good this year.

That the marketplace always wins, even when it looses?

It is a little too loose. That's part of the problem. See, instead of using your misguided "democracy" as a model to pick out your 'stache, you should have used the "capitalist" model and had people pledge BIDS on which style you would pick.

The problem with the various styles voted for - and by the way there was heavy turnout, was a four way tie - is that they take awhile to grow.

You should seek out the voters who tricked you into the current model and shake them down.

So when are you bleaching your beard and getting the coca cola theme Christmas suit out? I've been good this year.

Once Coca-Cola ponies up the cash, I'm there.

I thought a capitalist model work work thus : I have 1 mustache I lend it out to 14 people who want it even if they obviously can't afford my usury rates, then get them and everyone else to provide my with funds to continue lavishly furnished business of lending them the mustaches I don't physically have?

PS They take electronic American dollars, which are worth a billion UK pounds each at the moment. If this trend continues you will have no excuse to not attend Dragonmeet X next year. If we haven't reverted to the stone age by then.

I wouldn't normally give money to someone for allowing their body to do what its supposed to - it'd be like you paying me for having a period, charity or no charity, but saying that - I'll give you a fiver if you let me wax it. What's a bit of healthy sadism between friends eh?

The rest of us pay when you have a period, so think of it as pay back :P
And you are such a sadist, I can see your evil monkey grin in my minds eye right now, are you tear open the wax strip packet.

Extra don't count I'm afraid, so no karma for you :P

Sorry to be totally off-topic but what was the name of the Camden pub you recommended to me?

Edited at 2008-11-25 12:58 pm (UTC)

What as the context? I can't remember what we were talking about...:)

Sorry for the massive delay...

Just decent pubs in the Camden, or failing that, London area. Any ideas? I'm sure you told me you knew a great one.