Everyone says money talks but nobody told me what it said or what language it speaks.
I asked a person this recently: when you were a kid, think what you would do for $5. Then, as a teenager & you & your friends daring each other… what would you do for $50?
$500?
$5,000?
$50,000?
$5,000,000?
It keeps going. An interesting study in ethics.
@teddybear888 Ye, people's principles and morals and boundaries seem to have a price point. Humans want to survive, and money ensures survival to a degree.
Big money goes around the world Big money underground Big money got a mighty voice Big money make no sound Big money pull a million strings Big money hold the prize Big money weave a mighty web Big money draw the flies Sometimes pushing people around Sometimes pulling out the rug Sometimes pushing all the buttons Sometimes pulling out the plug It's the power and the glory It's a war in paradise A Cinderella story On a tumble of the dice Big money goes around the world Big money take a cruise Big money leave a mighty wake Big money leave a bruise Big money make a million dreams Big money spin big deals Big money make a mighty head Big money spin big wheels Sometimes building ivory towers Sometimes knocking castles down Sometimes building you a stairway Lock you underground It's that old-time religion It's the kingdom they would rule It's the fool on television Getting paid to play the fool It's the power and the glory It's a war in paradise A Cinderella story On a tumble of the dice Big money goes around the world Big money give and take Big money done a power of good Big money make mistakes Big money got a heavy hand Big money take control Big money got a mean streak Big money got no soul
Songwriters: Alex Zivojinovich / Gary Lee Weinrib / Neil Elwood Peart
Interesting lyrics
The title of the thread is also similar to the first lyrics to a song that comes to my mind. "It's been said money talks If so what does it say? Four simple words we see every day"
It just says “bye bye “ to me….lol
Money speaks all languages, and it says "Worship me!"
It's probably saying "Please clean me!"
@lonelytauros, oh... you used their real names. Rush will always rock and I'm glad to have seen them several times, although I've always had a little trouble remembering the concert.
The answer to the question is - everyone has a price and money is the universal language.
For me, it says I have my needs met, now I can help others .
And those other four words @CSnMUS87 were not printed on paper money until the 1950s red scare.
@CSnMUS87 There is also the saying “Jn God We Trust, all others pay cash.”
Hard to put my trust in a fairy tale.
A friend of mine worked for “No Such Agency” many years ago. He told me they had a sign hanging from the ceiling in one of the massive server rooms which read “In God We Trust, (but we still monitor his communications)”.
@JohnR1972 I imagine God and the Tooth Fairy are both monitored closely by those people. Easier to spread misinformation if the carriers aren’t real.
But I still capitalize their names just in case I’m wrong.
@Lisa123 Why are notes and coins in the USA so dirty even straight from ATMs 😂
Institutionalized currency is the largest form of human enslavement ever to exist.
“I am the largest form of human enslavement ever to exist. I wonder why this isn’t obvious by now?”
@tinc that is true to an extent however money is just a tool its the welder of said tool who enslaves themselves. A shovel is only as useful as the person using it. Same with money
I need some
Money and I are not on speaking terms.
Comment flagged, reviewed, and removed. If you wish to vent about pricing, take it to the link I provided in the link below.
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Mine usually says “you owe part of me to the government!”
For what it's worth, "In God We Trust" has been on our coinage since at least 1878 - and at that time, coins were still made of money, whereas paper notes were acknowleged to be merely IOUs.
Oh, and my money does talk. It usually says "Your kid needs new shoes [or braces, or horse riding lessons, etc]"
It says "Hello, I'm here to pay all of your bills and take you to dinner! "
Piss off
@teddybear888 - Your study in ethics reminds me of an old joke, that is as much an ethics question, as it is a joke.
Man meets woman at a very ritzy cocktail party. "Would you go to bed with me for $10.000?" "Ooh! That's a lot of money. I sure would." "I may be a little short this week. How about $1,000?) "Hmm. That;s still a lot of money. Yes, I think I would." "How about $50" "$50! What do you think I am?" "We've already established that. Now, we're just haggling over the price."
Does everybody have a price? Or al least almost everybody?"
Sorry I am in a very poetry sharing mood today but reading some of the comments reminded me of something I wrote a few weeks ago about existence and meaning.
Beauty is Fleeting And Power Corrupts Time isn't Real And Humans Self-Destruct
People want Purpose A Meaning to it all They Fight for it so hard It only makes them Fall
What is Life? Why are we Here? Does our pain have Reason? How do you let go of the Fear?
Stomachs are Growling Our wallets are Empty The water is Tainted But there's Distractions aplenty
Brother kills Brother As Countries wage War Why do we Crave Control Do you know what's worth fighting for?
What is Life? Why are we Here? There Must be a Reason Soon it will become clear
@GreatHornedOwl @teddybear888 A lawyer was teaching an ethics class at a community college. On the first night of class, he told his students, we are all forced to make ethical decisions every day. Take for instance just earlier today, I had a woman stop by without an appointment. She said she needed legal advice so I talked to her for a while and answered her questions. When we were done talking, she asked me how much she owed me and I told her $200. She pulled 2 crisp $100 bills out of her purse, handed them to me and turned to leave.
As she was walking out of my office I noticed two bills were stuck together and she had actually handed me $300. That created an ethical dilemma for me. Should I keep that extra $100 for myself or split it with my partner?
Just going to get this out of the way now, this thread is NOT going to turn into a discussion about Pro prices. We already have a thread for that, which I've provided a link to above. Failure to abide by this will unfortunately result in this thread being locked. I don't want that, you don't want that, so let's not go there, alright? Cool.
@TheFriendlyFae wonderfully written 😊 I love poetry!