Comments on: of all the cynical moves! http://tbirdanni.blogsome.com/2007/12/09/of-all-the-cynical-moves/ The life and times of Anni, Duke and Aprilia Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:35:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Administrator http://tbirdanni.blogsome.com/2007/12/09/of-all-the-cynical-moves/#comment-815 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:12:02 +0000 http://tbirdanni.blogsome.com/2007/12/09/of-all-the-cynical-moves/#comment-815 sigh, you are right of course, I need to spend more and make the whole thing even more trashy and stressful don't I.... right, let's see.... lots of expensive tat for child, just so she knows I love her, expensive gift sets of those every day items like £30 hand cream for females in family, and just so the boys aren't left out £30 shaving foam and matching shower gel in a macho wash bag. Hmmm, maybe not! sigh, you are right of course, I need to spend more and make the whole thing even more trashy and stressful don’t I…. right, let’s see…. lots of expensive tat for child, just so she knows I love her, expensive gift sets of those every day items like £30 hand cream for females in family, and just so the boys aren’t left out £30 shaving foam and matching shower gel in a macho wash bag. Hmmm, maybe not!

]]> by: Tim http://tbirdanni.blogsome.com/2007/12/09/of-all-the-cynical-moves/#comment-814 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:13:34 +0000 http://tbirdanni.blogsome.com/2007/12/09/of-all-the-cynical-moves/#comment-814 You are missing that this is a consumer society. The important thing is to consume. Extravagance is a virtue. Thrift is for mugs. Next thing you will be saying something silly like you don't spend more each month than you have coming in and clear off your cards twice a year by remortgaging. You are missing that this is a consumer society. The important thing is to consume.

Extravagance is a virtue.

Thrift is for mugs.

Next thing you will be saying something silly like you don’t spend more each month than you have coming in and clear off your cards twice a year by remortgaging.

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