WTF Scenario: Society has collapsed, you've been named Overlord!

[Mr. Argumentor]

Relevant to your interests: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours

Neat!

 

[b_sinning]

Bottlecaps



But most likely in the direction the world is going fresh safe water will be what is used.


You always want a currency that you can control the number in circulation to prevent counterfeiting and inflation. The currency will most likely whatever is portable but hard for the general person to make anymore.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

But most likely in the direction the world is going fresh safe water will be what is used.

Depends completely on what causes societal collapse.

 

[itburnswhenipee]

Bottlecaps



But most likely in the direction the world is going fresh safe water will be what is used.


You always want a currency that you can control the number in circulation to prevent counterfeiting and inflation. The currency will most likely whatever is portable but hard for the general person to make anymore.

I vote for Yapese Rai stones.

 

[fly]

Bottlecaps



But most likely in the direction the world is going fresh safe water will be what is used.


You always want a currency that you can control the number in circulation to prevent counterfeiting and inflation. The currency will most likely whatever is portable but hard for the general person to make anymore.

That's why I chose paperclips. You want enough of them that each one isn't the equivelent of $2,000,000. However, it would be pretty hard to manufacture them.

 

[Duke]

Bullets would be my currency, and payouts issued from my desert eagle.

 

[fly]

Bullets would be my currency, and payouts issued from my desert eagle.

You don't even own a gun

 

[Duke]

You don't even own a gun

Do so. It's a shotgun but that's besides the point because society has collapsed and I've been named Overlord mother fucker.

 

[JAXvillain]

teabags

just so I can hear people say things including but not limited to: how many teabags for that box of shells?

 

[Domon]

That's why I chose paperclips. You want enough of them that each one isn't the equivelent of $2,000,000. However, it would be pretty hard to manufacture them.

dude, i will knock off your paperclips in identical counterfeits made from electric fence wire all week long.

 

[CletusJones]

That's why I chose paperclips. You want enough of them that each one isn't the equivelent of $2,000,000. However, it would be pretty hard to manufacture them.

it would be hard to manufacture paper clips?

 

[APRIL]

Currency: Moon Cup juice.

 

[JAXvillain]

Currency: Cat Tits

 

[Domon]

Currency: Cat Tits

fairly rare, only 6 per cat. Hard to duplicate. Steeped in cruelty.

I deem this a high value currency

 

[Domon]

Currency: Moon Cup juice.

you want to give nme a monopoly on something? Are you nuts?

 

[Sarcasmo]

Whiskey Bacon. There's your band name.

 

[fly]

fairly rare, only 6 per cat. Hard to duplicate. Steeped in cruelty.

I deem this a high value currency

++

 

[Sarcasmo]

That's why I chose paperclips. You want enough of them that each one isn't the equivelent of $2,000,000. However, it would be pretty hard to manufacture them.

It's hard to bend wire into a basic shape?

 

[JAXvillain]

fairly rare, only 6 per cat. Hard to duplicate. Steeped in cruelty.

I deem this a high value currency

and they make a good substitute for little pepperonis for making pizza when the end times are nigh

 

[itburnswhenipee]

Whiskey Bacon. There's your band name.

In unrelated news, bacon makes a good martini garnish.