Crownsmen (the voice of industry) and Cranky Old Men Drinking Beer (the voice of a few cranky old men drinking beer) have a weekly videocast that delves into the issues of the day and ponders important matters in business and industry…while drinking a beer. Peppered with business acumen from such gurus as Warren Buffet and Cardi B, it’s a show not to be missed unless you have a pressing engagement or something else to do.
On the January 29th taping we discussed the swift action of the Ontario government after 12 years of negotiations to move the Ring of Fire forward. Since the deal was concluded two days before an election announcement, we came to the conclusion that annual elections may help get things that may win votes done quicker.
Jerrod discussed negotiations and how he just realized he has been doing everything wrong so far. We all agreed with him, so it looks like he is doing something right now. Rory talked about company evaluations but lost me right after he started throwing around fancy words like market cap and balance sheet.
However, when we discussed our general discontent with the Canadian government’s proposed increase to the capital gains tax, our complaints did not go unheard. It appears the voice of industry resonates deep within the bowels of government. Even though the show had not yet been released to the public, the government rescinded the increase in capital gains tax the day after the show was taped. Coincidence? I think not.
This leads one to believe that somehow those wily coyotes within the hallowed halls of government are tapping into the taping so to speak. Monitoring the show during recording. A disturbing thought, although that is just one of many disturbing thoughts that have been expressed on the show to date. It appears there is a leak, and we all know after a few beers that can be expected. No, not that kind of leak, but an agent provocateur.
Devon (not his real name, or is it?) manages the production of the show and is privy to all its proclivities. When we have a beer he declines to join us, citing his professionalism. Could it be that he is, in fact, a government agent? We believe his abstinence during the show may result from him not being allowed to drink on duty. Although he was not asked to comment, still he had no comment, which seems to us to be a sure sign that he is trying to hide something.
Devon (not his real name, or is it?). The camo is a dead give away.
We assume that if we asked him to take a lie detector test he would ask why. Would anyone be hesitant to take such a test if they had nothing to hide? Of course they wouldn’t.
Although the coincidences and circumstantial evidence, in combination with our wild assumptions, seem to prove the obvious, we don’t have what some people would call real proof. That being said we will be watching what we say on future shows, knowing full well that even though very few people actually watch the show, big brother is listening.
In closing, remember the immortal words of Joe Rogan “The only time I commit to conspiracy theories is when something really retarded happens.”
This concludes another potential Pulitzer prize winning podcast exposé from COMDB.
You’re welcome.
Thanks for a good laugh!
When it comes to taxes Joe, you can laugh or you can cry.
More important than a mole, who is your connector of unconnected dots? Your theory is analogous to declaring a fault feature from a zillion microseismic events in a deep underground mine. Mosquitos, as I like to call them. Hmmm, more proof needed.
Despite the circumstantial evidence and the pretzel logic we knew there would be doubters. As for that fault, it was Shakespeare who said “The fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves.”