Comic #1892: 2010-07-16

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Description

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Panel 1:

• A group of four people are gathered around a table with a game of Monopoly spread out.
• The characters include two men (one with glasses and a beard, the other older and balding), a woman with red hair, and a young girl with blonde hair, holding Monopoly money.
• The girl is smiling and looks happy as she says:
  • Text: "If this were real money, we'd be rich!"

Panel 2:

• The scene zooms in on the older man with glasses, who looks frustrated and is speaking passionately.
• He says:
  • Text: "If this were real money, counterfeiting would be easy! The exponentially increasing money supply would cause hyperinflation, and the suddenly unstable economy would result in manufacturers decreasing production, driving inflation to still further heights."

Panel 3:

• The older man is now more close up and slightly leaning towards the girl, emphasizing his point as he becomes more intense in expression.
• He exclaims:
  • Text: "Now we're eating boiled Monopoly money just to stay alive, Bobby. Is that what you want? Is it?!"

Footer:

• The bottom of the comic contains a caption that reads:
  • Text: "Economists are no longer allowed at boardgame night."

This comic humorously depicts a scenario where a discussion about Monopoly leads to a serious and exaggerated commentary on economics.