the cost of a baton is outrageous.
they used to cost a dime,
back in the days when balsa wood
was still used as currency and
leprechauns hadn't traded in
their pots of gold for
cybercurrency.
just out of curiosity
i stopped by the baton shop
the other day.
a basic no-frills baton
is now going to set you
back a cool one thousand
dollars.
if you want a fancy model
you can talk to the dealer
about financing a loan.
so you can imagine why
Amy Argetsinger,
who likes to write crusading
pieces for the Washington
Post, got involved in the
scandal.
she's uncovered a lot of
good old boy connections
that artificially inflate
the price of batons --
most of which,
by the way,
are made by children
in Bangladesh.
all my sisters had batons.
the good ones, from France.
they didn't cost an arm
and a leg back then.
so i'm glad Ms. Argetsinger
is finally getting to the bottom
of the baton cartel's scheme.
i wish her well.
i hope she's not bumped off
in the middle of the night
by some gunsel.
i'd send her a donation
to help her crusade
but i just bought a dozen
eggs
and had to get a
second mortgage
on the house.
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