Funny Money: Holiday Dreams

Early this week, turkey futures fell on a surplus of gobble gobble, but Friday the market rallied behind the Dark Meat and Cranberry index before settling into a postmeal slowdown in front of the TV.

Of course, the TV shows were produced by studios that don't give writers a fair wage, the meal was in a house under foreclosure, and the toys bought that day had lead from China, but still … it was a good time.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or D.O.O.M, met early in the week and argued over whether to count its money in 100s, 1,000s, dollars, euros or Giseles. ...