@jeffowski Whenever things seem down, either Carl Sagan or Terry Pratchett are there to enlighten the load.
@jeffowski ahh but while potatos have intristic value, they are extremely inflationary
i love terry pratchett
@jeffowski @gdinwiddie The quote reminds me of this, a version of which has been sitting on my pinboard since university days (note: attribution questionable)
@jeffowski The usual method is to use the gold to buy all the potatoes and then re-sell them for double the price.