Bread is the staff of the proletariat. Toast is a decadent capitalist luxury.

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(idea) by fondue (10.3 hr) (print) ? (I like it!) 2 C!s Sat Oct 07 2000 at 19:43:16

A 1970s graffito found in greasy spoons and railway station canteen bathrooms. Somebody can probably add an insightful writeup into how this piece of satire demonstrates the fine line that middle-class pseudo-radicals walk, but I think it, like all good slogans, speaks for itself.

(idea) by Rook (11.2 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Oct 07 2000 at 20:28:28

Billy Bragg mentions this axiom in his song, "I Don't Need This Pressure, Ron" which runs (in part):

"'Money maketh man a Tory,'
Don't fire that assumption at me--
I like toast as much as anyone
But not for breakfast, dinner, and tea."

I have to admit I had no idea why a socialist such as ol' Billy would rant about toast, so thanks fondue!

Thirty pieces of silver, adjusted for inflation	Remember, Remember, the 5th of November	Peanut butter and jelly sandwich	The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Limited Edition "Participate in Your Own Manipulation" Poster	Proletariat	May you live in interesting times	prole
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff	The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.	Running Dog	The Capitalist Insect Preys On the Blood Of The Working Class
graffito	bass line	Meat Loaf	Live long and prosper
Beef Bourguignon	A very short glimpse of the Shenzhen SEZ	The king is dead, long live the king	Information you don't need
no toast	Life is material; you just have to live long enough to figure out how to use it	toast soldiers	Billy Bragg

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