Friday, Aug 21, 2009
It's very worrying when the BBC resorts to stories like this one!
BBC News: Baked bean sales signal recovery
The BBC reveals that in official statistics and influential surveys, there have been signs that the worst of the recession may be over, and that is reflected in the all-important baked bean sales figures.
Posted by enuii @ 11:58 PM (807 views) Add Comment
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1. Mr Plumbase said...
Do they just make this stuff up? Those nice folks at the beeb must be getting desperate, those BTL's they bought must be turning into millstones by now, time to start recovery rumours, with any luck some mug might take them off their hands.
2. Ndg said...
The ethereal cannot discern.
The Beeb report anything they fancy and call it "the news". Just like so many other 'respectable news' (ha!) channels. Diversion diversion diversion. Diverting your mind and corrupting your thoughts..................................with baked beans.
Incredible right? Up there with politicians’ expenses, pork flu and UFO's.
Still, it’s been a quiet news week. There’s not much going on.
Well, apart from the Lisbon Treaty, and Obaahmaah's fall from grace with the good people of America having broken every promise he ever made to them and having continued the disastrous policies of his idiot predecessor whilst surrounding himself with liars, thieves and eugenicists. Oh yes, and (United) state sponsored tainted vaccines for pork flu being rejected in Czech Republic and Germany but still on many countries agendas as a mandatory measure and scaring the hell out of anyone who cares enough to study the facts. Anyone for how the majority of UK politicians remain on silent vacations whilst a convicted terrorist heads home to hug his dear leader because a single autistic Scotch bloke says it’s OK? How about the speculation that the banking industries year-end reports, due in October, will likely be the final bounce of a dead cat that was hurled from the top of a 40-storey building by Alien Greenspam some 10 or so years ago?
Not much to look forward to. Best not give it a thought.
It's a shame but baked beans, along with many other seemingly insignificant tinned foods, could be the major factor of a highly probable outcome whereby none of us will be around to tell our grandchildren stories of an idiot race of people who were so easily distracted from what was (and still is) important.
Keep watching the house prices.
Somebody please tell me this is all just a bad dream.
3. japanese uncle said...
May I remind you of my earlier (more than two years ago ) prediction that baked beans will be dominating the dining scene of this nation (to the ultimate solution of energy crisis)? Anyway increased sales of baked beans can in no way show signs of recovereh but the severe lack of consumer confidence and preparedness agains even the worse financial distress to come, as any 11th form student can easily see. The deterioration of the quality of BBC news and programmes is breathtaking.
4. paul said...
SEE HOW BRITISH NATION STATE PROSPER WITH SUSTENANCE FROM BAKED BEANS
5. mdmick said...
So are you saying that it's a load of hot air?
6. Montecristo72 said...
What an interesting article. Store / Budgets brands have increased too. Beans on Toast costs about 80p to prepare (with 6 slices of toast) and totally filling for the whole day (not forgetting a touch of salt n pepper or an egg if you are pushing out the boat). Ask any graduate or person on benefits.
Chinese / Indians - Rice South Americans - Corn/Tortilla Americans - Potato Fries Brits - Beans!!!
7. icarus said...
JU - I think the reasoning is crazier and more convoluted than increased sales of BB indicating recovery. It's the slowing in the rate of increase in BB sales that is supposedly indicating recovery. Which makes your comment about the BBC even more apt.
8. debtfree said...
Every month from November 2008 to May 2009, sales of baked beans grew by about 20%.
Then the brakes were suddenly put on, with growth of only 9.9% in June and 8.7% in July.
Maybe because Summer arrived and this year has been better than last year?
It's obvious that more beans would be sold from Autumn to Spring. Never been to a bbq that has baked beans, have you?
9. the number cruncher said...
a different slant on the same article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8201997.stm
some fun comments
10. icarus said...
Anybody bothered to find out whether there's an inverse correlation between baked beans sales and David Smith's Skip Index?
11. japanese uncle said...
Sorry I misunderstood the point from the beginning. Shame!
12. inbreda said...
shame, and yet entirely excusable given just how amazingly absurd the article is.
And we pay a TV tax to keep these idiots going!?!?