[dogscoff]

It is also nice to have the cash on hand in case of something unusual, like a coup. With elections coming up, we might get to have some interesting times. So, who was coming down to play hot seat during their vacation

Damn, and there's me whinging about the political situation over here.

*Dogscoff jumps out from under his table and fires his gun into the air until he has everyone's attention.

"I hereby propose that we all club together enough cash to found a self-sufficient colony on Mars, and declare independence from Earth. We can live without government in a state of anarchy, with no fear of being bullied or snooped on by the authorities, and no-one to interfere with our right to experiment with decent beers and commit random acts of cartoon violence."

With that a large section of the ceiling, loosened by the gunshots, crashes down and buries Dogscoff utterly.