The guns and butter pile of the the heapers hangout forum

Obā-san

Gee, these guns sure are hold while they're all greasy.

Corporal Forsythe

I thought the term was "guns before butter" (quote from Herman Goering regarding a war economy)

Obā-san

it doesn't matter

Corporal Forsythe

so is guns and nanners okay

Obā-san

sure

Tachyon

Corporal Forsythe said:

I thought the term was "guns before butter" (quote from Herman Goering regarding a war economy)

He popularised the analogy, although it predates him.

Anyway

lee4hmz

Baked potato guns with plenty of butter, then?

Gelzo

Ace Rimmer

Corporal Forsythe said:

I thought the term was "guns before butter" (quote from Herman Goering regarding a war economy)

Funny you should say that because I saw a cartoon that was outright saying McCain was the better choice for the 08 election as Obama was for supposedly putting butter before guns.

Gelzo

Is butter supposed to refer to luxury items or food in general?

In any case, I doubt you can go very far as a large nation if you have no food or no defense.

Corporal Forsythe

Gelzo said:

Is butter supposed to refer to luxury items or food in general?

In any case, I doubt you can go very far as a large nation if you have no food or no defense.

Well given Germany's economy and capabilities at the time, butter was considered a luxury -- especially so whenever they shifted over to a war economy. Stuff like butter, eggs, coffee, cigarettes, and even beer got shifted over to the troops first.  For probably the only time in German history, WWII saw their beer watered down everywhere. 

Ace Rimmer

Gelzo said:

Is butter supposed to refer to luxury items or food in general?

In any case, I doubt you can go very far as a large nation if you have no food or no defense.

No its supposed to mean general civilian goods afterall;

"The Soviets put guns over butter, but we put almost everything over guns"