"Yes, children," the tele-teat says, "It is an irrational world. Full of injustice. Full of lust and war. And there's more bad news about the American economy: economic growth is now malignant. Because, as you can see, we are living in an irrational, terrible world. In some parts of this world 'American Product' is a swear word. And they will perform this terrible drama before our eyes, and our only defense is to be aware...a little smarter, and freer. We will not flagellate ourselves. We are trying to be strong and to protect our vital interests. Tune in tomorrow night for more."

"Hey--ERZ HAT STETS EIN REICH STARK GEMACHT, BUTTER UND SCHMALZ HABEN HOCHSTENS EIN VOLK FETT GEMACHT--who said that?"

"Speak English."

"IRON HAS MADE AN EMPIRE STRONG, BUTTER AND OIL HAVE ONLY MADE PEOPLE FAT--who said that? Quick."

"I don't know."

"Hermann Goering. Hermann Goering said that. He was the man behind Hitler. They say he pulled the strings. And you know, he was a junkie. And he was a fat pig, too. The man behind Hitler was a heroin junkie. He probably said things like that so many times, in all the papers, in all the movies, that people probably went crazy and started eating nuts and bolts." He looks coldly at the empty King of Beers, in which he has drowned his last cigarette. He looks around him. It is late, and the beer is all gone.