Again with the old nonsense about gold being inedible!

[Libertarian666]

What playbook do they get this out of?

http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtop ... 8#p2177862

[Kshartle]

What playbook do they get this out of?

http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtop ... 8#p2177862

I love this one "you have to find someone willing to trade cold hard cash for it"

bwahahahahahahaha

It's a miracle humans will trade anything for slips of worthless paper that are counterfeited daily. It's all about confidence in the guys with the guns, hence, a con!

[Libertarian666]

And as I pointed out later in the thread, EXACTLY THE SAME arguments apply to BRK (Berkshire Hathaway) stock. So is that not an investment either?

[Kshartle]

And as I pointed out later in the thread, EXACTLY THE SAME arguments apply to BRK (Berkshire Hathaway) stock. So is that not an investment either?

I've got a great recipie for BRK with steamed mussles in a white wine sauce.

[barrett]

Kshartle, I was afraid you had fallen into a long REM sleep and we wouldn't hear from you until springtime.

Do we really know that gold cannot be eaten? I mean, I don't think I could down an entire Kruggerand in one sitting, but still...

Nice riposte about BRK, Techo!

[dualstow]

Those guys have obviously never had Goldschläger.

I've got a great recipie for BRK with steamed mussles in a white wine sauce.

LOL!

[Libertarian666]

Kshartle, I was afraid you had fallen into a long REM sleep and we wouldn't hear from you until springtime.

Do we really know that gold cannot be eaten? I mean, I don't think I could down an entire Kruggerand in one sitting, but still...

Nice riposte about BRK, Techo!

Thanks! By the way, yes, you can indeed eat gold, although it's pretty stupid (if only because expensive) to do so.

[WildAboutHarry]

Gold is used to treat arthritis.  Injected, though, I think.

[mortalpawn]

I can only add that its far more likely that I'll be heating my home by burning dollars than eating a gold coin!

Not that I'm expecting the dollar to crash tomorrow, but the dollar has lost 97% of its value in the last 100 years, while gold has not lost any value, and in fact by some measures may be worth more now.  Anyone who has looked at the history of paper currency can see that its value always declines (inflation), whereas gold has maintained its value across thousands of years.

I could make the case that gold is not a great "investment" in the sense that its value does not grow or provide dividends.  However, but it is a good store of value, especially in times of trouble.

[blackomen]

I'm open to engaging in an intelligent debate with Gold naysayers, but to hear the same old regurgitated excuses (like "you can't eat gold") leaves me quite disheartened.

[Jan Van]

I'm open to engaging in an intelligent debate with Gold naysayers, but to hear the same old regurgitated excuses (like "you can't eat gold") leaves me quite disheartened.

Plus, it's not true: Golden Opulence Sundae.

Golden Opulence Sundae is made using three to five scoops of rich Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla and covered in 23k edible gold leaf.

Try that with your BRK.A shares!

[craigr]

There's a reason why major central banks hold gold as an asset on their balance sheets, and it isn't for eating.