# Nigeria is one f###ked up country **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 2, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267 "2007-07-02T19:31:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/21 "2007-07-03T14:11:48Z")
**checking on machete prices in Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004** ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/22 "2007-07-03T15:05:03Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] Which network is it that airs “Fucked Up Country”? I don’t think my cable system carries that. [/QUOTE] When I saw the title I thought of XM stations - you know, I get old country, bluegrass, three stations of pop country, alternative country, and I guess now they’re adding fucked up country. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/23 "2007-07-03T17:02:57Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] Which network is it that airs “Fucked Up Country”? I don’t think my cable system carries that. [/QUOTE] They play nothing but Hank Williams III and David Allan Coe. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/24 "2007-07-03T17:08:06Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Borgia] They play nothing but Hank Williams III and David Allan Coe. [/QUOTE] You would think some select live clips of George Jones\* from the 70s and 80s would also make the cut. - “Quack quack,” anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/25 "2007-07-03T17:21:22Z")
Fixed typo in title at OP request. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/26 "2007-07-03T17:40:24Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] Fixed typo in title at OP request. [/QUOTE] Come on, **Fear Itself** , you could have just told us you were tired of the hijack. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/27 "2007-07-03T17:52:46Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] Come on, **Fear Itself** , you could have just told us you were tired of the hijack. 😉 [/QUOTE] I didn’t want confuse the millions. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/28 "2007-07-03T18:02:54Z")
With machete sales, it’s all a matter of supply and dehand. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/29 "2007-07-03T18:17:07Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] With machete sales, it’s all a matter of supply and dehand. [/QUOTE] Yeah, but when they’re not selling, they have to slash their prices to cut their inventory, otherwise they’ll be out of a jab. [sub]I am truly sorry for that last one.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/30 "2007-07-03T18:18:03Z")
Any Nigerian Dopers looking for better deals on machetes may wanna look here: [http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&\_trksid=m37&satitle=machete&category0=](http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=machete&category0=) ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/31 "2007-07-03T18:33:04Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] With machete sales, it’s all a matter of supply and dehand. [/QUOTE] Yep. Running out of people to hack to pieces will certainly put a damper on that market. BushCo have a any visits scheduled there? ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/32 "2007-07-03T20:26:59Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] Fixed typo in title at OP request. [/QUOTE] Left the other one in though, didn’t you? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/33 "2007-07-03T20:38:21Z")
[QUOTE=Malacandra] Left the other one in though, didn’t you? [/QUOTE] Heh. I didn’t even notice that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/34 "2007-07-03T20:40:05Z")
[QUOTE=Malacandra] Left the other one in though, didn’t you? [/QUOTE] I feel my performance is commensurate with my salary. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/35 "2007-07-03T20:45:29Z")
[QUOTE=Malacandra] Left the other one in though, didn’t you? [/QUOTE] I left that it for emphasis; Nigeria is really _fuucked_, doncha know… ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/36 "2007-07-03T22:37:06Z")
I was in Lagos for two weeks in 1994, and it is definitely a fucked up country. Doesn’t mean there aren’t some very nice, very intelligent people stuck there, just means the government and the system are corrupt beyond our understanding. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/37 "2007-07-04T01:31:24Z")
JESUS TITTY FUCKING CHRIST! I made a killing! I shorted all my machete manufactures! ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/38 "2007-07-04T03:46:39Z")
Anybody else thinking about that trailer from Grindhouse? That guy could get an election sorted out! ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/39 "2007-07-04T03:52:39Z")
I heard only about a quarter of the population turns out with their machetes anyway. What’s the point of living in a macheteocracy when everyones too apathetic to even bother? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267/40 "2007-07-04T06:00:19Z")
They don’t make machetes like they used to… perhaps that is the reason for the drop in sales? Shoddy merchandise will kill a business. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nigeria-is-one-f-ked-up-country/410267.md?page=3)