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« Here is the food system [of Lesotho, which has no currency]: If you have an excess of vegetables, put a green flag over your roundhouse hut. If you have an excess of meat, put up a red flag. And if you have an excess of beer, put up a yellow or white flag. After awhile, you’ll get an idea of who tends to have an excess of what, and you send them an instant message to see if they want to trade. By IM’ing, I mean you send one or two kids. I couldn’t stomach the pineapple beer they brew. However, their greens are excellent. »

—Joshua Levin at Goodeater.com