'Tis the season to be intercomparing climate model impacts on price projections for vital seasonal commodities like Frankincense, Myrrh, Mistletoe, Partridges and Pear Trees.
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| In terms of Bayesian priors, my last partridge came free of charge, but a day late, at a Boxing Day shoot, & my last pear tree cost $28. |
Anno Domini MMXVI :
- Partridge, $20; last year: $25
- Pear tree, $190; last year: same
- Two turtle doves, $375; last year: $290
- Three French hens, $182; last year: same
- Four calling birds (canaries), $600; last year: same
- Five gold rings, $750; last year: same
- Six geese-a-laying, $360; last year: same
- Seven swans a-swimming, $13,125; last year: same
- Eight maids a-milking, $58; last year: same
- Nine ladies dancing (per revel), $7,553; last year: same
- 10 lords a-leaping (per saltation), $5,509; last year: same
- 11 pipers piping (per warlike noise), $2,708; last year: $2,635
- 12 drummers drumming (per ratapan pan), $2,934; last year: $2,855
- The following bulk prices are per pound FOB E-bay
- Frankincense $6.97 Myrrh $4.61 Mistletoe $7.08
Disclosure & disclaimer
This list is not intended for fiduciary use, as Lord Monckton charges vastly more than $550 for leaping to conclusions, swan cost no more to shoot than partridge, and the partridge & pear tree were 5,000 km apart.
Frankincense & myrrh prices are liable to sudden change in response to unhappy events in Palmyra & Arabia Felix
Seek professional advice before attempting to install a swan in a pear treeFrankincense & myrrh prices are liable to sudden change in response to unhappy events in Palmyra & Arabia Felix
