Word: bunkerism
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...while everyone seems to be making a big deal about what will happen the precise millisecond when December 31st, 1999 turns into January 1st, 2000, I'm not worried one bit. And it's not because I've stockpiled canned goods in my apocalypse bunker or that I've taken all of my money out of the bank and put it under my mattress in fear that bank records will be lost...
...wheel of Comt Badoz was made and aged in a German bunker left over from World War II. After the war, a French war veteran bought the tunnel from the French government and holed up in it, finding the atmosphere perfect for making cheese...
...soldiers burst through the underground bunker's door, safeties off, trigger fingers tense. If the purloined gold--some $23 million worth--is anywhere, it's likely to be here--heavily, nervously guarded...
...Gates turns out to be right. Wielding their guns, they enter the designated bunker, Gates holding the cease-fire agreement in front of him like a search warrant, repeating, "In the name of President Bush, and under the terms of the cease fire-agreement, let us through. We are here for your protection and safety." The Iraqis show no fear or hostility, and surround them with pleas for food, medicine and help. This reception is not what they expect, and this scene of the movie, shot with grainy, color-saturated ektachrome film, presents their situation as almost surreal. The walls...
...thus fitting that the gold is found in a bunker whose entrance is hidden in a well. Instead of water, which is the difference between life and death in the desert, we find money, appliances and rolex watches. We find that these items, too, are important for survival; as currency value is deflated, luxury items and automobiles are traded for food...