Ace, if you weren't such an evil, Bush-loving/baby-hating murderous Jew lover, you'd see that this "boom" is based entirely on increased military demand, which has kicked our economy into high gear. In other words, all of those numbers you quote are soaked in innocent blood and guilty oil.

Dude, it is frightening how easy it is to spew the kind of mindless liberal rhetoric I just wrote. I'd better stop the parody before my brain turns to mush.

Yeah, but at the Nog mines they're able to meet demand because of a strong, Judeo-Christian work ethic. People work double and triple time with dual noggers to get the job done. I can't say the same for the cowbell factories.

God bless the cowbell makers!

Not to undermine Ace's statement, but natural Nog hasn't been dug in any significant commercial quantity in years.
You've been drinking modern, synthetic Nog all this time, and haven't noticed the difference.

Ain't technology great.

I don't want to get into a big argument over the Nog industry, but as I have worked a great deal with Nog in my life, I will say you just don't know what you're talking about.

Although there is of course a synthetic nog industry, most nog consumed today is the same nog that was consumed 100 years ago, a naturally-occuring mineral deposit processed and refined with Boron to deliver that delicious Christmassy, Boron-charged flavor.