(laughter) okay, listen up platinum nation. the barbarians are at the gated communities. we must be ready to flee at a moment's notice because that's why i was recently comforted by a full-page ad in this international magazine. i read in the my dentist's office which is also a yacht. now, the good people here... it's a full page add. the good people over at haar grave custom yachts have our backs. the ad reads "we used to sell yachts as luxury items. in today's world they are really a necessity." (laughter) "because successful supreme now become the target!" yes, the yacht is a necessity for escape. i forone cannot imagine fleeing the collapse of society in a boat without an on board infinity pool! what am i supposed to dodd? go all the way down to the water to swim? and these days who can you trust if not your yacht dealer? as the ad says, if you ever get discouraged and think nobody in the world cares about you and your dreams, trust me, the boating industry does. (laughter) (cheers and applause) oh, boating industry, you had me at "ahoy." of course, the problem is how