I first came across the concept of the World Order According To Cows via a poster on the wall of my history classroom at secondary school, and it caused me great amusement. I've no idea where the joke first originated so I can't give anyone credit for it (though Wiki has this to say on the subject), but the originals went something like this:
Capitalism:
You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull
Socialism:
You have two cows. You give one to your neighbour.
Communism:
You have two cows. You give them to the Government, and the Government then sells you some milk
Fascism:
You have two cows. The government takes both, hires you to take care of them, and sells you the milk.
Dictatorship
You have two cows. The government takes both and shoots you.
Thus started something of a cult...
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