[The_Reader_David]

No, the evil bastards are not normal, but cost-accounting can make any organization, good or evil, more effective. It must be remembered that evil is parasitic and cannot exist without the misuse of good to support it, so it seems that Al Qaeda counts costs to husband resources. (Spend too much on mustard and cake and there’s less for C4 and bullets.)

[knarf]

So I come screeching to a halt (on my way to perform random mayhem and murder) and run in for a pack of smokes and wait for a reciept?

(paraphrased)