Gas Ration Coupons Being Traded for Celebrity Gossip

In the alleys near Azadi Square, a new barter trend is emerging: fuel coupons in exchange for juicy celebrity news. "If you know who Parastou is dating, I'll give you 3 liters," said one man guarding a barrel. Teenagers are printing tabloid sheets for trade, some made up, some oddly accurate. "I told him Golshifteh moved to Canada and he gave me enough petrol for two provinces," one girl bragged. Analysts are calling it "gossip-backed liquidity." Fuel traders now employ pop culture analysts. SOURCE: http://bohiney.com