Does Anyone feel like Bailing

ZenGum · 09-30-2008, 08:30 AM

Weeeellll, back in the, in the, uhh, depression, we called it then, not like the depression you get today which is just some kid with no guts in a sulky mood wantin' medicine for free, good for nothing freeloaders, anyway, we knew that we were all just pawns bein' moved about on some giant chessboard, ya see, it was all run by the foreign banks that were run by certain groups which we ain't supposed to say nowadays, and there was an international conspiracy and stuff, and you didn't know who was who or what was what, except that you knew if someone was wearin' pants then they was a man, not like nowadays, and I tell you, the DOW was minus ten thousand, and then it went further down, I remember one time it was minus twelve thousand or so, no twelve million it was, yes thats right, twelve thousand, and all I had to eat for a week was an onion (which I had tied to my belt)...

kerosene · 09-30-2008, 10:25 AM

Some of this feels a bit familiar.

glatt · 09-30-2008, 10:47 AM

McCain was around for that one too. And was not one of the good guys.

classicman · 09-30-2008, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by case

Some of this feels a bit familiar.

thats exactly what I was thinking - and how was that treated thru the media? Boy it sure seems different this time - no?

tw · 09-30-2008, 05:38 PM

What a week. Somali pirates have captured a Ukraninian ship carrying ammunition and tanks to Kenya, stayed inside Somalia's 12 mile limit, keeping the US Navy (and soon, the Russian Navy) at bay.

Tourists and their Egyptian guides were kidnapped and taken for a 10 day ride into Chad. European commandos raided and rescued the prisoners.

Hubble Space Telescope suffered a nearly catastrophic failure causing a 14 Oct rescue mission to be (temporarily) canceled.

The Cern supercollider suffered a failure during testing - but no black holes.

N Korea, in exasperation with international cooperation, has driven out international inspectors and said they are restarting the plutonium reactor.

Thousands of people are still unaccounted for in Galveston.

Instead, we ignore all this to worry about silly money games and Congressman who cannot take their vacation. Some people were so concerned as to even listen to George Jr speeches every morning. What is this world coming to? Winter.

Fear not. It is no longer a bail out. Now it is a rescue plan. I'll take winter over spin anyday.

Trilby · 09-30-2008, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tw

... N Korea, in exasperation with international cooperation, has driven out international inspectors and said they are restarting the plutonium reactor.

Yabbut, did you know the average N. Korean is three inches shorter than the average South Korean? It's true! Not everything is bad news! Cheer up! Wall Street, the "market", all that stuff is made up anyway.

tw · 09-30-2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Yabbut, did you know the average N. Korean is three inches shorter than the average South Korean? It's true! Not everything is bad news! Cheer up! Wall Street, the "market", all that stuff is made up anyway.

That explains why Campbell Soup stock rose as the market crashed 777 points. More news that everyone should have seen if not so busy watching the obvious.

classicman · 09-30-2008, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Yabbut, did you know the average N. Korean is three inches shorter than the average South Korean?

I'm sure this has something to do with the price of tea in China too.

dar512 · 10-01-2008, 10:53 AM

Please take your bailout

BigV · 10-01-2008, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dar512

Please take your bailout

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Trilby · 09-30-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Weeeellll, back in the, in the, uhh, depression, we called it then, not like the depression you get today which is just some kid with no guts in a sulky mood wantin' medicine for free, good for nothing freeloaders, anyway, we knew that we were all just pawns bein' moved about on some giant chessboard, ya see, it was all run by the foreign banks that were run by certain groups which we ain't supposed to say nowadays, and there was an international conspiracy and stuff, and you didn't know who was who or what was what, except that you knew if someone was wearin' pants then they was a man, not like nowadays, and I tell you, the DOW was minus ten thousand, and then it went further down, I remember one time it was minus twelve thousand or so, no twelve million it was, yes thats right, twelve thousand, and all I had to eat for a week was an onion (which I had tied to my belt)...

Grandpa Simpson! You're home!

09-30-2008, 08:30 AM	#1
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Weeeellll, back in the, in the, uhh, depression, we called it then, not like the depression you get today which is just some kid with no guts in a sulky mood wantin' medicine for free, good for nothing freeloaders, anyway, we knew that we were all just pawns bein' moved about on some giant chessboard, ya see, it was all run by the foreign banks that were run by certain groups which we ain't supposed to say nowadays, and there was an international conspiracy and stuff, and you didn't know who was who or what was what, except that you knew if someone was wearin' pants then they was a man, not like nowadays, and I tell you, the DOW was minus ten thousand, and then it went further down, I remember one time it was minus twelve thousand or so, no twelve million it was, yes thats right, twelve thousand, and all I had to eat for a week was an onion (which I had tied to my belt)... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-01-2008, 10:53 AM	#9
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Please take your bailout __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-30-2008, 10:25 AM	#2
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Some of this feels a bit familiar.

09-30-2008, 10:47 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	McCain was around for that one too. And was not one of the good guys.

09-30-2008, 05:38 PM	#5
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	What a week. Somali pirates have captured a Ukraninian ship carrying ammunition and tanks to Kenya, stayed inside Somalia's 12 mile limit, keeping the US Navy (and soon, the Russian Navy) at bay. Tourists and their Egyptian guides were kidnapped and taken for a 10 day ride into Chad. European commandos raided and rescued the prisoners. Hubble Space Telescope suffered a nearly catastrophic failure causing a 14 Oct rescue mission to be (temporarily) canceled. The Cern supercollider suffered a failure during testing - but no black holes. N Korea, in exasperation with international cooperation, has driven out international inspectors and said they are restarting the plutonium reactor. Thousands of people are still unaccounted for in Galveston. Instead, we ignore all this to worry about silly money games and Congressman who cannot take their vacation. Some people were so concerned as to even listen to George Jr speeches every morning. What is this world coming to? Winter. Fear not. It is no longer a bail out. Now it is a rescue plan. I'll take winter over spin anyday.

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