The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 89

Nate the great · 01-19-2009, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

unbelievable. i heard on the radio that some banks are not happy because the government told them, if they want government assistance because of the economic crisis, they have to give up their end-of-year bonus. but they want to keep both.

i guess those secondary (and tertiary, and...) residences are expensive to keep up. meanwhile the rest of us are going to be counting pennies and buying the generic yoghurt to save money. i'm just counting the days until the revolution comes and we can shoot jackals like that.

The revolution already came, Zelda.

Long live the Glorious Worker's Paradise!

zelda_pinwheel · 01-19-2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

The revolution already came, Zelda.

Long live the Glorious Worker's Paradise!

i don't know what glorious worker's paradise you're talking about, but clearly it's time for the next revolution. this time we'll guillotine all the capitalist pig bankers who are destroying the economy for fun and (their own) profit.

GeoffC · 01-19-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

unbelievable. i heard on the radio that some banks are not happy because the government told them, if they want government assistance because of the economic crisis, they have to give up their end-of-year bonus. but they want to keep both.

i guess those secondary (and tertiary, and...) residences are expensive to keep up. meanwhile the rest of us are going to be counting pennies and buying the generic yoghurt to save money. i'm just counting the days until the revolution comes and we can shoot jackals like that.

Hang on (or was it cut that); haven't you already had one (or three?)....

Patricia · 01-19-2009, 10:47 AM

1789, 1830, 1848 and the Paris Commune 1870/1.

GeoffC · 01-19-2009, 10:51 AM

so that makes four - and they still aren't happy (:duckswithaquackorthree

desertgrandma · 01-19-2009, 10:55 AM

And did any of them actually solve anything? Except to feed the bloodlust?

zelda_pinwheel · 01-19-2009, 10:55 AM

i say we keep going until we get it right. we'll know when that happens, because there won't be any investment bankers left.

GeoffC · 01-19-2009, 10:57 AM

nor any money

zelda_pinwheel · 01-19-2009, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

And did any of them actually solve anything? Except to feed the bloodlust?

i'm sorry, were you looking for rational discourse ? that's down the hall. this is venting, ranting and bloodlust.

desertgrandma · 01-19-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i'm sorry, were you looking for rational discourse ? that's down the hall. this is venting, ranting and bloodlust.

My bad. God how I hate that phrase. (this is the rant thread, right?)

zelda_pinwheel · 01-19-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

nor any money

no, all the money would still be there, it just wouldn't be hoarded by the farking jackal investment bankers. see the first law of conservation of money (nothing is created / destroyed, only redistributed).

LazyScot · 01-19-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

And did any of them actually solve anything? Except to feed the bloodlust?

Well, they provided the backdrop for some great books (e.g. Hillary Mantel's A Place of Greater Safety), and the excellent film "Don't lose your head".

(I'm still trying to come up with something witty that involves Solyent Green and investment bankers.)

lilac_jive · 01-19-2009, 11:09 AM

What are we ranting about? I'll take more money, that would be nice.

pshrynk · 01-19-2009, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by LazyScot

Well, they provided the backdrop for some great books (e.g. Hillary Mantel's A Place of Greater Safety), and the excellent film "Don't lose your head".

(I'm still trying to come up with something witty that involves Solyent Green and investment bankers.)

Wouldn't they be Soylent Gold?

LazyScot · 01-19-2009, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

no, all the money would still be there, it just wouldn't be hoarded by the farking jackal investment bankers. see the first law of conservation of money (nothing is created / destroyed, only redistributed).

I thought Paris was liberally provided with Bistros. Given that money that passes through Bistros is subject to Bistro Mathematics, doesn't this invalidate the law of conservation of money

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Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	1789, 1830, 1848 and the Paris Commune 1870/1.

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	so that makes four - and they still aren't happy (:duckswithaquackorthree

01-19-2009, 10:55 AM	#1326
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	And did any of them actually solve anything? Except to feed the bloodlust?

01-19-2009, 10:55 AM	#1327
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01-19-2009, 10:57 AM	#1328
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	nor any money

01-19-2009, 11:09 AM	#1333
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