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Well this thread turned into a food fight pretty quickly. Just mention "Ricter" and all hell breaks loose.:D

I agree and it's been a very interesting timeline of events over roughly the past 13 years (I see the LTCM as sort of a starting point) for not just the "first shot" in the TBTF/Moral Hazard play, followed by some major mergers (think Sandy Weil) and the repeal of Glass-Steagall. I believe...

Are you Surf's jockstrap?

For a few weeks he denied he was Range Rover, but eventually he realized the gig was up. You know that he is a kid by his choice of nicknames. Probably raised on MTV's "Cribs" dreaming of having his black Range Rover and an AK47. I don't think anyone should waste any time with his...

The guy got his start in Chicago style politics, easily the most corrupt place in the country. Hell, the past two Governors are either in jail or about to go to jail, that says alot. Even worse is that Hopey brought along all of these corrupt, paid off politicos with him, which is why this...

No denying the fact that she actually looks like a real woman, not one of these anorexic head cases that starve themselves to death.

That chart speaks volumes. His entire cabinet is made up of professional bullshit artists and hustlers. Everybody knows the type..they are narcisstic, big talkers who haven't accomplished a damn thing in life.

I think he is a Dartmouth guy, just like the last POS Treasury Secretary.

Finally some common sense. That's exactly what this stuff amounts to, just more publicity.

It was some smaller branch office if I remember correctly. Some hick named "Dudley" I think. Let's not forget that MF absorbed Refco which didn't have the most stellar reputation.

Exactly right. It's part of the playbook after the first such event some years back. Always a "rogue trader" to cast the blame upon when shit goes south. To be honest, I think it inspires far less confidence in a bank that the "risk managers" would somehow fail to supervise these losses IF...

Maybe Joe can keep a running tally, so that everyone can see just how depraved this guy is. My best guess is that he ran thru at least 60-70 sock puppets during the previous ban. I still get a good laugh out of all the morons that "welcomed him back" when his original nick was re-instated...

Try finding a parking spot at most malls on a Saturday or Sunday. The land of the weekend warriors.

It all boils down to whether you are in a job or run a business in a field that you are both good at and actually enjoy. There is nothing quite as miserable as working in a job where you dread getting up in the morning and celebrate Friday's as if you are getting out of prison. It's even...

I can't make sense of anything Weirdinsky mentions. Does the guy even have one investor at all? If he does, how in the hell is he allowed to discuss returns as a registered CTA? Maybe the guy couldn't afford an attorney to actually tell him about advertising returns on a public forum.

Yeah, parallax. Clooney isn't "short"; estimated at right around 5'11, so if she towers over him, she'd have to be at least 6'2 or so, which is a little bit freakish, but not a huge deal.

It's been quite awhile since I looked into the historical data but I remember one supplier had just about everything you could imagine, even individual equities going back at least a decade (along with a limited amount of strike by strike historical options data). Of course, with commodities...

Great piece. Gets right to the heart of the matter.

Considering the fact that you started this thread and have started an assortment of similar threads in the past, it would seem that you are the one that is bored with life and has a real axe to grind with anyone who doesn't buy into your worldview. Since you readily acknowledge that "nobody...

Sending ground troops into remote regions for extended periods of time most certainly has had a "cause", regardless if it was legitimate or not.