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You think he's angry? - 01/10/2008 - 12:33 GMT - [Link]

Yeah, two Daily Show clips in a row, but this is pure gold. Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz grabs the conch and calls it like it is:



"Listen up, Congress: GET THE FUCK BACK TO WORK! (....) For the Jewish holiday for godsakes - how many Jews are even in Congress? Wall Street's open - I guarantee you they got more Jews on Wall Street than in Congress! (...) The Daily Show's on! I'll guarantee you we got more Jews at the Daily Show than Congress! (...) I mean seriously: Utah? You're not coming in for Rosh Hashanah? Wyoming? My rabbi doesn't even have the balls to take due days for Rosh Hashanah. For fuck's sake! And I really hope when you get back you buckle down because before you turn around it'll be Boxing Day, and then Kwanzaa and we'll never get anything done!"

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Assful of pipe-wrench - 07/10/2008 - 17:46 GMT - [Link]



Via Ian.

• Aidan Kehoe said:

  /me cracks up
  
  That is beautiful, thanks!
  
  You still going to make it Friday, btw?

  [2008-10-07 22:32:58 GMT] [Reply to this comment]

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They may cut your dick in half, and serve it to a pig - 09/10/2008 - 13:10 GMT - [Link]

On October 1st 2008, for the first time since 1807, American troops were deployed on American soil. Naomi Wolf is scared.

• Aidan Kehoe said:

  1807? What exactly was the Civil War?

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A song for the recession - 10/10/2008 - 10:21 GMT - [Link]

These are the days of the open hand
They will not be the last
Look around now
These are the days of the beggars and the choosers

This is the year of the hungry man
Whose place is in the past
Hand in hand with ignorance
And legitimate excuses

The rich declare themselves poor
And most of us are not sure
If we have too much
But we'll take our chances
'Cause God's stopped keeping score
I guess somewhere along the way
He must have let us all out to play
Turned his back and all God's children
Crept out the back door

And it's hard to love, there's so much to hate
Hanging on to hope
When there is no hope to speak of
And the wounded skies above say it's much, much too late
Well maybe we should all be praying for time

These are the days of the empty hand
Oh you hold on to what you can
And charity is a coat you wear twice a year

This is the year of the guilty man
Your television takes a stand
And you find that what was over there is over here

So you scream from behind your door
Say what's mine is mine and not yours
I may have too much but I'll take my chances
'Cause God's stopped keeping score
And you cling to the things they sold you
Did you cover your eyes when they told you
That he can't come back
'Cause he has no children to come back for

It's hard to love there's so much to hate
Hanging on to hope when there is no hope to speak of
And the wounded skies above say it's much too late
So maybe we should all be praying for time

George Michael (1990)

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Grab your ankles - 14/10/2008 - 11:48 GMT - [Link]

...and get ready for the worst budget in twenty years.

We can't say we weren't warned. Deep down we - well, those of us who listen to those doom and gloom merchants - have known this was coming since...ooohh...around the middle of last year? Back then, shares in this bank were nudging €25 and right now, as I type, they're €3.69.



Boy, I'm sure glad I don't have savings or a pension to lose!
(Kinda wish I'd sold my AIB shares though...)

• deadmoan said:

  Actually, I'm sort of happy this happened now.
  Early enough for some of our parents generation to get caught out.
  They've basically been milking their own children by pushing up property prices and overinflating the economy.
  Now we will at least have a somewhat more level playing field on which to have a go.
  Or, our generation will have so much debt due to equity deflation, that we never ever get out of recession.
  I think we should call ourselves, generation debt.

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Two men, two whiteboards - 22/10/2008 - 17:00 GMT - [Link]

Paddy Hirsch explains Collateralized Debt Obligations:



Mark Kermode explains High School Musical 3:

• Aidan Kehoe said:

  Nice the way the first guy's nœi vowel betrays quickly where he's from; without it I would have needed to listen a lot harder.

  [2008-10-22 20:46:16 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Aidan Kehoe said:

  That said, what's he doing with the surname „Hirsch“? Is it something like the Rosenstock story?

  [2008-10-23 00:22:35 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Dave said:

  He might be related to Emmet Stagg.

  [2008-10-23 09:21:32 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• schpengle said:

  well thats nice to know that, this expert said, "so if only 30% pay thier mortgage" when he meant 60% pay, or 30% dont...
  on the 2nd level cdo bit.
  well, if thats an explanation from an expert, no wonder!
  :p

  [2008-10-23 10:25:01 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Dave said:

  Ah, that's nitpicking. Its's still a very illuminating (and terrifying) explanation of the mess we're in. Well, those of us with earthly possessions anyway :P

  [2008-10-23 10:42:35 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Aidan Kehoe said:

  Its's?

  [2008-10-26 13:52:45 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Dave said:

  Yes's.

  [2008-10-26 21:28:10 GMT] [Reply to this comment]

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Wassup 2008 - 28/10/2008 - 10:45 GMT - [Link]



You know something? It's going to be horrible when he doesn't win.

Via sbdc. Original ad here.

• Aidan Kehoe said:

  Apropos: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7693309.stm

  [2008-10-28 15:20:51 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Aidan Kehoe said:

  On the subject of Gmail; you seen Goggles? It is a beautiful, beautiful idea, methinks.

  [2008-10-30 00:49:25 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Dave said:

  It's a good principle but I don't think my maths skills would be diminished enough to stop me from sending a drunk mail. If I can spell while drunk (and I can), then I can surely do simple arithmetic.
  
  Perhaps an experiment is in order.

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• Aidan Kehoe said:

  Mit der Rechtschreibung (beim eintippen -- habe neulich bemerkt, dass es mit dem Kugelschreiber eine andere Frage ist) habe ich auch kein Problem, aber trotzdem, bei einfachen Problemen der Mathe, habe ich bemerkt, dass, wenn man
  besoffen ist, alles viel langsamer und sogar schlechter geht.
  
  Die Vorschau gibt's hier eben nicht, junge. Wer ist daran schuld?!?

  [2008-10-30 22:50:07 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Dave said:

  I see. Was this your contribution to the experiment? Dude, you totally type German when you're drunk.
  
  I suppose I should have pointed out that, while I can spell perfectly while drunk, I tend to have issues transmitting that information to my fingers ("I'm perfectly sober, Officer; it's just my body that's drunk"). The only difference between my drunk posts and a classic drnuk pots is I use backspace a lot. Can't confess to ever having tried maths, although I have seen anecdotal evidence that suggests there would be difficulties. I guess the Goggles time limit would be my undoing.
  
  What browser are you using that the preview isn't working on?

  [2008-10-31 10:25:06 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• Aidan Kehoe said:

  FF 3.0.3. It’s started working again, though, might have been an odd interaction with the Youtube player and the window size?
  
  I’m missing speaking German a bit—I suppose I should go do a conversation exchange. Though my French needs more work …

  [2008-10-31 16:34:49 GMT] [Reply to this comment]

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