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Old 10-10-2008, 05:58 PM
Deckard
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Re: Crunch
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Originally Posted by chuck View Post
And lo, some smartass who wanted to create the latest internet meme, did so.

Sad Guys on Trading Floors

tumblr rules.
Well done sir! It had to be there somewhere!

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Originally Posted by Sean
I've been saying for a while that I think global society could benefit from getting knocked back to the stone ages a bit. Last night at like 1:30am pacific time, CNN interrupted it's scheduled broadcast of Larry King with global news reporting the massive drops in Asian and European markets as well. After a brief moment of "oh crap" style nervousness, I realized that maybe this is what I've been hoping for. Maybe this will be the "reset" button we need to get the world back on track a bit.
Yes I know what you mean. The idea of a reset button is optimistic. It's just wondering when the heck it's gonna actually arrive. At the moment, every measure, every announcement, every package seems to be met with.... more falls.

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Originally Posted by BeautifulBurnout
WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU ANY MORE!
That's at least something good to have come out of all this even if, sadly, many of us end up paying a very hefty price over the coming months and years for this moment of enlightenment/revelation.