Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

JimmyIf I lightened up any moreyou would see me in AmericaPoliticallyits that time of the yearand as we are faced with Hobson's choice.I vote for Hobson!seems like a nice boy?

JB.

Thank you.

But your interpretation of TIM postings are slightly different to mine.

Those who know me, will recognise my sense of humour is often aimed at myself.

You may notice that Tim had made similar remarks on more than one occasion before I responded.

I do not see the need for abuse, nor do I see abuse as humour, but you are entitled to your opinion.

Perhaps, this post is also meant to be humorous. Make your own judgement.

Fredwe are much the sameyou talk intellectual bo**ocksand I talkbo**ocks bo**ocksIm normally right though

Tabby,

What do the asterisks stand for?

"I'm normally right though.."

You must have stopped the tablets I gave you!

8-(((((

Hmmm? Always thought this lot were a bit dodgy!

From my local rag, the Northampton Chonicle:

Bank staff tricked OAP out of 96k

15 April 2010
By Rob Middleton

Two Lloyds TSB bank employees used their inside knowledge to steal 96,000 from a retired customer's account, Northampton Crown Court heard.

Michael Hollis and Daniel Barlone, both aged 21, were jailed after they admitted to a "sophisticated and calculated fraud".

They used inside knowledge and experience of banking to alter withdrawal limits and make illegal transfers at the Kingsthorpe branch to siphon off the life savings of a pensioner while he was away on holiday in America.

Joe Spicer, prosecuting, said Joseph Greenhowe held an account at the George Row branch in Northampton town centre and had told Hollis he would be travelling from September 17 last year.

But Hollis, who secured employment with the bank despite a previous conviction for stealing 10,000 from an employer, began transferring money to accomplice Christopher Pancoust's account as soon as Mr Greenhowe was out of the country.

The court heard 96,000 in total was transferred over a two-month period and then withdrawn while Pancoust has since disappeared and is now thought to be on the run in Thailand. Mr Spicer said the illegal transfers continued, even when Hollis was arrested and in custody for producing cannabis on September 25. The investigation later revealed Barlone was also involved in making fraudulent transfers.

Mr Spicer said he had even taken advantage of a blind bank cashier, turning off her speaking screen, so she was unaware of any activity.

He added: "The investigation showed it had been activated from her computer while she had no idea it had been done in her name."

Hollis, of South Meadow Road, Duston and Barlone, of The Stour in Daventry, who pleaded guilty to theft by employee while in a position of trust, were jailed for 33 months and 15 months respectively by Judge Richard Bray.

Sentencing Hollis, he said: "It is no mitigation to say the bank has now repaid the customer because I have heard about his distress at this fraud. You were the instigator and suborned the other defendant to assist."

Amanda Bewley, for Hollis, said he had been tempted by the prospect of paying off his mortgage and debts and was then threatened and blackmailed by Pancoust to continue with it. The court heard he had also professionally embarrassed his father who was his branch manager.

Fredfor a cockney asterisks stand for uncontrollable laughterand I still keep taking the tablets

A blind bank cashier?

Yes. That's why I go there for my withdrawals.

;-)

No, seriously, it's an 'audible help thingy', I believe.

On another interesting matter:

NASA hacker's mother stands for Parliament
Janice Sharp takes on Jack Straw in Blackburn

The mother of NASA hacker Gary McKinnon is standing for Parliament as an independent candidate in Blackburn, Lancashire, in a bid to prevent the "erosion of civil liberties".

Janice Sharp, who lives in Hertfordshire, will be standing against Labour's Jack Straw, who is the current Minister for Justice.

"Jack Straw led us to believe the extradition treaty would only be used for terrorists, but it is not being used for this," Sharp told the BBC.

"Once these things are brought in, we don't know where they will go next. It's very frightening."

While Sharp revealed it was unlikely she would win, she said she felt "civil liberties need a voice".

McKinnon, is accused of breaking into US military computers, including those belonging to NASA, in a bid to prove the US government had knowledge of UFOs in 2001.

First arrested in 2002, McKinnon has been fighting extradition to the US since 2005.

A judicial review is set for May 25 and 26 and will examine Home Secretary Alan Johnson's decision that he cannot intervene in the extradition process.

The US claims McKinnon's hacking activies caused $700,000 (433,000) worth of damage. He's also accused of stealing 950 passwords, deleting files at a naval base in New Jersey and rendering the military computer networks used following September 11 useless.

"The fact that the Gary McKinnon extradition case has exceeded the lifetime of this current Parliament is a scandal which belies any promises of swift or fair justice, made by this Labour government," the Free Gary blog said in a story about Sharp's plans.

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Hmmm? I might withdraw another 5 to use at Ladbrokes as a bet on her. I wonder what the odds are?

I have a sympathy for McKinnon and think he did the USA a favour.

If they had brought in IT consultants to check their system, it would have cost them a lot more.

Part of the problem it that he caused the USA an embarrassment!

Worth a punt.

Gaga, Oooh, La La!

Here you are, just in case you haven't yet seen it, Lady Gaga's fantastic 'Bad Romance' video:

After his mention on here, I dropped Urby (the Sunday Times "Diary of a Daytrader" bloke) a note and got the following short response:

Hi Gausie,

Nice to hear from you...I miss you guy's (shit did I say that) especially that Dead Cat prick...ha ha

Yes all well this end, as I hope is with you. You can email me here xxx@xxx.COM

J

G

The dots are reminiscent of tabby. Any handwriting analysts here? is there a link between lots of dots in your posts and a tendency to blow your pot on daft trades without stops?

He put my name in his column one xmas eve , think I still got a copy somewhere.

You lot were so nasty to him :-)

Oi Gausie who was Hightone ? I know who The Loafer is and of course Bertie but never did work out who Hightone was.

Diary Of A Sunday Sport Reader

Blimey - how times change - "Bought BT on Thursday , 500 at 795p , everyones got a telephone so these got to be a winner." Bargain.

lol ... last post should narrow down who The Loafer is to two.

Can't remember hightone all that well, but i think he came to a couple of meets.

I wasn't nasty to Urby - he gave me a mention in the column once too. Described me as "Gausie, a man who has not allowed his success to go to his clothes". I also once bet him 100 (for MacMillan) that he couldn't get the phrase 'Gausie Rocks!' into his LBC interview. I paid up despite him actually saying something like "I bought US stock Xerox last week, which I'm hopeful about. Go Xerox!"

G

lol Gausie , I told him to buy some company and hold on to it for a more than 10 minutes. It was his biggest winner of the month I think (probably only one).

I can't find the original thread , looks like it's been pulled.

I see the blue blooded BankGoldman Sachs.. are keeping up the tradition of how to fcuk the World Up while making their Hollywood bankers mega rich
Still we cant do without them.so they tell us?must be right then!..
Now listenhow about us all calling their bluff..zero bonuses.realistic pay.No telephone number packages that include the code. if they dont like it fcuk off to B&Q as a door greeterthere will be many more queuing up to take their place at LloyBarcetc
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For the benefit of the gang >
You got mail Cay was advised by Carol not to respond to the stuntand still the file grows!

Although any action taken by The Americas Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will I am sure me harsh, the damage done to Goldman Sachs reputation (for what it was) will be far more reaching and longer lasting.
My hope is that those responsible will get jail time. The way the authorities are going in the USA I hope that 'if found guilty' that will happen.
Shame!