goldfinger
- 09 Jun 2005 12:25
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.
tabasco
- 19 Apr 2010 10:29
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Greekmanodds on Goldman will arrange a settlement with RBS [knowingly stitched ABN Amro/RBS $841ml] and others that were hitof course the condition will bethey come out of the scandal looking like Mother Teresa
partridge
- 19 Apr 2010 10:31
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It would be nice to thunk so, but I doubt it, greek. What baffles me is just how these guys make so much money in such a short space of time. Is it real money, or illusory profits based on valuations of "socially useless" products? No doubt the bonuses are real. If I was one of their clients, I would be looking hard to see how I was being ripped off big time. Guess in truth I am really just envious!
greekman
- 19 Apr 2010 10:44
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Hi Tabasco/Partridge,
You are probably right, although the USA is getting tougher on Fraud which this is.
There may also of course be institutions that take their own civil actions.
Still, it's a wait and see.
tabasco
- 20 Apr 2010 11:11
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As it is officialVolcano ash can damage plantscan I claim off the Government.. if my Rhododendrons and such like get damaged?Willie Walsh seems to think he has a good case.and his planes add to polluting the atmosphere
tabasco
- 20 Apr 2010 11:31
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The FSA are set to launch an immediate inquiry in co-operation with the SEC. over the Goldman 'Fraud'that should get us to a Jacques Clouseau standard?
greekman
- 20 Apr 2010 18:26
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The Government is considering taking over the running of Doncaster Council.
Doncaster Councillors were described as 'venomous, vicious and vindictive' and irresponsible for widespread 'bullying and harassment' of officers, also in the late 1990's, 23 councillors were convicted of corruption and fraud over expense claims.
So a venomous, vindictive and irresponsible council whose members were found to have 'fiddled' their expenses are to be run by a department of this government that according to leaked e-mails are venomous, vicious and vindictive' and irresponsible for widespread 'bullying and harassment' and have been found to have fiddled expenses.
Pot, calling Kettle, Lunatics running Asylum comes to mind.
You really couldn't make it up.
jimmy b
- 20 Apr 2010 19:00
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I have heard it all now MightyMicro ,, however some women i can think of could cause earthquakes .
Fred1new
- 20 Apr 2010 19:53
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Greek,
Careful, there has been pot calling on this thread!
8-)
greekman
- 21 Apr 2010 13:27
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Just heard on the news that Airports are having teams of Councillors standing by in case anyone needs counselling due to the trauma of flight delays.
What next, passengers being offered compensation for PTSD, bloody pathetic.
Not saying they should be denied compensation re monetary losses.
This_is_me
- 22 Apr 2010 11:17
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I am thinking of claiming compensation from the wife for the effects of her PMT on my quality of life? Any suggestions of what compensation I should claim?
This_is_me
- 22 Apr 2010 11:20
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Looks like Nick is in for a rough time in the next leader's debate!
Lib Dem donors paid money into Clegg's personal account
By Michelle McGagh | 09:02:35 | 22 April 2010
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Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg received payments to his personal bank account from three party donors, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph.
Clegg, who is currently enjoying a surge in popularity following the first live TV debate where he slammed MPs involved in the expenses scandal, is likely to face questions about the donations which he said were not used to fund private expenses but subsidised his parliamentary work.
Businessmen Ian Wright, senior executive at Diageo, KPMG head of public affairs Neil Sherlock and Michael Young, a former gold mining executive, all paid money into Cleggs account. Records of the account seen by the newspaper show each of the three men paid up to 250 a month to Clegg.
Alistair Graham, former chairman of the committee of standards in public life, told the paper the arrangement was irregular.
Given that hes been very holier than thou about these things, it would seem he has some explaining to do to his party and the electorate, he said
Fred1new
- 22 Apr 2010 22:13
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Not as holier than thou, as Wisteria Cameron.
Tim.
Your wife is complaining about your PMT on another thread!
required field
- 23 Apr 2010 08:27
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Am I mistaken or did I hear that the one with the "stage" gangster name....is going to give an amnesty to all the illegals ?.....nuts...round them up and let's have some chain-gangs...before deporting them !.
tabasco
- 23 Apr 2010 08:54
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RF my interpretation was the amnesty was on a condition that they became normal working tax paying citizensand disclosed all evidence and knowledge to capture the gangs that traffic the immigrantsyou would never catch all those already illegally hereso it sounds like the best option?I cant think of a better one!
mnamreh
- 23 Apr 2010 09:07
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required field
- 23 Apr 2010 09:33
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Euhhhh !?...
mnamreh
- 23 Apr 2010 09:55
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This_is_me
- 23 Apr 2010 10:36
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A man asked an American Indian what was his wife's name.
He replied, "She called Five Horses".
The man said, "That's an unusual name for your wife.
What does it mean?"
The Old Indian answered, "It old Indian Name. It mean . . .
....nag, nag, nag, nag, nag!"
tabasco
- 23 Apr 2010 10:53
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CNBC sayingreported Greece are just about to announce an appeal for aid?
The sh*t is just about to hit the fan!