Commie Pinko Dirtbag
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Wed Jul-16-08 03:05 PM
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A brief word from a foreigner about all those US financial institutions in trouble. |
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Their names crack me up. That is all.
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Wed Jul-16-08 03:10 PM
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1. You mean CountryWide, IndyMac, Fannie MAE and Freddie MAC |
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....they should have all come under the name Greenspan's CarrotPatch
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Wed Jul-16-08 03:52 PM
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I'm happy our agony amuses you.
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag
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Wed Jul-16-08 03:56 PM
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3. Yeah, they were only given whimsical names when they went bankrupt. |
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Wed Jul-16-08 04:40 PM
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4. Whimsy is in the eye of the beholder ... it's mainly a tool for memory |
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It was named Fannie Mae for a reason and Freddie Mac went with that.
The other ones I don't see as "whimsical" at all -- Indy is obviously named for what it's named.
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Wed Jul-16-08 05:15 PM
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5. well, you can do the Freddie and kiss my FannieMae! |
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Old Yurp...
And watch what you laugh at--we is sensitive around here!
:rofl:
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