Friday, August 5, 2011

Friday Not Ranting

I've got about 8 million half-finished posts. All of sudden I thought it might be time for something a bit calmer, instead. Lake picture courtesy of one of my imaginary, invisible, internet friends.




Oh, and how about some music along with your beverage?



(Cross-posted at Whiskey Fire)
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8 comments:

zombie rotten mcdonald said...

Do I have to cross-post my comments too?

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

You don't have to, zrm. But thank you!

Ein Prosit!

P.S. I know I've posted that video here (at least once) before. But I'm not sure if it's ever made an appearance at Whiskey Fire...
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zombie rotten mcdonald said...

interesting, isn't it Minister, that regardless of the horrible debt deal, S&P still downgraded US bond rating.

In light of this:

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article29477.html

Fuckers.

mikey said...

The ratings agencies are paid shills, near as I can tell.

But for whatever it's worth, I'D downgrade the US if I was a rating agency.

Not because they can't pay. Rather because they can no longer govern themselves in a manner appropriate to the worlds largest economy. You want a safe investment? Here's a suggestion: Stay the hell away from sovereign debt issued by certifiably crazy madmen.

That doesn't seem to be a terribly challenging assessment....

Kathleen said...

I will CROSS DRESS YOUR COMMENTS. how do you like them apples?

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

Bonds had a huge rally this week in response to the drop in the stock market.

I suspect the rating change isn't going to matter much. The U.S. has decided that austerity is the answer to 9% unemployment.

Our press has been pushing for this since January of 2009. It's beyond pathetic.
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Kathleen said...

if only I had trademarked "Austerity" back in 2007 it wouldn't matter if I couldn't get a new job.

Randal Graves said...

Are you suggesting that the internet is populated by holograms?

I thought holograms only existed in the real world, things like S&P, a subsidiary of a giant corporation that does jello shots off the sparkly belly of a hooker with other giant corporations why it's almost as if the brouhaha is one big scam, or possibly scamola.