tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post667220620295932590..comments2024-03-28T21:41:52.558-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Obama is Simply In Over His HeadDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1467918267654269212009-03-10T05:10:00.000-04:002009-03-10T05:10:00.000-04:00G'nite, my dear Sir. May Erik Red ride merrily as ...G'nite, my dear Sir. <BR/><BR/>May Erik Red ride merrily as thy slumbers. <BR/>And may Erik Red slumber as thee rides Mary Lee.<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33172297667361985922009-03-10T05:02:00.000-04:002009-03-10T05:02:00.000-04:00:) hehehI got to get some sleep Mat. Nite.:) heheh<BR/><BR/>I got to get some sleep Mat. Nite.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28061353962793197902009-03-10T04:51:00.000-04:002009-03-10T04:51:00.000-04:00Shakespeare you are not, Bob. But keep working on ...Shakespeare you are not, Bob. <BR/>But keep working on that nose.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5440841634636519642009-03-10T04:50:00.000-04:002009-03-10T04:50:00.000-04:00Hath not a Jew a nose?:)==No, Bob. That should be:...Hath not a Jew a nose?:)<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>No, Bob. That should be:<BR/>Hath not a Jew THE nose?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-34568535596209220282009-03-10T04:48:00.000-04:002009-03-10T04:48:00.000-04:00John Donne Was Jewish Too==Sorry, Bob, but he look...John Donne Was Jewish Too<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>Sorry, Bob, but he looks french to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-40088762439423385302009-03-10T04:43:00.000-04:002009-03-10T04:43:00.000-04:00Hmm,..Turns out this "pound of flesh" meat trade, ...Hmm,..<BR/><BR/>Turns out this "pound of flesh" meat trade, is Roman Law. Swedish Roman Law! Instituted by no other than "Erik the Red" during his stay in Iceland.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164324408536110692009-03-10T04:42:00.000-04:002009-03-10T04:42:00.000-04:00Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, org...<I> Hath <BR/> not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, <BR/> dimensions, senses, affections, passions? </I><BR/><BR/>Hath not a Jew a nose?:)<BR/><BR/>This disproves your thesis, Mat!<BR/><BR/>I had a friend in high school, more Swedish than I, whose nose outdid that of the bard.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://departments.oxy.edu/library/geninfo/collections/special/bannedbooks/shakespeare.jpg" REL="nofollow">The Bard</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.cathedralcatholic.org/academics/homework/johnson/John%20Donne.jpg" REL="nofollow">John Donne Was Jewish Too</A>Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70176070663787712142009-03-10T04:24:00.000-04:002009-03-10T04:24:00.000-04:00A Jewish nose would ask: Who is the Jew that Shake...A Jewish nose would ask: Who is the Jew that Shakespeare knew?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2277694553308095012009-03-10T04:21:00.000-04:002009-03-10T04:21:00.000-04:00That portrait also shows Shakespeare has a Jewish ...That portrait also shows Shakespeare has a Jewish nose. Unfortunately, Bob, you don't. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60781284223994154082009-03-10T04:16:00.000-04:002009-03-10T04:16:00.000-04:00Shakespeare was not only Jewish, but FemaleShakespeare was not only Jewish, but <A HREF="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/987681.html" REL="nofollow">Female</A>Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87852465242371202842009-03-10T04:03:00.000-04:002009-03-10T04:03:00.000-04:00Probably $100 trillion dollars plus, in damages fr...Probably $100 trillion dollars plus, in damages from this fraud, and still not a single prosecution. This would have made Shakespeare blush.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55499621516537077012009-03-10T04:00:00.000-04:002009-03-10T04:00:00.000-04:00And zero regulators.And zero regulators.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-75043232295358313572009-03-10T03:57:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:57:00.000-04:00I do recall over the years thinking to myself it's...I do recall over the years thinking to myself it's seems a kind of running miracle that the modern economy functions at all, and that it might all come a crashing down. So much technology, so much trading, so many contracts, so many regulations, so much law...Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-768724467092380352009-03-10T03:56:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:56:00.000-04:00Paraphrasing MishParaphrasing MishAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57656714977273886782009-03-10T03:55:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:55:00.000-04:00The banks purposely placed their assets as a Mark ...The banks purposely placed their assets as a Mark to Market because that allowed them to increase leverage. To fix the problem, one must go to the root cause. That root cause is fractional reserve lending that allowed banks, brokerages, and insurance companies to lever up to insane levels.<BR/><BR/>http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-30123526906502869462009-03-10T03:53:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:53:00.000-04:00I'm out of my depth trying to follow some of the d...I'm out of my depth trying to follow some of the discussions over there, but I strive mightily.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-83441278108076500182009-03-10T03:44:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:44:00.000-04:00Bob, Mark to Market is tied to off the books lever...Bob, Mark to Market is tied to off the books leverage. The real issue is the leverage that will be allowed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2852129793314657342009-03-10T03:37:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:37:00.000-04:00Them are Jewish eyes on a Jewish face, Bob. I know...Them are Jewish eyes on a Jewish face, Bob. I know a Jewish face when I see one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27183028654571201322009-03-10T03:35:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:35:00.000-04:00Not all Swedes are blue or green eyed by the way.=...Not all Swedes are blue or green eyed by the way.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>But dark gray is very uncommon to that region. <BR/><BR/>“Hath not a Jew eyes?” Shylock famously asks his Christian tormentors in The Merchant Of Venice. I think Shakespeare might have dropped us a hint.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1042979271827149222009-03-10T03:28:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:28:00.000-04:00One of my ancestors, Erik the RedBuddy Larsen says...One of my ancestors, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_the_Red" REL="nofollow">Erik the Red</A><BR/><BR/>Buddy Larsen says there's going to be a meeting, hearing something in D.C. on the mark to market come Thursday, if they suspend it we'll see if all the predicts of a rapid rise come true.<BR/><BR/>Not all Swedes are blue or green eyed by the way.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45285540501796594112009-03-10T03:18:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:18:00.000-04:00Who is Erik the Red? :)Who is Erik the Red? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54402350655205134462009-03-10T03:15:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:15:00.000-04:00Swedes don't have dark grey eyes. But this is comm...Swedes don't have dark grey eyes. But this is common to Jews, like my dad for example. Plus in that portrait looks like that of my Rabbi. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27063468428090680522009-03-10T03:10:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:10:00.000-04:00I can see some real financial incentive to claim y...I can see some real financial incentive to claim you have an original portrait of the bard.<BR/><BR/>I have a portrait of Erik the Red.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85856943898949419242009-03-10T03:05:00.001-04:002009-03-10T03:05:00.001-04:00Swedish.Swedish.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-15142309525074945392009-03-10T03:05:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:05:00.000-04:00I've been listening to some radio talk about this ...I've been listening to some radio talk about this cap and trade legislation. We're never going to get out of this hole we're digging for ourselves with that nonsense.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.com