I do not like getting forwarded messages which usually turn out to be pretty old jokes or annoying chain letters that threaten you with death if you do not forward the stuff to at least 100 people in the next five minutes. But this one, which came from Miranda, is different!
The Credit Crunch: explained in a few quotes
A trader: "This is worse than a divorce. I've lost half my net worth andI still have a husband."
President Bush said clients shouldn't be concerned by all these bankclosings. If the bank is closed, you just use the ATM, he said.
George Bush said that he is saddened to hear about the demise of Lehmanbrothers. His thoughts at this time go out to their mother as losing one son is hard but losing two is a tragedy.
There are 30 billion prime numbers below 700 billion. The rest are allsubprime.
How do you define optimism? A banker who irons 5 shirts on a Sunday.
What do you call 12 investment bankers at the bottom of the ocean? Agood start.
Why are all MBAs going back to school? To ask for their money back.
For Geography students: What's the capital of Iceland? Answer: AboutThree Dollars Fifty Cents...
If you want to gamble, go to Las Vegas. If you want to trade inderivatives, God bless you.
Whats the difference between a guy who just lost everything in Vegas andan investment banker? A Tie
Whats the difference between a bond and a bond trader? A bond matures.
Lehman have changed their recommendation on Lehman from hold to sell..
Forty years ago I sold fifty shares of my company stock and had enoughmoney to purchase a brand-new 1967 Ford pickup. Last week, I checked itout, and if I sold another fifty shares, Id have enough money to buy a1967 Ford pickup. So, the market has stabilized.
Love it! My favorite is the banker who irons 5 shirts on a Sunday!
ReplyDeletethe first and the last really cracked me up. worse than a divorce (peter will like this) and the 1967 ford pick up.
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