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The World Very Nearly Ended

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  • misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    bowen wrote: »
    Hey let's take out all our money and crash the economy. Then those pieces of paper will be worth so much!

    Or be a good, retarded, rich CEO and keep your money there and maybe put more in because I said so. Can't be any worse than what you'd do by yourself.

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    bongi wrote: »
    Butters wrote: »
    bongi wrote: »
    Meissnerd wrote: »
    I think there will definitely be a drive to make that happen, bongi. In some countries more than others.
    I don't really know anything about economics, but people are like 'pretty much we all have to support the US economy right now or it will all go tits up'.

    Well why don't we just remove our economic heads from the US's economic backside, and instead insert economic fingers up a variety of economic backsides.

    Because you really don't know anything about economics.
    So it's really impossible for the world to have an economic model where the entire world doesn't suckle at the teat of the US?
    man, we can't help being more awesome than the rest of you
    get over it

    Druhim on
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  • LTMLTM Bikes and BeardsRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    LTM wrote: »
    I think there's something fishy about this report.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1127278/Revealed-Day-banks-just-hours-collapse.html#

    To have two stories, worded so similarly, only with the country and date different, I think someone's making shit up.

    My thought would be the Daily Mail, but I could be wrong.
    This is clear planned destruction of the pound sterling as a currency in order to bring britian into the euro, also in america the same thing is going on with the dollar to bring usa into the amero currency. The fianciers of this world (rothschild, rockefellers, windsors, etc) are the corrupt and power hungry families who control governments and banks via their large somes of cash and in that way they can set the covert or overt agenda of a particular government.

    In England they are called Aluminium Bonnets.

    LTM on
  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited February 2009
    I just wanted to point out, that the story in the OP is why the Great Depression won't happen again. That period of our history is what put these things in place to stop these kinds of runs on banks.

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  • misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    LTM wrote: »
    misbehavin wrote: »
    LTM wrote: »
    I think there's something fishy about this report.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1127278/Revealed-Day-banks-just-hours-collapse.html#

    To have two stories, worded so similarly, only with the country and date different, I think someone's making shit up.

    My thought would be the Daily Mail, but I could be wrong.

    Not sure what's up with the Daily Mail, but the video attached to the main article is genuine. It's real.

    Just because the guy went on TV and actually said it doesn't mean it really went down like that.

    Oh, agreed. What I'm saying is, it isn't a fabricated news story. Whether the guy is lying or not is up for debate, but real news agencies are carrying this story. It's not from the Onion or anything.

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  • Run Run RunRun Run Run __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2009
    I think a total economic and social break down would be fun for a few days with the whole world becoming Mad Max land.

    But after at least two weeks it would begin to suck, when you actually had to start to forage and fight for stuff in order to survive.

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  • BeyondBeyond Nerd Slayer In the SkyRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    There's a movie coming out this year called "2012" about the end of the world... at least how the Mayans prophesized it.

    Beyond on
  • bongibongi regular
    edited February 2009
    Druhim wrote: »
    bongi wrote: »
    Butters wrote: »
    bongi wrote: »
    Meissnerd wrote: »
    I think there will definitely be a drive to make that happen, bongi. In some countries more than others.
    I don't really know anything about economics, but people are like 'pretty much we all have to support the US economy right now or it will all go tits up'.

    Well why don't we just remove our economic heads from the US's economic backside, and instead insert economic fingers up a variety of economic backsides.

    Because you really don't know anything about economics.
    So it's really impossible for the world to have an economic model where the entire world doesn't suckle at the teat of the US?
    man, we can't help being more awesome than the rest of you
    get over it
    Well I'm just saying next time you guys spend more money than actually exists in the world I don't want to have to suffer for it.

    bongi on
  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I think a total economic and social break down would be fun for a few days with the whole world becoming Mad Max land.

    But after at least two weeks it would begin to suck, when you actually had to start to forage and fight for stuff in order to survive.

    also there are those of us who depend on pharmaceuticals to get by every day and we'd be pretty fucked once our medication ran out

    Pony on
  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2009
    robothero wrote: »
    I just wanted to point out, that the story in the OP is why the Great Depression won't happen again. That period of our history is what put these things in place to stop these kinds of runs on banks.

    The assumption you're making is that the government can handle propping up the banks (protip: the government has a lot of debt as it is)

    so, while we may be able to stem off the "JESUS FUCK" type of crash that got the depression started, it's certainly possible that our economy could suffer a slow, drawn-out death

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Beyond wrote: »
    There's a movie coming out this year called "2012" about the end of the world... at least how the Mayans prophesized it.

    on one hand, its produced by the guy who did independence day. on the other, he also produced the cinematic abortion that was 10,000 BC

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  • MeissnerdMeissnerd Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    It wouldn't be impossible for countries to separate themselves from the US economy, or at least distance themselves. It would just be very expensive and a long process, and more likely in some countries than in others.

    Canada would have a much more difficult time than Mongolia, unless Canada found another primary trading partner.

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  • Fire TruckFire Truck I love my SELFRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Beyond wrote: »
    There's a movie coming out this year called "2012" about the end of the world... at least how the Mayans prophesized it.

    Hey look, everyone! It's a retard!

    Fire Truck on
  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Meissnerd wrote: »
    It wouldn't be impossible for countries to separate themselves from the US economy, or at least distance themselves. It would just be very expensive and a long process, and more likely in some countries than in others.

    Canada would have a much more difficult time than Mongolia, unless Canada found another primary trading partner.

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  • MeissnerdMeissnerd Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Pony wrote: »
    Meissnerd wrote: »
    It wouldn't be impossible for countries to separate themselves from the US economy, or at least distance themselves. It would just be very expensive and a long process, and more likely in some countries than in others.

    Canada would have a much more difficult time than Mongolia, unless Canada found another primary trading partner.

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    Boo to that.

    More like the EU.

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    robothero wrote: »
    I just wanted to point out, that the story in the OP is why the Great Depression won't happen again. That period of our history is what put these things in place to stop these kinds of runs on banks.

    Don't hold your breath on that after congress moves to mortgage of our futures by trying to prop up the economy on more borrowed money.

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  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2009
    I'm thinking of selling my soul

    to the chinese (it seems like they'd offer a more competitive deal than the devil)

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Beyond wrote: »
    There's a movie coming out this year called "2012" about the end of the world... at least how the Mayans prophesized it.

    The mayans didn't prophesize the end of the world in 2012, that's just the end of the current major cycle of their calender.

    Ruckus on
  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    lostwords wrote: »
    Beyond wrote: »
    There's a movie coming out this year called "2012" about the end of the world... at least how the Mayans prophesized it.

    on one hand, its produced by the guy who did independence day. on the other, he also produced the cinematic abortion that was 10,000 BC
    emmerich directed both

    :|

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  • BeyondBeyond Nerd Slayer In the SkyRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    lostwords wrote: »
    Beyond wrote: »
    There's a movie coming out this year called "2012" about the end of the world... at least how the Mayans prophesized it.

    on one hand, its produced by the guy who did independence day. on the other, he also produced the cinematic abortion that was 10,000 BC

    Well...

    Beyond on
  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Ruckus wrote: »
    Beyond wrote: »
    There's a movie coming out this year called "2012" about the end of the world... at least how the Mayans prophesized it.

    The mayans didn't prophesize the end of the world in 2012, that's just the end of the current major cycle of their calender.

    it's too late he's already stupid

    Pony on
  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Meissnerd wrote: »
    It wouldn't be impossible for countries to separate themselves from the US economy, or at least distance themselves. It would just be very expensive and a long process, and more likely in some countries than in others.

    Canada would have a much more difficult time than Mongolia, unless Canada found another primary trading partner.

    You'd have to get a new neighbor with 300 million citizens to buy your oil and spend their money in Windsor and Niagra.

    Butters on
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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    bongi wrote: »
    Druhim wrote: »
    bongi wrote: »
    Butters wrote: »
    bongi wrote: »
    Meissnerd wrote: »
    I think there will definitely be a drive to make that happen, bongi. In some countries more than others.
    I don't really know anything about economics, but people are like 'pretty much we all have to support the US economy right now or it will all go tits up'.

    Well why don't we just remove our economic heads from the US's economic backside, and instead insert economic fingers up a variety of economic backsides.

    Because you really don't know anything about economics.
    So it's really impossible for the world to have an economic model where the entire world doesn't suckle at the teat of the US?
    man, we can't help being more awesome than the rest of you
    get over it
    Well I'm just saying next time you guys spend more money than actually exists in the world I don't want to have to suffer for it.
    someone's being a negative nancy
    you just need to buy more american merchandise!

    Druhim on
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  • Darth WaiterDarth Waiter Elrond Hubbard Mordor XenuRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    So, I'm always amazed by the concept that people assume the economy is this faceless thing that grinds on no matter whatever happens.

    "No, sir, people are the economy."

    "No, they aren't!"

    *sigh*

    Darth Waiter on
  • MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    So how did the money start getting drawn out?

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Pony wrote: »
    Ruckus wrote: »
    Beyond wrote: »
    There's a movie coming out this year called "2012" about the end of the world... at least how the Mayans prophesized it.

    The mayans didn't prophesize the end of the world in 2012, that's just the end of the current major cycle of their calender.

    it's too late he's already stupid

    Oh, so I shouldn't bother with the chart?

    Ruckus on
  • MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Beyond wrote: »
    There's a movie coming out this year called "2012" about the end of the world... at least how the a bunch of tinfoil haberdashers interpreted the Mayans as having prophesized it.

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  • MeissnerdMeissnerd Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Butters wrote: »
    Meissnerd wrote: »
    It wouldn't be impossible for countries to separate themselves from the US economy, or at least distance themselves. It would just be very expensive and a long process, and more likely in some countries than in others.

    Canada would have a much more difficult time than Mongolia, unless Canada found another primary trading partner.

    You'd have to get a new neighbor with 300 million citizens to buy your oil and spend their money in Windsor and Niagra.

    Right, so not impossible...just incredibly difficult.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    So, I'm always amazed by the concept that people assume the economy is this faceless thing that grinds on no matter whatever happens.

    "No, sir, people are the economy."

    "No, they aren't!"

    *sigh*
    My dick is the economy.

    Faricazy on
  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Monkeyfeet wrote: »
    So how did the money start getting drawn out?



    People started removing their investments from money markets and accounts for whatever reasons. Then other people saw that, and they too took their money out. Then other people saw that and said "shits, I need to get the fuck out of Dodge as well".

    Fear, stupidity, and greed. It's what defines us.

    Hunter on
  • BeyondBeyond Nerd Slayer In the SkyRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Alright ALRIGHT fine. Im idiot for not having greater knowledge of such a fucking stupid subject. I was just putting it out there.

    Gosh

    Beyond on
  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    So, I'm always amazed by the concept that people assume the economy is this faceless thing that grinds on no matter whatever happens.

    "No, sir, people are the economy."

    "No, they aren't!"

    *sigh*
    My dick is the economy.
    It's also bordering on a depression.

    Faricazy on
  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    So, I'm always amazed by the concept that people assume the economy is this faceless thing that grinds on no matter whatever happens.

    "No, sir, people are the economy."

    "No, they aren't!"

    *sigh*
    My dick is the economy.

    have I got a stimulus package for you!

    Kazhiim on
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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Kazhiim wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    So, I'm always amazed by the concept that people assume the economy is this faceless thing that grinds on no matter whatever happens.

    "No, sir, people are the economy."

    "No, they aren't!"

    *sigh*
    My dick is the economy.

    have I got a stimulus package for you!

    I'll give you a return in your dividends.

    Hunter on
  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    i like the term tinfoil haberdasher

    sounds more pompous

    Pony on
  • Der Waffle MousDer Waffle Mous Blame this on the misfortune of your birth. New Yark, New Yark.Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I don't have your money here!

    It's at bill's house!

    And Fred's house!

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  • Fire TruckFire Truck I love my SELFRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Beyond wrote: »
    Alright ALRIGHT fine. Im idiot for not having greater knowledge of such a fucking stupid subject.

    More or less.

    Fire Truck on
  • BeyondBeyond Nerd Slayer In the SkyRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Pony wrote: »
    i like the term tinfoil haberdasher

    sounds more pompous

    Whatever.

    Beyond on
  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2009
    man does anybody even live in Dodge anymore

    all you ever hear is about people getting the fuck out of it. You never hear "I'm gonna settle the fuck outta Dodge. Raise the fuck out of a family. Maybe start the fuck out of that small business I've been talking about for a few years now."

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  • MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    This happened in September. So things are getting better?

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