Winterclaw opened this issue on Oct 09, 2008 · 105 posts
Peelo posted Sat, 11 October 2008 at 9:44 AM
Quote - I'm sorry Peelo, I didn't mean to upset you, I wasn't very serious. A lot of people in Holland lost their savings on an iceland bank called Icesave, and although the dutch government has promised to pay their lost ( till €100,000.00) there is nothing funny about it.
So I have to apologise, because it was in fact a funny tagline.Bopper.
It's Ok. I guess I made myself upset over my own tagline. It's bizarre that a small country like Iceland allowed its Banks to take huge risks in global markets. I was listening to Icelands Prime minister Geir Haarde talk about the situation and it seemed like they had no idea what their banks were doing. Like a deck of cards the system came crashing down. I remain fearfull that soon it's our turn. Some of the people I talk to, paint apocalyptic visions of the future. The shift of power and wealth from the western world to the east is also worrying. Troubling times.
-Morbo will now introduce the candidates - Puny Human Number One,
Puny Human Number Two, and Morbo's good friend Richard Nixon.
-Life can be hilariously cruel