Monday 12 July 2010

TDS & Humor

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http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/03/chat-roulette-improv-piano-hilarious/

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/03/maritime-ship-construction-and-environmental-concerns/

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http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/who-controls-congress-neither-party/


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http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/05/tds-stabilizing-the-banks/

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/05/tds-nightmare-on-wall-street/

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/03/tds-in-dodd-we-trust/

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/supreme-corp-on-tds/

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/angry-mob-vs-greedy-bankers/

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/12/the-word-spyvate-sector/

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Friday 2 July 2010

Goldman does not have a derivatives business


"We generally do not have a derivatives business," David Viniar, Goldman's chief financial officer, told the panel Thursday under oath.
 

Wednesday 30 June 2010

I couldn't parody this if I tried


in "stuff that I couldn't make up if I tried", S&P has put Moody's on downgrade review

Friday 25 June 2010

Can't parody this stuff

So apple issues an advisory on how to hold your iphone to avoid reception problems and dropped calls. Hold the lower left corner at an angle of 56.77 deg with your body facing the NE direction and with your right foot lifted in the direction the closest AT&T tower.
 
Steve Jobs wrote that "All phones have sensitive areas. The problem is thought to be particularly acute for left-handed owners who naturally touch the sensitive area."
 

Saturday 22 May 2010

Brush fron to back, not in and out

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7739359/Woman-died-after-doctors-failed-to-spot-toilet-brush-in-her-buttocks.html

Al Qaeda member caught

Al Qaeda member who was planning an attack on the World Cup in South Africa next month has been caught. The man said that terror and destruction was his ultimate gooooaaalllll

Pakistan has blocked both Facebook and Youtube. I think the suicide bombers are going to protest, this is too much sacrifice

Pakistan has blocked both Facebook and Youtube. I think the suicide bombers are going to protest, this is too much sacrifice


political humor

 family values conservative Republican from Indiana, Mark Souder, has admitted to having an affair with a woman on his staff. He would take this woman to remote locations inside state parks and have sex with her. See, this is what Republicans mean when they talk about opening up our public lands for drilling." –Jay Leno

There was a big state dinner at the White House last night in honor of Mexican President Felipe Calderón. The Mexican president pointed out that he and President Obama have a lot in common. He said they are both presidents of two beautiful countries, they're both left-handed, and they both preside over 40 million Mexican people." –Jay Leno

"The U.S. Navy announced this week they are now using sea lions to fight terrorism. They did a drill this week where they hid a bomb underwater. A trained sea lion found the bomb in less than a minute. The bad news? He then balanced the bomb on his nose, threw it back at the trainer." –Jay Leno

"In Supreme Court news, the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings will begin around June 28. I guess they have to wait until softball season's over." –Jay Leno

"And in Connecticut, Attorney General Dick Blumenthal's campaign is now saying there are only four times that Blumenthal said he served in Vietnam when he really didn't. That's what politics has come down to now, when your campaign slogan is, 'I only lied four times.'" –Jay Leno

Last night, at the big White House state dinner, Capricia Marshall, the U.S. chief of protocol, slipped on the White House steps right next to the Obamas. It was such a nasty spill that BP showed up and tried to put a top hat on her." –Jimmy Fallon

Well, that's the big story in Connecticut. Their attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, who was considered a shoo-in for his race for the U.S. Senate, is now under fire for claiming that he served in Vietnam when he really didn't. Turns out he has no war record at all. In fact, only combat experience? Shooting himself in the foot." –Jay Leno

"The Pulitzer Prize for fiction was handed out today, given to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal for his Vietnam War memoir." –Jay Leno

Well, the truth is he got five deferments, like Dick Cheney. Then he used connections to get into a special reserve unit, like George Bush. And he would have been fine, if he hadn't lied like John Edwards." –Jay Leno

"Some good news today for Blumenthal. Because of all the trouble he's in for lying, he was offered a job as spokesman for British Petroleum." –Jay Leno

"I love this. On the news today, the CEO of British Petroleum says he believes the overall environmental impact of this oil spill will be very, very modest. Yeah. If you live in England!" –Jay Leno

"BP has inserted a siphon tube into the well to suck up all the oil from the spill. And they've had a lot of experience in this area, by the way. This is the same tube they've been using to suck the money out of our wallets for the past 50 years." –Jay Leno

"Thousands of bees swarmed the White House on Sunday morning. And President Obama doesn't miss a trick. He is smart. Because all these bees were worker bees, he's now counted them as 10,000 new jobs he's created." –Jay Leno

"And in welcoming Mexico's president, Felipe Calderon, to the White House today, President Obama told him, 'We are not defined by our borders.' The president of Mexico said, 'What borders?'" –Jay Leno

A congressman (Mark Souder) caught cheating, in his resignation speech, mentioned God five times and his wife one time. God will forgive him

"Scientists say they have developed a car that can run on water. The only catch is, the water has to come from the Gulf of Mexico." –Jay Leno

Sarah Palin and President Bush have new books coming out this fall. You know what that means? This could plunge America into a huge crayon shortage." –Jay Leno

And what they're going to do is they're going to suck all of that oil that's leaking into the gulf and pump it up into a tanker. Now the bad news is the tanker is the Exxon Valdez." –David Letterman

Arizona may lose its hockey team. Apparently, here's what happened. Authorities became suspicious that some of the players were Canadian." –David Letterman

"Well, at a rally in Arizona this weekend, Sarah Palin said, 'We're all Arizonans now' — at which point, every immigrant in Arizona was like, 'So, we can stay?'" – Jimmy Fallon

In Arizona, they passed a bill that beans can only be fried once

"We're still dropping things on it. This is like if your toilet over-flowed and you tried to fix it by smashing it with a brick. Their next idea is to get the old lady from Titanic and she's going to throw her jewelry at it." –Bill Maher, on the Gulf oil spill

The oil company said it was the rig company's fault. The rig company said it was Halliburton. And somehow, each time they passed the blame, Goldman Sachs made a hundred million dollars." –Bill Maher

Just in time for Christmas, the queen of 'Drill Baby Drill,' Sarah Palin, has a new book out. It was announced this week. It's called, America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag. And for Sarah, that's two books in two years, or as she calls it, her trilogy." –Bill Maher

"Phoenix, Ariz. is getting its first-ever Hispanic bishop. He will be appointed July 19, and then deported July 20." –Jay Leno

"NBC canceled 'Law & Order' after 20 seasons. It's too bad, but they had to make room for the new Jay Leno show, 'Jaw & Order.'" –Craig Ferguson

Monday 10 May 2010

German finance minister

amused that the German finance minister was rushed to a hospital on the eve of deciding a $ 1 trillion bailout to save Greece

Wednesday 21 April 2010

political humor

I am so stupid. I made a huge mistake. I sent my taxes to Russia and my adopted kid to the IRS." –Jay Leno


Larry King has filed for divorce. The rumor going around is that Larry's wife left him for a younger man, John McCain." –Jay Leno

"Larry King getting another divorce. Had an affair with his sister-in-law but in his defense — there is always another side to the story — in his defense, at his age, you know, it's hard to remember which sister he's married to." –David Letterman

if Goldman has to pay damages, they should call it Blankfine. Or Goldman Tax. Similarly if JP pays a fine, they should call it Jamie Dime


"Russia has banned all adoptions to America. So if you were hoping to get a little white kid with fetal alcohol syndrome, you're going to have to wait until Lindsay Lohan reproduces." –Bill Maher


his thing keeps on and on, is it a volcano or is it Joe Biden

the best way to stop the Volcano is to pour money into it



Saturday 17 April 2010

Gus acting like girls - funny video

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattdaviss/guys-acting-like-girls-t4l

political humor

Iranian President has called President Obama a big bully. You know, when you're 5 feet 2 inches, you think everybody's a big bully." –Jay Leno


"He threatened to punch President Obama right in the knee." –Jay Leno

"Sarah Palin's daughter is speaking out. In an interview, Bristol says she realizes she was totally unprepared to be a mother. Hey, it's better than being a mother that's totally unprepared to be vice president." –Jay Leno

"Bristol Palin is continuing her campaign about teen pregnancy. It's funny that she's going around telling kids not to get pregnant when her mom is telling people, 'Drill, baby, drill.'" –Jimmy Kimmel

China has canceled a series of Bob Dylan concerts because they say his lyrics are too politically charged. Really? They understand his lyrics?


"Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, said of his time in office, "I was wrong 30% of the time." Well that's not bad - for a weatherman - or a free throw shooter - but you were the Chairman of the Fed. We need the Fed to be on the pill and you ran it on the rhythm method." –Seth Meyers


According to the Pentagon, al-Qaida has been so weakened financially that they're turning to crimes like drugs, prostitution, and adjustable-rate mortgages - Jay Leno


Well, according to the Pentagon, Al Qaeda is in financial ruin. You know why they're broke? Health insurance premiums." –Jay Leno


"Well, the big news is Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is retiring. I mean, this won't affect as many Americans as when Paula left 'American Idol,' but it's still a big deal." –Jay Leno

"Tiger Woods said he would try to keep his emotions under control, but after a bad swing, he used the F-word. Who does he think he is — vice president of the United States?" –Jay Leno


"KFC coming out with their new Double Down sandwich. It's bacon and cheese wrapped inside two pieces of fried chicken. In fact, today, Al Qaeda said: 'We quit. When it comes to killing Americans, we can't keep up with you guys.'" –Jay Leno

KFC double down sandwich

"KFC coming out with their new Double Down sandwich. It's bacon and cheese wrapped inside two pieces of fried chicken. In fact, today, Al Qaeda said: 'We quit. When it comes to killing Americans, we can't keep up with you guys.'" –Jay Leno

Chinese late Qing dynasty

The Chinese late Qing dynasty approach to banking regulation: Augmented by contracts permitting the enslavement of insiders' wives and children, and their relative's services as hostages, these governance mechanisms prevented insider fraud and propelled the banks to empire-wide dominance


From Marginal Revolution

Airport security

I wonder why Airport security always asks him has anyone put anything in your luggage without your knowledge? If it is without my knowledge, how the f would I know

Iceland again

thinks Iceland's last wish: to have its ashes scattered all over Europe

Iceland

heard there is no letter 'C' in the Icelandic language. So when European countries asked it for cash, Iceland gave them ash

Sarah Palin Sounds cool, ya know ;)

Sarah Palin this week on the possibility of her running for the White House on a ticket with Mitt Romney… "Sounds pretty good." Sarah Palin last week on the possibility of her running for the White House on a ticket with Michele Bachmann…"Sounds pretty cool."

Tuesday 13 April 2010

political humor

According to the Pentagon, al-Qaida has been so weakened financially that they're turning to crimes like drugs, prostitution, and adjustable-rate mortgages - Jay Leno


Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, said of his time in office, "I was wrong 30% of the time." Well that's not bad - for a weatherman - or a free throw shooter - but you were the Chairman of the Fed. We need the Fed to be on the pill and you ran it on the rhythm method." –Seth Meyers


China has canceled a series of Bob Dylan concerts because they say his lyrics are too politically charged. Really? They understand his lyrics?


Iranian President has called President Obama a big bully. You know, when you're 5 feet 2 inches, you think everybody's a big bully." –Jay Leno


He threatened to punch President Obama right in the knee." –Jay Leno

"Sarah Palin's daughter is speaking out. In an interview, Bristol says she realizes she was totally unprepared to be a mother. Hey, it's better than being a mother that's totally unprepared to be vice president." –Jay Leno

"Bristol Palin is continuing her campaign about teen pregnancy. It's funny that she's going around telling kids not to get pregnant when her mom is telling people, 'Drill, baby, drill.'" –Jimmy Kimmel

 "I'm a huge supporter of women. What I'm not is a supporter of liberalism. Feminism is what I oppose. Feminism has led women astray. I love the women's movement -- especially when walking behind it.'' —Rush Limbaugh, responding to criticism that he is sexist and defending his selection as one of the judges at the 2010 Miss America Pageant

Friday 2 April 2010

Wasteful Spending

During a fundraising trip to California, some young Republicans took the Republican Party credit card to a club in Hollywood that has nude dancers doing bondage shows. Very embarrassing for the people involved. I'm sure the strippers didn't want anyone to know they were hanging out with politicians." –Craig Ferguson


Republican chairman Michael Steele. Doesn't he sound like he would be a dancer at a bondage theme nightclub?" –Jay Leno

Thursday 1 April 2010

Big Boobs

A hopeful beauty queen for the Miss Plastic Hungary pageant (only for silicone-laden beauties!) fell over onstage and tore a ligament in her foot, allegedly under the weight of her new boobs. A friend told a newspaper, "She had not got used to the extra weight on top and her new hair extensions got in her eyes—she just lost her balance

Fucking Hell - Thats the name for a German beer, means light ale http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,686305,00.html

Fucking Hell - Thats the name for a German beer, means light ale http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,686305,00.html

Classic graffiti on philosophers, from U of Chicago

http://www.crescatgraffiti.com/graffiti/b-level-mens-bathroom/

Hat Tip Marginalrevolution

Obama with a halo

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bl-funny-pictures.htm?PS=732:13&x=260&y=138

Obama and Jesus

"Obama is not a brown-skinned anti-war socialist who gives away free healthcare. You're thinking of Jesus." -- John Fugelsang

Osama

FBI now says Osama bin Laden is healthy and giving the orders once again for al Qaeda. Today, Republicans blamed it on the new healthcare bill

republiicans' bondage club

Why did the republicans go to a bondage club, did they think the 'SM' door was Senator McCain's office? 

Thursday 25 March 2010

AEI & Heritage for Obamacare

The scholars from the American Institute were ordered not to speak on healthcare because too many of them agreed too much on what Obama was trying to do



From Krugman: Not to mention that Stuar Butler, of Heritage, a far harder right org, back in 2003, proposed an individual mandate coupled with subsidies to make insurance affordablehttp://www.heritage.org/Research/Testimony/Laying-the-Groundwork-for-Universal-Health-Care-Coverage
"Provide support to people to obtain health care based on their need, not where they happen to work, or their eligibility for welfare, or their military record, or their age.

Super-sizing the last supper

We've been overeating our way through ever-larger portions over the past 1,000 years, a U.S. study revealed after studying more than 50 paintings of the Biblical Last Supper.
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/super-sizing-the-last-supper/

Wednesday 24 March 2010

Putting legislation together to control the people


"It takes a long time," Dingell told a talk radio show on Tuesday, "to do the necessary administrative steps that have to be taken to put the legislation together to control the people." 


Pre-existing conditions


Healthcare bill covers pre-existing conditions. So the republicans get insurance coverage for surgically removing their heads from their asses

Bush wipes hand on Clinton's Shirt after shaking hands with Haitians


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/24/george-w-bush-wipes-hand_n_511188.html

No more republican support

John McCain said "there will no Republican support for the rest of the year." Shocking, what will the Democrats do now? And thanks, John, for offering to contribute to progress

SEC Employees Were Masturbating to Kiddie Porn While Your Economy Tanked - Sec - Gawker

http://gawker.com/5500023/sec-employees-were-masturbating-to-kiddie-porn-while-your-economy-tanked?skyline=true&s=i

Tuesday 23 March 2010

Political spectrum quiz

Political spectrum quiz http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html

News propaganda

Editorial in the Investor's Business Daily - "“People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless,” the editorial claims. That would be Stephen Hawkin...g, who was born in the UK and has lived there for his whole life.

Obama on brakes on recession

Obama say we've put the brakes on the recession - unfortunately, the brakes have been built by Toyota

Jon Stewart mocks CNN, Just Sayin'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/19/jon-stewart-mocks-cnn-for_n_262807.html - Just Saying

My prenup

I dream for the day my prenup would be like the U.S healthcare bill: $900 billion, 2000 pages

those who fail to learn from history

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/those-who-fail-learn-history

Bernanke

Ben Bernanke has been a victim of identity theft. His credit card company became suspicious when they noticed repeated purchases of large, failing American car companies

Banking in Holland

In Holland, Bankers were excluded from communion by an ordinance of 1581, joining a list of other shady occupations---pawnbrokers, actors, jugglers, acrobats, quacks, and brothel keepers---that were disqualified from receiving God's grace. Their wives were permitted to join the Lord's Supper, but only on condition tha...t they publicly declared their repugnance for their husband's profession!

Bernanke

When Ben Bernanke says recession is over, he means "Mission accomplished"

jedi religion

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/18/jedi-religion-tesco-hood-jones

Sith happens
The Empire Strikes back
May the farce be with you
The Jedi religion is a fake like all other religions

"Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Luke Skywalker all appeared hoodless without ever going over to the Dark Side and we are only aware of the Emperor as one who never removed his hood. If Jedi walk around our stores with their hoods on, they'll miss lots of special offers."

Healthcare Bill

Heard in the US, being fat might get classified as a medical disease. So, the next time your wife/girlfriend says, 'Do these jeans make me look fat?' you can go, 'Honey, I am not a doctor'

Tom Delay

Tom Delay quit Dancing with the Stars, because his partners kept slipping from the palms made greasy by lobbyists

Bill Ackman

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said prison operator Corrections Corp. was one of the best real-estate businesses around. The government is a major customer and there is strong demand for prison space and limited supply, Ackman explained. “It’s also a hedge against your hedge fund business, because as the SEC ramps up…”... Ackman said, prompting laughter at the conference. “We shouldn’t joke about that,” he added.

Car theft and economics

Car theft is at a 20-year low. Well, that shows you how bad the auto business is in this economy.

Subtle difference between Obama and Brown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BxK_vOww7I

Democrats vs Republicans Cartoon

http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/g/J/3/Dem-vs-Rep-Pledges.gif

Hitler's reaction after the healthcare reform

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQGBYY6HVMs&feature=player_embedded

Hitler finds out Scott Brown won Massachussets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4aQCiRjvZY

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