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Thursday Open Thread | 212 comments (212 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Yep, spent the day they got them.

Ah, well I'll hold onto my imaginary money a while longer.

by Maryb2004 on Thu Oct 9th, 2008 at 04:25:11 PM EST
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That's too bad. Doesn't look like Ford and GM are going to make it. The former's trading below $2. The latter's below $5 and dropped about a third of its value today.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Oct 9th, 2008 at 05:08:59 PM EST
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Re: Shit (none / 0)

A pop-cicle company or lemonade stand sells for more than $2/share.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Thu Oct 9th, 2008 at 05:11:19 PM EST
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Re: Thursday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

GM is at it's lowest since 1950, which means we haven't progressed since i was born, at least in the auto industry. and believe me, i'm old.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Thu Oct 9th, 2008 at 05:11:58 PM EST
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Re: Thursday Open Thread (none / 1)

GM hasn't produced anything worth the powder to blow to hell since 1950. I think Wall Street's being pretty generous.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Oct 9th, 2008 at 05:15:04 PM EST
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Re: Thursday Open Thread (none / 1)

I have trouble feeling sorry for the companies or their shareholders but I feel sorry for the workers.

by Maryb2004 on Thu Oct 9th, 2008 at 06:06:03 PM EST
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Re: Thursday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Same here. But we can't just prop up Detroit forever. The Big Three have been managed by world-class morons for too long, and at some point I think we have to say, "Sorry, guys, but it's time to find a buyer," as we've done with the banks.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Oct 9th, 2008 at 06:14:18 PM EST
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Re: Thursday Open Thread (none / 1)

Cry a river with Sad Guys On Trading Floors.

by das monde on Fri Oct 10th, 2008 at 01:18:54 AM EST
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Re: Thursday Open Thread (none / 0)

Great pictures. Too bad about the "funny" captions.

by Trond Ove on Fri Oct 10th, 2008 at 05:11:56 AM EST
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