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Some people happily and proudly collect their prizes, some don't. Here are some people who will likely not collect their prizes:
Economics: The directors, executives, and auditors of four Icelandic banks -- Kaupthing Bank, Landsbanki, Glitnir Bank, and Central Bank of Iceland -- for demonstrating that tiny banks can be rapidly transformed into huge banks, and vice versa -- and for demonstrating that similar things can be done to an entire national economy.


En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 2nd, 2009 at 03:08:47 PM EST
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No need for "likely". Here is the full list of who did and did not attend. Those that did not attend were

  • Catherine Douglas of the cow resrarch, who was unable to travel because she recently gave birth (she did send a photo of herself, her new daughter dressed in a cow suit, and a cow.)

  • The winners of the economic prize, of course.

  • As literature went to the unidentified Prawo Jazdy, he/she was hard to fnd. But Karolina Lewestam, holder of a Polish driver's license, speaking on behalf of all her fellow Polish licensed drivers accepted it.

  • Mathematics. See economics.
  • by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Sat Oct 3rd, 2009 at 01:53:16 AM EST
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    As literature went to the unidentified Prawo Jazdy

    I thought it went to the Irish Garda?

    En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

    by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 3rd, 2009 at 04:31:42 AM EST
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    You're absolutely right. I saw who accepted it, and didn't read carefully...
    by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Sat Oct 3rd, 2009 at 04:52:56 AM EST
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