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Odds and Ends: ET as Dostoyevski Novel edition?

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:09:09 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 2)

Can I be Fyodor Karamazov?

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:12:35 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 2)

I'm fed up with being Kalashnikov

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:13:27 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 3)

Joke!

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:14:13 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (none / 1)

that triggered some memories

<counting until ceebs gets stuck in>

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:16:08 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 3)

you want me to be the butt of your jokes?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:19:33 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 2)

Oh no, not another round of snark.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:20:32 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 2)

I've got you in my sights

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:21:20 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 2)

this one might cause me to rifle through the dictionary.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:21:44 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 2)

Put it all in a bullet list

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:22:34 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 3)

That was a dum-dum comment

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:23:58 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 2)

You are attempting to muzzle me?

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:24:43 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 2)

don't know about you but i'm drawing a blank.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:29:08 PM EST
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I'm over a barrel myself...

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:30:34 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 2)

That's a rare sight.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:38:23 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 3)

see I had run out.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:38:49 PM EST
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Re: Diary sized comment (4.00 / 2)

Can I be the Idiot?

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

by Melanchthon on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 07:09:31 PM EST
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Quick, set up a wiki page (4.00 / 2)

Poemless's Law (also known as Poemless's Rule of Dostoyevskian Likeness) is an adage formulated by poemless in 2009. The law states: "As ET grows older, the probability of its members resembling characters from a novel by Feodor Dostoyevsky approaches one."

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms." -Dostoevsky

by poemless on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 05:27:46 PM EST
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Re: Quick, set up a wiki page (none / 1)

Are you sure it isn't Kafka?

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 05:58:49 PM EST
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Re: Quick, set up a wiki page (4.00 / 2)

If I were sure, it's couldn't be Kafkaesque, now could it?

:D

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms." -Dostoevsky

by poemless on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 06:02:58 PM EST
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Re: Quick, set up a wiki page (4.00 / 2)

Yeah, yeah, but where is the cross-post of your comment as an Odds and Ends?

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 05:59:58 PM EST
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Re: Quick, set up a wiki page (4.00 / 2)

Because the best thing would be for this madness to spawn yet another meta diary?

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms." -Dostoevsky

by poemless on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 06:04:09 PM EST
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Re: Quick, set up a wiki page (none / 1)

At least we'd have one of literary quality.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 06:04:58 PM EST
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Re: Quick, set up a wiki page (none / 1)

Good point....

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms." -Dostoevsky

by poemless on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 at 06:21:59 PM EST
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