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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 15 August | 79 comments (79 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

insert yet another pithy comment:

"Mission Accomplished"
"We've always been at war with EastAsia"
"You can't make omelettes without breaking eggs"
"It's definitely worth it"

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Aug 15th, 2009 at 05:26:09 AM EST
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Re: Sigh... (4.00 / 4)

"Nobody could have foreseen..."

The peak-to-trough part of the business cycle is an outlier. Carnot would have died laughing.

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Aug 15th, 2009 at 05:30:20 AM EST
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Moustache Sigh... (none / 0)

don't worry; the situation will turn a corner in 6 months

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Aug 15th, 2009 at 06:42:54 AM EST
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Re: Moustache Sigh... (none / 0)

I remember a funny little cartoon in which Bush is running around a building repeatedly, all the while bragging about all the corners his projects are turning.

- Jake

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Sat Aug 15th, 2009 at 03:14:06 PM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 15 August | 79 comments (79 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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