Yayyy recession

nobodythere

Now I've put up with enough of these 'OH NO' recession threads, so I'm making one for all of us who are just a tad too excited about the whole thing.

I mean what's gonna happen? People jumping out of windows? World War III? Will I have to put a cow in my back garden?

I also love all these big numbers. The US is gonna bail em out with 700 BILLIONNNNNN dollars. But they're in debt 10.2 TRILLLLLLLIOONNNNN dollars! I used to think trillion was a made up word!

Exciting stuff this recession

Captain Darling

grasshopa wrote: »

Now I've put up with enough of these 'OH NO' recession threads, so I'm making one for all of us who are just a tad too excited about the whole thing.

I mean what's gonna happen? People jumping out of windows? World War III? Will I have to put a cow in my back garden?

Exciting stuff this recession

You are not yet wise in the ways of the world yet Grasshopa.



Thread fail.

nobodythere

You're right i'm a mortgage-having fool in denial

Captain Darling

grasshopa wrote: »

You're right i'm a mortgage-having fool in denial

Ditto, i tend to avoid the news, threads about the recession and reality these days.

Oshare Bones

On the plus side, it might sort out Ireland's cocaine problem ..

Wertz

The only cocaine problem in Ireland is that there isn't enough to go around...

4zn76tysfajdxp

grasshopa wrote: »

Now I've put up with enough of these 'OH NO' recession threads, so I'm making one for all of us who are just a tad too excited about the whole thing.

I mean what's gonna happen? People jumping out of windows? World War III? Will I have to put a cow in my back garden?

I also love all these big numbers. The US is gonna bail em out with 700 BILLIONNNNNN dollars. But they're in debt 10.2 TRILLLLLLLIOONNNNN dollars! I used to think trillion was a made up word!

Exciting stuff this recession

How about nobody starts any recession threads at all? That would make a refreshing change from the monotony of unemployment for those of us without jobs.

Jet Black

Im safe anyway. Got offered a job as a civil servant.... Ye know job for life and all that.

Krieg

Can we place a wordfilter on the word "Recession" ? (seriously)
So it changes to something like "Kittens"

Piste

We might start winning the eurovision again!

KnifeWRENCH

AAAAARGH! ENOUGH ABOUT THE ****ING RECESSION ALREADY!!!!

Seriously, there are other things happening in the world...

overexcitedaj

ah its like the 80's again. ( or it looks like it from those episodes of reeling in the years) :pac:

mike65

I embrace the recession, or does the recession crush me?

Mike

Ruu_Old

I'm bring monopoly money into circulation, it'll soon have more value.

Phototoxin

I just read that oil dropped to $77 a barrel ? where's the drop in petrol prices ?

ejmaztec

I'm looking forward to getting my Trocaire supplies from those generous people in Darfur. Yummity yum.

Kensington

Piste wrote: »

We might start winning the eurovision again!

No, just... just... no.

phantom_lord

Phototoxin wrote: »

I just read that oil dropped to $77 a barrel ? where's the drop in petrol prices ?

the dollar has strengthened a ton tho

OPENROAD

Phototoxin wrote: »

I just read that oil dropped to $77 a barrel ? where's the drop in petrol prices ?

Still waiting, though pumps in the UK seem to be passing on the cuts, no use for us though

ejmaztec

phantom_lord wrote: »

the dollar has strengthened a ton tho

Damn clever those Americans - screwing the rest of the world, then ending up with a strong currency.

The only upside so-far is that Roman Abramovich has lost about £12 billion on the Russian stock-exchange.

towel401

i think there should be a sticky thread or a ban on recession threads. they're old news now

Wurly

I hope street parties make a comeback!:D

ScumLord

OMG!!!!! Euronews is using Ireland as an example for the recession. If the European propaganda channel says it's true then we're screwed...!!! da da daaaaaahhhhhhh...

luckat

But why isn't there a recession forum?

ScumLord

luckat wrote: »

But why isn't there a recession forum?

Duh, we can't afford one like.

andrewlownie101

grasshopa wrote: »

Now I've put up with enough of these 'OH NO' recession threads, so I'm making one for all of us who are just a tad too excited about the whole thing.

I mean what's gonna happen? People jumping out of windows? World War III? Will I have to put a cow in my back garden?

I also love all these big numbers. The US is gonna bail em out with 700 BILLIONNNNNN dollars. But they're in debt 10.2 TRILLLLLLLIOONNNNN dollars! I used to think trillion was a made up word!

Exciting stuff this recession

will you be so happy when martial law is declared?????

4zn76tysfajdxp

ScumLord wrote: »

OMG!!!!! Euronews is using Ireland as an example for the recession. If the European propaganda channel says it's true then we're screwed...!!! da da daaaaaahhhhhhh...

You think that's bad??? Two words: The Commitments.

OPENROAD

OPENROAD wrote: »

Still waiting, though pumps in the UK seem to be passing on the cuts, no use for us though

Only after gb leaned on 'em.

Don't mess with the tarton mafia...

luckat

luckat wrote: »

But why isn't there a recession forum?

There is, its here... :pac:

phantom_lord

phantom_lord wrote: »

the dollar has strengthened a ton tho

45% drop in oil price, 20% drop in euro/doller since last summer - whoe's getting the rest...????

4zn76tysfajdxp

Me.

luckat

I wonder how long it will take our intellectual classes to stop running around shrieking and wringing their hands and start planning our way out of this?

Back in the days of wealth and second houses, weren't they talking about training lots of scientists (while starving the universities of funds so they were staffed by starveling post-docs who'd totter into old age without achieving tenure)? Weren't they talking about upskilling everyone? Getting those high-end jobs that are going to India and China?

We still have plenty of advantages - part of one of the world's great consumer economies in Europe, English-speaking, well educated.

Hell, we might even solve the drugs problem if we retrained the brightest of the thugs to produce the stuff for medical use.

Where are the scholarships for studying science, the rewards for business excellence? C'mon, now, lads (non-sexist Tipperary-style usage), time to get yereselves in gear.

luckat

luckat wrote: »

We still have plenty of advantages - part of one of the world's great consumer economies in Europe,

That's one of the reasons we're in this mess...

Kenjd

Whats the difference between a merchant banker and a pigeon?
A pigeon can still put a deposit down on a Ferrari!!!

Whats the definition of optimism?
A merchant banker with 5 ironed shirts!!
:D

andrewlownie101

Kenjd wrote: »

Whats the difference between a merchant banker and a pigeon?
A pigeon can still put a deposit down on a Ferrari!!!

Whats the definition of optimism?
A merchant banker with 5 ironed shirts!!
:D

:eek: Don't believe all you read.

Where do you think all the public money has gone?? It's gone into their pockets, and the dumb taxpayer has swallowed all the propaganda stories.

andrewlownie101

andrewlownie101 wrote: »

:eek: Don't believe all you read.

Where do you think all the public money has gone?? It's gone into their pockets, and the dumb taxpayer has swallowed all the propaganda stories.

I don't think many taxpayers have swallowed that, but short of riots on the streets, the governments are going to look after their banker & developer friends.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Phototoxin wrote: »

I just read that oil dropped to $77 a barrel ? where's the drop in petrol prices ?

You'll find out on the 14th. Probably around 5.20 to 5.30 pm....