Damn right! - Man hits one banker with one or more eggs but misses another

Hagar · 14-05-2009 06:16AM

Hard boiled eggs FTW.

InFront · 14-05-2009 06:30AM

I think I can understand the egg guy's anger but in reality throwing eggs was the wrong thing to do on two counts.
Firstly, I'm sure there were a lot of very anxious shareholders there who may have gone out of their way to be present and felt a similar level of worry and frustration, but who could have done without the added drama and distraction which he brought to the proceedings. The eggs did nothing for their lost money.

Secondly, investing in shares is always a risk venture and that is that. If I were to gamble my life savings on the even-money, surething, dead cert favourite at the Curragh and he finishes last, should I be entitled to my money back? Absolutely not. I would have taken a gamble, and gambling by its nature cannot prescribe a guaranteed victory as a condition of the arrangement.

hussey · 14-05-2009 07:01AM

I blame the shareholders for putting all their eggs in one basket.

The chairman has to speculate to accumulate ... and you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs

14-05-2009 07:44AM

Some old fart from Blackrock lost money in shares, so he thinks its okay to throw eggs, shame on him.
If that had been a teenager from the inner city throwing eggs, he'd have got lagged so damn quick his head would spin.

because its an old git, its great.
Jaze.

AckwelFoley · 14-05-2009 10:08AM

This aul bollox gambled when he invested. He held on to them when he should have sold. Cest la vie.

i lost 100k on an investment.. My fault.. I had a **** to relieve the stress..i didnt try to blame anyone else

Miriam Crowley · 14-05-2009 10:16AM

That guy is my hero :pac:

Mr.Lizard · 14-05-2009 10:25AM

snyper wrote: »

i lost 100k on an investment.. My fault.. I had a **** to relieve the stress..i didnt try to blame anyone else

Eggactly. It was all in your own hand(s).

okgirl · 14-05-2009 10:37AM

Fair play to Gary Keogh.

I do not think his anger was vented solely on behalf of himself and his own loss. I think he made a stand on behalf of ALL the investors. The individual amount of loss, adresses of investors or wether or not they had all their investments in AIB or not is not the issue. Gary's actions have high lighted the anger felt by the people who have been misinformed over the years by the b(w)ankers who have lined their own pockets and still continue to do so.

It is about time we stood up for ourselves and others to stop this happening again. Gary threw the eggs when Mr. Gleeson sneered at a shareholder and demanded he sat down. I commend him for his actions. I hope the eggs were as rotten as the board.

Oak3 · 14-05-2009 11:55AM

The bottom line is that the biggest bank in the country is now thoroughly discredited. The impact of this event has little bearing on whether or not shareholders lost money on their punt, or whether half the households in the country are up to their eyeballs in debt and unable to pay.

The impact of this event means that it is quite clear that no banking institution will ever be allowed to operate in this manner again, ever. That the ire of the irish public is abundantly clear, and that we will ultimately have our pound of flesh for what they have inflicted on our beloved country. But now is the time, make no mistake. We must demand an entirely new system of banking and a square metre of property must be re-valued.

And anyway, aren't all those mortgages now null and void? Of course they are. And aren't pyramid schemes illegal? Of course they are.

Class action anyone? Pile in folks as fast as your little legs can carry you. Shall we reposess our own homes?

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread383188/pg1

lots of love,
Oak3

walshb · 14-05-2009 12:17PM

It's a lotta' bloody nonsense if you ask me and all over the papers he's some
sort of hero? What, because he threw eggs at people. What nonsense!
What did he prove? What did he tell us or what impact did he have, except that he's a bit of a knob who likes to throw eggs when angry:rolleyes:

jacko · 14-05-2009 01:32PM

does anyone have a link to the interview he gave - i just caught a small bit of it on Newstalk yesterday

My name is Mud · 14-05-2009 02:21PM

jacko wrote: »

does anyone have a link to the interview he gave - i just caught a small bit of it on Newstalk yesterday

I think the yolk of the matter was that he was shell shocked.

Damn right! - Man hits one banker with one or more eggs but misses another

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