tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post3461299841083758597..comments2023-09-04T21:36:48.170+10:00Comments on The Site Formally Known As: Vivre la France!Stubbadubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333188150383405691noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-59783079388606626212012-06-18T16:46:22.645+10:002012-06-18T16:46:22.645+10:00I saw that, Mr E; and I've noticed that just a...I saw that, Mr E; and I've noticed that just about all of RT's programs have had it as a major point of discussion.<br /><br />I would have thought that a major financial news channel would have at least considered it a minor point of discussion. <br /><br />Obviously I still have a lot to learn about just how small the world really is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-6486129366315543232012-06-18T15:23:39.260+10:002012-06-18T15:23:39.260+10:00Doesn't seem to be too much discussion from Bl...<i><br />Doesn't seem to be too much discussion from Bloomberg & Co about it though</i><br /><br />Alex,<br /><br />Why would Bloomberg have anything to say about Jamie Dimons all-star Washington bidet.<br /><br />Michael Bloomberg is an ex-Wall Street multi-billionaire whose company is in the business of selling information to the Wall Street traders. It was as a result of their financial backing and influence that he got to be Mayor of New York. This is the guy who a few years back financed the scandal that removed Elliott Spitzer from the New York Governors mansion, when Spitzer started publicly expressing concerns about the shenanigans going on 0n Wall Street even then.<br /><br />Thom Hartmann did a really good show on this<a href="http://www.rt.com/programs/big-picture/conversations-great-minds-hayes/" rel="nofollow"> here.</a>Mr Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920080753047166402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-78100897373861324492012-06-17T20:24:27.727+10:002012-06-17T20:24:27.727+10:00The US Banking Industry now had the two things tha...<i>The US Banking Industry now had the two things that it needed most, an obscenely relaxed regulatory environment and the best government money can buy.</i><br /><br />Lo and behold, if old Jon wasn't talking about exactly this last week; after Jamie Dimon faced a full-forced arse-licking from a senate comity upon annoncing some very large losses. <br /><br />Doesn't seem to be too much discussion from Bloomberg & Co about it though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-7764189135411844222012-06-13T11:44:44.751+10:002012-06-13T11:44:44.751+10:00Mr E Palestine has been done, as you might know, o...Mr E Palestine has been done, as you might know, over at mine in oh around 2009. If you go here http://melbgirltakeonthings.blogspot.com.au/2009_01_01_archive.html and scroll down to Jan 14 and Jan 13 and read the comments, you will find a treasure trove of old commenters' gold. Or should that be commenters' old gold?<br /><br />God my blog used to be good.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-45912904949450109562012-06-13T09:24:00.489+10:002012-06-13T09:24:00.489+10:00Wanna do Palestine next?
For the love of God, no!...<i>Wanna do Palestine next?</i><br /><br />For the love of God, no!!Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-54120802616109473642012-06-11T17:43:20.628+10:002012-06-11T17:43:20.628+10:00Oh, and Jordan too. I know so little about Jordan ...Oh, and Jordan too. I know so little about Jordan that I didn't even think to mention it.<br /><br />Also, what do you know about the African continent? A discussion for a later time, perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-1773484284574064572012-06-11T17:22:35.776+10:002012-06-11T17:22:35.776+10:00Sounds real good to me Mr E. I actually wanted to ...Sounds real good to me Mr E. I actually wanted to ask you for a history lesson on Syria and Lebanon, but was worried that you might've been finding the conversation a little tiresome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-52150932927254287832012-06-10T19:10:27.780+10:002012-06-10T19:10:27.780+10:00Hey Alex,
Wow, forty posts without involving a di...Hey Alex,<br /><br />Wow, forty posts without involving a discussion of Perseus' sexlife. <br /><br />Wanna do Palestine next?<br /><br />Maybe some of the regular members here might have an opinion on that.<br /><br />There's always hope....Mr Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920080753047166402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-13867578792013701162012-06-08T17:10:08.081+10:002012-06-08T17:10:08.081+10:00I shall try, Mr E. Thank you kindly.I shall try, Mr E. Thank you kindly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-56885130470346703022012-06-04T22:24:54.117+10:002012-06-04T22:24:54.117+10:00Hi Alex,
Basically, the situation on I see it, a...Hi Alex,<br /><br />Basically, the situation on I see it, and I have to say at this point that I am not in any way an expert in this field, but all of the assertions that I have made in this thread, are based on what I truly believe based on the evidence.<br /><br />All the evidence points to the fact that American dollar created out of thin air, without the backing of hard metal beit either gold or silver is no longer sustainable. At the present time there is not enough gold bullion on the planet to pay off the international debt the United States of America has been clocking up in 1972, let alone the interest accruing.<br /><br />At some point the rest of the world has to say to the people of America, "No More", the United States has been living way beyond its means for over three decades, and I'm afraid the time has come where they have to face the reality of the situation. At the highest levels they know this, but in order to preserve their power, the people have to be kept in the dark about this. Everything is fine, nothing to see here, move along.<br /><br />I firmly believe that what we are witnessing now is the beginning of the end of the US empire. It is simply not possible to sustain the facade of the US dollars value as a currency worthy of its position as the default currency for international exchange.<br /><br />All of the efforts going on at the present time, are simply an attempt to postpone the inevitable. At some point the dollar must crash. It won't be pleasant for anybody, but it has to happen, sooner rather than later, in order for the world's financial markets to get back to something approaching reality.<br /><br /><br />Sleep well, E.Mr Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920080753047166402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-3766429410827519792012-06-04T11:37:06.345+10:002012-06-04T11:37:06.345+10:00I was lying in bed last night, thinking about what...I was lying in bed last night, thinking about what's going on in the financial markets at the moment; and this thought came to me:<br /><br />The BRICS countries have been talking about starting their own world bank that doesn't use the US dollar; the other day China and Japan announced that they're no longer going to be using the US dollar for their trade; and Mr E, you were saying that a number of oil producing countries have been (attempting) moving away from the US dollar as well. Now, assuming that everything else you said is correct, and the world does steadily move away from the US dollar, and the value of the US dollar and, subsequently, the US economy collapses; you're going to have a very large country, with a very large sense of entitlement, a very very large military, and a corrupt government that (on one side, at least) seems to have found its niche peddling a message of fear and outrage to a constituency of uneducated religious fundamentalist. <br /><br />Am I right about this? I hope not, because that all seems a bit scary, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-67705962454045667172012-06-02T20:21:41.186+10:002012-06-02T20:21:41.186+10:00So why are the west so interested in Syria now? I ...So why are the west so interested in Syria now? I mean, they're not a major oil producing nation and, after Afghanistan, they can't be expecting to plop a democracy into place there. So what then?<br /><br /><i>Any type of light beer is ridiculous. What's the point. Just don't drink. I'd rather be stone cold sober than drink a fucking light beer.</i><br /><br />I used to feel this way; but, believe it or not, after actually <i>being</i> stone cold sober for a few years, I really started to miss the <i>taste</i> of beer (and whiskey). For New Year's, I got some of that I-can't-believe-it's-not-beer stuff that Coopers sells in the lolly-water aisle of the supermarket now. It didn't taste like <i>really</i> good beer, but it was close enough. And considering how the rest of the night went, it was pretty much the highlight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-85870533132069741572012-06-01T23:41:29.649+10:002012-06-01T23:41:29.649+10:00Any type of light beer is ridiculous. What's t...Any type of light beer is ridiculous. What's the point. Just don't drink. I'd rather be stone cold sober than drink a fucking light beer.<br /><br />Happy Friday night all, and go Cats.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-31185023785742229212012-06-01T16:28:03.561+10:002012-06-01T16:28:03.561+10:00Warm beer is grouse. I have not tried Budweiser Li...Warm beer is grouse. I have not tried Budweiser Light. My fave beer is Redback with two little wedges of lemon. They have to be little because I have to get them back out and eat them when I've finished. Mr E. would you like to send me 6 Redback?squibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-89290972683642416422012-05-31T22:23:46.251+10:002012-05-31T22:23:46.251+10:00Hi Mr E I'm here. Trying to work out what hell...Hi Mr E I'm here. Trying to work out what hell for me would be.<br /><br />Still thinking. Maybe being blind? I can't come up with anything funny. Or being trapped at an endless dinner party with boring people. No wine?Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-17427389735343765012012-05-31T21:33:59.495+10:002012-05-31T21:33:59.495+10:00Where's Melbs?Where's Melbs?Mr Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920080753047166402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-85475321321756758012012-05-31T20:02:12.062+10:002012-05-31T20:02:12.062+10:00Squib.
I can only assume, giving your most recent...Squib.<br /><br />I can only assume, giving your most recent post, that you are totally unfamiliar with Budweiser Light. If you would care to provide me with a mailing address for your good self to my e-mail, I will happily purchase and send you a sixpack of Budweiser Light and the thermometer. On receipt of the above, you should serve it to a select group of sorta friends, i.e. people who you wouldn't give a flying fuck if you never see again, at the optimum slightly too warm temperature of between eight and twelve degrees centigrade.<br /><br />After which you can send me a formal apology by return e-mail and publish a post retracting your previous post.Mr Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920080753047166402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-2636857116142972072012-05-31T13:46:49.175+10:002012-05-31T13:46:49.175+10:00Despite what Mr E claims, hell cannot, by definiti...Despite what Mr E claims, hell cannot, by definition, have any beersquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-39899215657078824322012-05-29T16:44:19.867+10:002012-05-29T16:44:19.867+10:00Alex,
I'm really glad that the Azeri people h...Alex,<br /><br />I'm really glad that the Azeri people have had their day in the sun and were able to use the opportunity of the song contest to focus, albeit briefly the world's attention on the ongoing civil rights cluster fuck in their country. But as with all these kind major international events where the government does everything in its power to present a shiny, sanitised image to the world, whether it be a song contest, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games or whatever, in the greater scheme of things nothing will change.<br /><br />We are dealing here with a totally corrupt police state ruled over by a brutal dictatorial regime who in itself are ruled by yet another even more brutal dictatorial regime namely British Petroleum. I had dubious honour of having both the Azeri Government and British Petroleum Caspian Sea Division as clients a couple of years ago, total unmitigated cunts to a man.<br /><br />I'd like to hope that the publicity gained during the song contest would produce some lasting benefit to the Azeri people, but I know it won't.Mr Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920080753047166402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-87223831470020072572012-05-29T16:21:15.001+10:002012-05-29T16:21:15.001+10:00If you can, I guess it'd explain why none of t...If you can, I guess it'd explain why none of the parents are concerned with what their kids are doing.<br /><br />I'm not sure what my personal vision of hell involves but I'm fairly certain that at some point Scott Morrison would show up in a frilly torsolette and perform a four hour cabaret rendition of Mambo #5.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-26775473778965582472012-05-29T14:31:37.303+10:002012-05-29T14:31:37.303+10:00Hell is the (enclosed) Fremantle Leisure Centre in...<i>Hell is the (enclosed) Fremantle Leisure Centre in summer.</i><br /><br />Can you at least get a beer there, Squib?Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-44471598813601146852012-05-28T11:50:08.211+10:002012-05-28T11:50:08.211+10:00Hell is the (enclosed) Fremantle Leisure Centre in...Hell is the (enclosed) Fremantle Leisure Centre in summer. 50 C and one million shrieking kids whose parents obviously do not care if they want to somersault backwards 1mm from edge of pool. I try and read during lessons and other people's kids actually drip on The Iliad. Unbelievable!squibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-3187866099289802372012-05-28T00:34:33.579+10:002012-05-28T00:34:33.579+10:00Just out of curiosity, what year was that?
Actua...Just out of curiosity, what year was that? <br /><br />Actually, apart from the Bud, your description of hell sounds about like what I usually do to relax (only with the ratio of Eurovsion to movies reversed by a factor of fifty). <br /><br />So anyway, no thoughts on the western media's sudden and no doubt fleeting interest in the forcible displacement of Azerbaijani citizenry in order to accommodate the tenth level of Discharge's inferno? I thought I might learn something, since you're obviously far more familiar with that part of the world than I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-29573277241618673182012-05-27T19:52:22.600+10:002012-05-27T19:52:22.600+10:00Alex,
I'm an atheist and therefore don't ...Alex,<br /><br />I'm an atheist and therefore don't believe in hell, but if I did, my ultimate vision of hell would be a large empty room apart from a large number of comfy settees surrounded on all sides by huge plasma screens running the Eurovision song contest over and over and over and over and over again. On arrival in said room, the guests would be presented with a large glass of just slightly too warm Budweiser Light, the glass would have magical properties in that each time you took a sip, it would instantly refill itself. And so it would go, for all eternity, Eurovision and warm Budweiser Light . Except of course a Sunday night, which is movie night when such cinematic giants as Ishtar and Waterworld would be screened on a continuous basis accompanied by yet more slightly too warm Budweiser Light.<br /><br />The last time I actually watched the Eurovision song contest, I was staying at a moderately priced hotel in Basel Switzerland, having just spent two weeks as a guest artist at Electronic Arts Festival in Austria followed by a week at the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth Germany, by which time I was so desperate to hear spoken English, I would have watched anything. I would happily cheer lead the collapse Of the Euro as a currency, all the EU as an entity, on the condition that the Eurovision song contest went with it.Mr Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920080753047166402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-64305269599248129012012-05-27T13:26:05.488+10:002012-05-27T13:26:05.488+10:00Mr E, I think it's a bit of a shame that you d...Mr E, I think it's a bit of a shame that you deleted that last comment. To a fair degree, I share those sentiments and even mentioned it to Melba a week or two ago. People get busy, get involved in other things, lose interest, move on and whatnot -- it happens everywhere, I guess; but yeah, I've noticed. It's a pity we don't have the big Perseus/Boogeyman battles anymore, but I'm hopeful that things will pick up again at some point. After all, what's life without hope, 'ey.<br /><br />Oh, and if it helps at all, I can call you a cunt any time you like. Just putting the offer on the table, y'know.<br /><br />Hey, are you much of a Eurovision fan, Mr E? What's your take on the brouhaha over the preparation for this year's big technophonic tugfest and related human-rights violations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com