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So, adding it all up so far, who has gotten the immediate benfit of this Cyprus fiasco?
Not him...
Not them
Not them...
Not them...
Not him...
Certainly not them...
The answer is this TBTF douche clown, who has managed to totally fall from the center of everyone's radar screen in just 72 media hours...
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Nailed it again, William. 'A picture paints a thousand words.' Not quite there yet in the chain of shame, though.
For words to match your urgent inquiry, I liked 'LuchadorChumba' most. Not that it matters.
This chess game is for high rollers, not poker players. The Cyprus gambit has opened negotiations between the major suits.
It is not a 'confiscation': the legal means by which money is transferred from private accounts without compensation into state or public authority accounts. The legal means is missing in this Cyprus parlay.
So: this is the ex-KGB mob and oligarchs vs their mirror image in the West.
Remember: both sides vye for tangible assets, and natural resources in particular. Think of the gas near Cyprus, apart from the farts of its frightened politicos who are now between a rock and a hard place. They can defy the EUSSR or defy the KGB/Russian oligarchs; both two faced lying killing psychopaths.
And then there is Israel, south east of Cyprus; in the neighborhood, so to speak.
This is a game of chess.
It's a horror show.
One of your best WB
Eustis Tilly, the original New Yorker icon, William? Or am I having free floating associations.
In any case, it fits Jamie.
WB - How about "We will do whatever it takes" Dragi pickpocketing a guy from Cyprus. And maybe by "we will do whatever it takes" he really meant "we'll take whatever you do" - could be just a translation problem!
"We will do whatever it takes" seems to be a growing planetary statist virus DB.
Introducing, the "Hoarders" Tax.
"Rep. Betsy Ritter, a Waterford Democrat, not only has sponsored a "combined reporting" bill, but she has also proposed a hoarder's tax. This would place a levy on liquid assets -- companies with a lot of money in the bank -- and dedicate the proceeds to job creation programs."
Because...its not enough for every dollar to be taxed just once. If you save whats left of that original dollar I (government) deem that "hoarding" not saving. We'll do this on just "evil corporations" first as its more palatable to the masses, then in ten years or so, to individuals.
http://www.ctmirror.com/story/19238/despite-no-tax-hike-pledge-malloy-budget-sparks-ideas-raise-revenue
You did the right thing by "bailing out" with all you could before it got stolen ;-)
Russia may or may not starts repairing pipeline: gas or oil; U name it
http://www.robertamsterdam.com/economist.jpg
http://elainemeinelsupkis.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/putin_cuts_ga...
Saratov – Moscow gas pipeline construction, 1944
http://www.gazprom.com/f/posts/40/149116/112.jpg
Nice pictures.
From the Saratov – Moscow gas pipeline construction, 1944
http://www.gazprom.com/f/posts/40/149116/112.jpg
Those ladies really dig their jobs.Hilarious video from Russian television, with English translation ...
Russians singing and laughing about the dependence of Europeans on Russian gas ... they turn the cutoff valve on stage while the Russian choir chuckles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7RD5ONjv8M
Hey, ZH'rs, lately I've been real pissed about your attitude. Remember, I called all of you chilitos... little dicks! Then, I told you, "Only babosos do the Mexican Hat Dance in front of recently whooped, and only retards warn they’re going to punch you in the mouth." Entonces... escucha...the IMF-EU-Western Luchador Combat Center just strapped on their giant burrito and are proclaiming ownership of the ring.
Now that I soiled my chonies, we got to talk. Uh... this whole thing about that Cyprus place, with all those mediterranean mexicans running round trying to pull their dinero out of los bancos. O.K., es muy importante! The KGBLuchadors put their prize winnings in esos bancos. This is not a mistake by the IMF-EU-Western Luchador Combat Center.
This is a call out! Ya know.. like, "Hey, pussy, your mask looks like your mamas face."
No mistake about it. There's gonna be some sangre spilled around the mat in the comin' rounds. I recommend not to sit too close to the ring if your wearing your whites.
Oh, and regarding the audiences dinero.. they get what they deserve. Huh? Not like bank deposits are su propiadad when ya loan them to a bank for interest.
Te sabes... in the end, it's all an illusion. But in the meantime... the game is so fun. Fiat money being stolen... Fiat cars stolen and being brought down to the chop shop in TJ. Aye aye aye...and the audience doesn't even know the entire show is a scam to keep you from seeing your fiat soul.
Viva El Luchador!
http://www.askchumba.com
Sooooo, uber boring.
a front row seat is more dangerous
A) at a Nascar race
B) Mexican Wrestling
C) on the floor of the NYSE
C) on the floor of ther NYSE data center...fix'd it for ya.
EURO CONTAGION: Das Merkelvirus
Whack 'er again, Bill, HARDER!
das euro iSHTAN FINEN SHAPEN!
Is that Daumier as your take off on the 'strut'????
Love that WWII era poster,,,,reminds me of the Cruel Sea......
I believe it is Alfred the Count d' Orsay who was pictured as the quintessential Victorian Dandy of his day.
I don't know who did the rendition I started with that looks to be a vintage engraving. I puffed the chest up, resized the hat and inserted Jamie the clown.
It seems the New Yorker created Eustace Tilley based on images of the count Count. Eustace has a much longer neck and collar.
http://enriquegdelag.blogspot.hk/2011/02/dandy-eustace-tilley-mr-peanut....
More here: http://www.dandyism.net/2008/06/22/count-your-blessings/
Now thinking about it, this warrants a much deeper satire of Eustace Jamie the Count of Doucheweasel
please oh please. we don't deserve it but we do so want it. thank you for your genius.
Pic 2, that grey thing protruding in front of white top/black pants is making me lose interest in the yabos.
The gray wrinkly thing belongs to the guy behind her.
That would be me.
The expression is the simple truth , not the complex truth. I am watching Levin question this fella Braunstein on CSPAN from the 15th , and it is comical that Braunstein cannot decipher what Levin is asking him. His pay last year was reduced to 5 mil from 9.5 mil. It's astonishing what has happened in this country in the last 5 years. It would seem that Braunstein overpaid for his diploma because his comprehension skills are lacking.
somewhere a russian sits on a yacht thinking
regarding the russian on the yacht thinking, i believe more than one. submarines too. maybe a few limos, surveillance planes, new york city subway cars. in the harvard club (dimon has an mba). with the kgb you just never know.
http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/KWN_DailyWeb.html
... thinking "What would happen if I turn off the natural gas to Europe?"
Henry Hub might explode?
what ever it is,i bet its shiny
Russian mob vs. Jewish mob.
Co-terminous. No "vs". Russian mob is heavily Jewish.
still and all the western banksters are attempting to take ten percent of the probably trillions of russian money in cyprus.
Jamie! I allllmost forgot about JD.
Thanks for the memory jog WB7.
WB ---- question, are you in the NYC area?
I'm living in Asia but running on Eastern Standard Tribe time.
Perhaps a little too cleverly, William Banzai might occasionally be seen in the city where the great Dr Jim Willie says is the safest place in the world to store your gold
From Willie's column :
« WHERE ARE THE SAFEST PLACES TO STORE GOLD BARS & COINS ??
Hong Kong for a number of reasons will remain the safest place for Gold storage. It has a long history of professionalism, independence, and integrity. Following the independence in 1997, the city state nation has pursued a unique role and direction. It is under the Chinese wing, but has its own regional charter toward continuity and some measure of autonomy. The Mainland China rulers prefer to use Hong Kong as a port to the West, but also to copy it internally. The British roots helped to establish HK bankers as top notch, but they are no longer subservient to London whims. The HK banking hub is the foremost in all of Asia, with a new rival Shanghai having emerged. The HK airport has greatly expanded its vaulted services. My source indicates that the HK vault service capacity is three to five times greater than reported. It has associations with all the major vault firms in an impressive list. Their integrity is as great as their disdain for the US bankers, with whom they show zero cooperation, as confirmed by an Interpol source. The claimed advantages of Singapore are spurious and illusory. Don't bother, since it does not even have a Depository Bond agreement for the bullion vault firms. »
http://news.goldseek.com/GoldenJackass/1361998800.php
WB7, Do you sleep? Just the volume of your work is astounding, not even looking at the Visual Combat aspect and the satirical content. To say I'm impressed would be the understatement of the day!!
DaddyO
I will admit that the formula of this past week has not involved much sleep events being as they have. I'm sure the Tyler's have been chugging 24/7 as well. It's an adrenalin rush.
Whale? I don't see any whales. He disappeared in plain sight. God Damned magician, that one.
The collapse is nigh then eh?
Bankster-stooge politicians grabbing at the guns is proof sufficient.
The black cygnet hatched Friday night. I believe it will be a full grown swan within two months.
That's one big ass flavor saver on the first dude.
He's been married 3 times and he can still smell his first wife's beaver.
Brilliant!
P.S. Keo beer is pretty decent. :)