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Caption Contest: If Gold Is Broken, They "Fix" It

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Much has been written recently about the rigged London "gold fixing" process, during which, as even Bloomberg recently covered, the price of gold is blatantly manipulated. One thing was, however, missing: a photo of the fixers in practice. Today, courtesy of German WiWo, we show just what said "fixing" looks like in real life every single day.

h/t @DrGideonGono

 

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Mon, 12/09/2013 - 22:36 | 4231416 Emergency Ward
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"No, no fucking anchovies!"

 

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 17:47 | 4230593 whidbey-2
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I know that bunch, They are harmless unless you upset them in which case they will off you between phone calls.  And that office is in Philly, not Britian, who you trying to kid?.  The gang that runs it also runs a book on football that pays off in gold - sometimes.

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 17:47 | 4230594 whidbey-2
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I know that bunch, They are harmless unless you upset them in which case they will off you between phone calls.  And that office is in Philly, not Britian, who you trying to kid?.  The gang that runs it also runs a book on football that pays off in gold - sometimes.

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 17:49 | 4230601 Barry McBear
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"The Chinese will pay each of us $200 million if we can manage to supress the price of gold for another 12 months"

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 17:51 | 4230608 RaceToTheBottom
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"If you can get me that redhead, I will give you the info"

"100,000 this time, no discounts, like yesterday"

"Make sure this transaction comes from my hidden account, right?"

 

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 17:51 | 4230613 The Wisp
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Come On Guys... Give me a Number I can Work With...

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 17:57 | 4230626 silverstud
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"WTF... we're out of milk?"

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 18:00 | 4230633 JohnFrodo
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Cabbagedollars

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 18:03 | 4230645 robochess
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What do ya think, Charlie?

I dunno. What do you think, Bill?

Hmm... I dunno... how about you, Miles?

Huh? Don't know. You, Leroy?

Well, I talked with hussein and hussein says...

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 18:14 | 4230672 mm17101978
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Those damn fuckers should be hanged immediately! The problem is: no pole would volunteer to be used for such a punishment! Damn bastards! Long live Gold (and Silver)!

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 18:22 | 4230691 Son of Captain Nemo
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The only reason they're on the phone is so that GCHQ and NSA can make a recording of it for posterity.

To be released for public scrutiny without any convictions and after all legal liability and statute of limitations have been exceeded upon their deaths at least 20 years later...

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 18:24 | 4230693 falak pema
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Here is an amusing story about ZH's avatar and fight club : 

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/10/mike-tyson-brad-pitt-robin-giv...

No Fight Club Here! ‘Stoned’ Brad Pitt Begged Mike Tyson ‘Dude, Don’t Strike Me’ During Confrontation After He Started Dating His Estranged Wife

Hey its only Hollywood; we print the legend !

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 20:21 | 4231073 W74
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Please, I haven't had any action in months, but I'd never stoop so low as Robin Givens.  And this article suggests that Brad, young Brad was romantically linked with it?  Uh...I'm going to call the celebrity gossip mills out on their bullshit.  Calling Pitt out on the bullshit as well, anyone can make anything up.

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 05:39 | 4231790 falak pema
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Well u should take that up with Mike Tyson.

He has had written an "authorised" biography of his life where this episode is highlighted.

Fight club hero is not what the legend says according to Iron Mike! 

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 06:33 | 4231808 Moe Howard
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Actor. What part of actor you don't get.

 He pretends to be something or someone he is not.

  The fact that any of you are suprised that the actor is not really the part is quite shocking to me. What else have you been mind fucked by in the unreality of the TV/Radio/Movie propaganda stream....

Next thing you will tell me a 90 pound female detective on TV can't really toss around, punch out or beat up 250 pound thugs in the ghetto....

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 08:01 | 4231819 falak pema
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I said it was amusing how far an image can become legend.

Don't get hot under the collar 'cos the reality of humans can be contrary to the image...we all know that.

What is more evocative is the USE of the IMAGe by Media to become an ICONIC virtual "value system"....aka fight club meme.

Ya know...the Mafia image of "its only business" and "he sleeps with the fish" becoming "value systems" of populist folk lore, like it was the way to go. It just dumbs down society. 

People lose their focus and take the image for reality like in Wal mart fight club during sales...Mad Men mystique of spin doctors and consequences. And, its a sign of the times in ALL of society.

Its now prevalent in WS... so what comes around is that derivative virtuality in money is more important than the REAL economy. Its staring you in the face, the sense of my logic on a larger scale.

Ben and Blankfein are in their own fight club mode to defend their turf, the hard earned wealth of the Oligarchs. UNtil some Iron Mike of real economy shows them up. 

QED.

 

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 18:22 | 4230695 sosoome
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"I dare say good man, at this point, what difference does it make?"

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 18:51 | 4230758 JimmyRainbow
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a few guys missing connected via lightfiber phones during the fixing. 1 in every TBTF bank

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 18:48 | 4230761 monad
Mon, 12/09/2013 - 19:08 | 4230821 novictim
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LOL

...and thus ends the "Gold Standard"  fairytale...but go right ahead...

 

Buy Gold!  What, with all the HyperInflation going on (sarc) ,you are surely going to be wealthy beyond your wildest dreams!

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 19:23 | 4230868 bentaxle
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So I dial first, then blow and THEN say hallelujah, if it's going down?

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 19:25 | 4230874 ciscokid
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Why the little British flag on their tables!!!!!

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 19:38 | 4230904 tradewithdave
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"You didn't panel that."

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 19:54 | 4230954 bugs_
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I used to be a sports repairman but now I am a Gold repairman.

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 19:58 | 4230986 ThirdCoastSurfer
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"You're a dick, John","are you talking to me?""Not you John, the guy onthe other end of this phone". "But that is me you asshole!"

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 20:11 | 4231041 Clueless1
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Kim Beokbinder, Fix You Good

We're gonna fix your problems, Oh oh, Oh oh?
And if you don't have problems, Oh oh, Oh oh?
We're gonna give you problems, Oh oh, Oh oh?
We've got lots of problems, Oh oh, Oh oh

 

 

 

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 20:23 | 4231066 Pee Wee
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Ha ha!   If gold is broken "own" it.

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 20:22 | 4231069 K-Dog
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That wood paneling.   Can I get that at Home Depot?

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 20:22 | 4231078 lakecity55
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If only the Paneling could talk....

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 20:22 | 4231071 lakecity55
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"Yes, Lord Rothschild, we will post it immediately.

"As always.

"Thank you. Good day, your Lordship."

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 20:25 | 4231088 Peter Pan
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"just remember that the phones are bugged....so do the WRONG thing otherwise the shit will hit the fan."

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 20:46 | 4231156 logicalman
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These fuckers don't fix the economy, they break it.

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 21:03 | 4231207 Zoltan
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New stories today may make it harder for this scam to go on.  Try googling "Kitco sales tax fraud" for the latest from today's news.

Z

 

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 21:08 | 4231223 Handful of Dust
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Hard Ass-ettes...."If you don't hold it [safely], you don't own it."

Ask the Honorable Corzine

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 01:20 | 4231235 zebrasquid
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"Uh, huh, uh huh, Mr. President..Thanks for the vote of confidence in us.., but fixing the gold price is a whole lot easier than fixing your healthcare mess..."

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 22:02 | 4231336 Teknopagan
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Makin' Whoopie

Alot of dough

Alot of gold 

The British Empire has been sold

We're in the money thanks to Frankie

we're making Whoopie

Washington is our ghetto

Rothschild is our king

Democracy is our motto

Think what a war can bring

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 22:03 | 4231339 cyberfossil
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I got Ben Shalom on the line, Mortimer, he's floating QE and there's no buyers again.  Frank, what's Jamie's short position going to be today?  The GS analyst is telling clients to go long today.  Sounds like the fix is in--we'll drop it $25.  Give me five minutes to get my wife's trades in to her broker in Bermuda.   I will get Mr. Rothschild's piss bucket for his usual London Fix piss, let's have a cigar and call it a day.

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 22:09 | 4231350 Constitutional ...
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'Yes, Mr Rothschild. Fixed.

Silver next? Yes, sir. No problem.'

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 22:14 | 4231362 Schlomo Bergstein
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They also fix the silver price daily.

WHY DO THEY FIX SILVER? According to them silver isn't money, or even a tier one asset. Why do they fix the price? Why not copper? It's because silver scares the SHIT out of them, that's why they fix the price. It's so goddamn obvious.

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 22:41 | 4231425 logicalman
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Is the price of anything NOT fixed (AKA manipulated)?

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 22:56 | 4231456 lex parsimoniae
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you tried to trade copper lately? every commodity is "fixed"

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 22:16 | 4231363 UGrev
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Guy on left: 

Hey Guys, I need a phone.. anyone got a phone? I need a phone.. fuck.. they found more gold and I can't tell anyone. 

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 22:54 | 4231452 lex parsimoniae
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"damn! it's hard to stay ahead of these small investor pricks, they keep buying & buying.. Hello, NSA? yes, you gotta do something about this, we can't keep this up (down) forever.."

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 23:02 | 4231465 venturen
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Ben....What time is the CLUSTER FUCK?

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 23:18 | 4231486 tom a taxpayer
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Admiral in painting shouts, "Throw these landlubbers overboard!"

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 23:21 | 4231495 deerhunter
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All the gold in California is in a bank in the middle of Beverly,,,, hey wait just a minute!!!!!

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 00:56 | 4231596 silverserfer
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it looks like some santanic four corners bullshit with rothchilds, rockefellers, warbugs?, and some other family of limp wristed inbreeds phoning into their lackys.

their gold vaults are full and their schemes end is nigh. 

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 02:12 | 4231652 mbutler101
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You have been weighed, you have been measured, and your gold has been found wanting.

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 03:21 | 4231653 zebrasquid
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"OK, will do Janet. So....what are you wearing tonight....

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 02:17 | 4231655 Kelley
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The world is being saved by Dean Smith's four corner offense.

 

First you build up a big lead, and then you spread the offense. In this case, the accent on "offense" is on the second syllable.

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 02:38 | 4231680 Intoxicologist
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Looks to me like they're fixin' ta sacrifice someone on that long table.

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 05:11 | 4231779 Xandrino
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My thoughts exactly, just posted that and saw you beat me to it...

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 03:05 | 4231706 Manipuflation
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Scotland Yard?  Yes, some bugger stole the portrait of Gordon Brown from the Fix door and left plywood in it's frame.

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 13:42 | 4233005 PrinceDraxx
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Look a bit closer. That is the cantilevered wall...masquerading as a door, of all things.

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 03:11 | 4231709 Dan The Man
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No Mr Bond...I expect you to die! 

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 04:21 | 4231761 savagegoose
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and you thought boiler rooms where busy places.

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 05:10 | 4231776 Xandrino
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" Any newborns to sacrifice today?"

Tue, 12/10/2013 - 05:13 | 4231780 kurt
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The old man in the center of the shot either has to go over the desk or under it to go home. That or they release him by moving furniture, or the wall he is against is  cantilevered  swinging around into another room. That's the room with the chessboard floor, Red Queen, the All Seeing Eye and  Molec statue. From above, there are hundreds of desks all lined up in swastikas, hundreds of "Clarks" toiling away at nothing.

 

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