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2013 Greatest Hits: Presenting The Most Popular Posts Of The Past Year

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The fifth anniversary of Zero Hedge is just around the corner, and so, for the fifth year in a row we continue our tradition of summarizing what you, our readers, found to be the most relevant, exciting, and actionable news of the year, determined objectively by the number of page views. Those eager for a brief stroll down memory lane of prior years can do so at their leisure, by going back in time to our top articles of 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. For everyone else, without further ado, these are the articles that readers found to be the most popular posts of the past 365 days.

  • In 25th place, with just over 100k reads, was the extended profile of the puppetmaster of the biggest geopolitical event of 2013, the false flag-driven Syran conflict which nearly escalated into the world's first YouTube "justified" world war pitching the US-led west against the Russia-led east, the Saudi intelligence chief: Prince Bandar, exposed in "Meet Saudi Arabia's Bandar bin Sultan: The Puppetmaster Behind The Syrian War." The war was avoided with a last minute gambit by Putin, which lead to a historic detente between the US and Iran, as well as an unprecedented breakdown in US relations with its long-time middle east allies Saudi Arabia and Israel. Look for the Middle East to make geopolitical headlines in the new year since the underlying issue - Europe's dependence on Gazprom - remains entirely unresolved.
  • The 24th most popular article hardly needs an explanation: "The Chinese Don't Want Dollars Anymore, They Want Gold" - London's Gold Vaults Are Empty: This Is Why." The only comment here is that like above, the trend of gold's transfer from West to East, started in earnest in late 2012, and peaking in 2013, is sure to continue in 2014 when the liquidation of paper gold in Western capital markets will afford Chinese buyers with ever more attractive prices at which to purchase physical gold
  • In 23rd spot an "Unidentified Navy Officer summed it all up" when he said that "I didn't join the navy to fight for Al Qaeda in a Syrian civil war." It is understandable why over 106,000 people agreed with the message
  • The 22nd most popular article looked at "What Happened The Last Time We Saw Gold Drop Like This?" which compared the fall in the price of gold in 2013 to previous historic occasions, most notably the months just before the collapse of Lehman. For now, courtesy of the $170 billion in liquidity injected by the Fed and the BOJ, "this time has proven different." But with the Fed now tapering, how much longer will the illusion persist? We, like everyone else, look to 2014 for the answer.
  • With 108k views, the 21st most read post of 2013 revealed the "Photos And Video Of the Boston Bombing Suspects", culminating the most violent terrorist event in years, and one which brought back vivid memories of the events from September 11
  • It may seem like a distant memory now, but the shocking announcement from mid-March in which Cypriot deposits were confiscated without a warning, reverberated across Europe and all insolvent banking systems, especially since it is now the blueprint of how banks will impair depositors going forward. Then again, with over 112k reads of our summary "For Everyone Shocked By What Just Happened... And Why This Is Just The Beginning" we reminded our readers that the deposit confiscation event of 2013 was predicted on these pages nearly two years earlier, and explained why, indeed, this is just the beginning of the great balance sheet rebalancing. For now Europe has managed to hide its hundreds of billions in bad loans under the couch; 2014 will be a different story. Look for the Cyprus "blueprint" to see a much wider acceptance in the coming year.
  • In 19th spot, mother nature reminded everyone with a "Stunning Time-Lapse Video Of 2-Mile Wide Oklahoma Tornado" that despite their sense of omnipotence, the central planners better pray each and every day that in a world priced to beyond perfection, that there are no material natural disasters. Because 10 out of 10 times, a liquidity tsunami generated from a central bank's printer is powerless to withstand a natural one, as the Fukushima catastrophe reminds us each and every day with headlines of its ever deteriorating radiation "containment."
  • A long-time favorite of readers, Kyle Bass' Japan thesis came one step closer to fruition when earlier this year Japan went all in on its great reflation experiment, described in "Kyle Bass Warns The 'AIG' Of The World Is Back", a presentation seen by over 114K readers. So far Abenomics has been a failure with wages contracting, import food and energy prices soaring, a record trade deficit (yes, Abenomics was supposed to boost net exports), and of course Fukushima in the background, but for now everyone has a rampaging Nikkei to be easily distracted by. With Abe's popularity finally tumbling, will his second tenure as Prime Minister be cut short, and would his departure finally force Japan to cross the event horizon of no return? This is but another question which we hope 2014 will answer.
  • In 17th spot, we revealed some very disturbing trends in US energy consumption with "These Charts Better Not Reflect The True State Of The US Economy." Because while the shale revolution may have revealed a (transitory) marginal source of oil, what remains unknown is why demand for energy in the US economy is tumbling in parallel. Unless, of course, the narrative about a US recovery has been a lie from the beginning...
  • With 121k reads, in the 16th top spot another post that needs no explanation was "Stunning Images From China: Ten Thousand People Waiting In Line To Buy Gold". Perhaps the only article that could beat this one is "Ten thousand hedge fund managers waiting in line to sell GLD"
  • There are stereotypes about others, and then there are stereotypes about America. Which perhaps explains why over 121k people eagerly read "10 Things Most Americans Don't Know About America." We can only hope they learned something.
  • It may be forgotten now, but the biggest story of early 2013 was the Bundesbank's shocking announcement in mid-January that it would proceed to repatriate some 700 tons of its gold held in central bank vaults in New York and Paris. Of course, the events described in "It Begins: Bundesbank To Commence Repatriating Gold From New York Fed" and read by 127k people, could be seen coming by Zero Hedge readers from a mile away: after all it was this website that repeatedly warned in late 2012 about the trials and tribulations that had surrounded the official German gold hoard. We can only hope that we were in some part responsible for the Buba's correct decision to repatriate its gold. Then again, as we updated last week, having collected only 37 tons of gold in one year (out of 700), Germany will really have to pick up the pace if it hopes to have recourse to its hard currency before it is no longer a matter of convenience but one of survival.
  • The 13th top article of the year was the release of the list with "132 Names Who Pulled Cyprus Deposits Ahead Of "Confiscation Day." It appeared the Cyprus deposit confiscation was not a complete secret to everyone, but then again the Animal Farm "new normal" justice in which some are more equal than others is hardly a surprise to anyone these days.
  • And speaking of confiscation, the 12th most read article of 2013, with 131k views was "Poland Confiscates Half Of Private Pension Funds To "Cut" Sovereign Debt Load." It would appear that wealth transfer, first voluntary and then, not so much, will be an increasingly prevalent theme of the "recovery"...
  • But the biggest stunner in this category was the impromptu announcement itself when on March 16, "Europe Does It Again: Cyprus Depositor Haircut "Bailout" Turns Into Saver "Panic", Frozen Assets, Bank Runs, Broken ATMs." Don't worry though: Europe is now fixed, it is recovering, and, if one believes the continent's unelected leaders, all shall forever be well. We are confident 2014 will show otherwise.
  • The 10th most read article in 2013 dealt with the bedrock of the New Normal - the dollar's reserve currency status, and rather, its gradual disintegration as China increasingly makes itself heard. It made itself heard loud and clear to the 142k readers who clicked on "Thanks, World Reserve Currency, But No Thanks: Australia And China To Enable Direct Currency Convertibility." The loss of USD-reserve status will be yet another theme to keep a close eye on in 2014 and onward.
  • Showing just how reliant on welfare the US has become was top article #9 in which a leaked USDA memo hinted of a "Foodstamp Program Shutdown Imminent" which grabbed the attention of 148k readers. For now SNAP as it is better known has been merely "tapered", not fully shut down, although ensuing Walmart stampedes driven by EBT card glitches provided a glimpse of just had bad things could be if indeed nearly 50 million Americans suddenly found themselves without government backstops
  • The troubles of the poor were hardly an issue for the 8th most popular article of 2013 in which we asked if "The Russians Have Already Quietly Withdrawn All Their Cash From Cyprus?" Once again it was the middle class that got shafted, while those who could fly in and out on private jets appear to have gotten away unscathed. This is certainly the prevailing theme of the past five years and one which will accelerate into the future.
  • 152k people read the breaking news from April when "Large Explosions Reported At Boston Marathon; Numerous Injuries And Casualties." The focal point of all watercooler talk for the next several weeks, the analogies to terrorist attacks in the past were unavoidable even if the motivations behind the attacks turned out to be far less nefarious and organized than initially feared. 
  • 2013 was the year in which the largest US city (to date) filed bankruptcy. However it was "25 Facts About The Fall Of Detroit That Will Leave You Shaking Your Head" that was read by 154k people, that made this the 6th most popular article of 2013.
  • 2013 was also the year in which the stock market finally took out its previous, 2007 highs, driven entirely by the unprecedented expansion of both the Fed's and the Bank of Japan's balance sheets. What over 163k found curious, however, were the other economic comparisons to "The Last Time The Dow Was Here..." Needless to say, there is nothing in the economy that would justify a market at the current levels, or even levels far lower, if it were only up to the economy. Luckily, there Fed is always there to lend a helping hand. And what can possibly go wrong...
  • 2013 was not only the year of the Fed's QEternity: it was also the year in which Japan went all in with its own reflation experiment. However, all will be for nothing unless the troubling facts revealed in "Why Have Young People In Japan Stopped Having Sex?" remain unresolved. Because at its core, Japan's crisis is a demographic one, and at the current pace of social aging, there will be no Japan left in several decades. Unfortunately for Kuroda, he can't print babies.
  • The third most popular article of 2013 was posted almost exactly a year ago, when it "Put America's Tax Hike In Perspective." Over 171k people realized just how meaningless in the grand scheme of things was America's grand bargain achieved last year at this time, over much stock market huffing and puffing. Then again, the fact that all major decisions in the US are put in the can that is later kicked down the street is also no news to anyone. The only thing in the here and now is theatrics, theatrics and more theatrics...
  • The second most popular post of 2013, with nearly 200k reads, was our succinct summary of the US "recovery" laid out in "People Not In Labor Force Soar By 663,000 To 90 Million, Labor Force Participation Rate At 1979 Levels." We are happy that by now everyone has finally understood that plunging unemployment at the expense of a collapsing work force is nothing to be proud about.
  • And in the top spot, with nearly 300k reads, our most read article was the satirical, sarcastic look at the Egyptian counterrevolution titled "Egyptians Love Us For Our Freedom." Turns out... they don't. But they certainly appreciate the irony of two-faced, hypocritical US foreign policy which was humiliated and left in tatters both in Egypt and in every other place around the globe where either Hillary Clinton or John Kerry came, saw and promptly departed in the past year.

So what to make of the world as we enter 2014?

With nearly $2 trillion in emergency money pumped by the world's two largest central banks - more than has been injected ever before - the entire world is floating on an ocean of excess liquidity, which for now has succeeded in masking just how ugly the truth beneath the calm surface is. Sooner or later, the tide comes out, as it always does, and the naked are revealed for all to see. However, this time it will be the very final backstoppers of the status quo regime, the central banking emperors of the New Normal, who are finally exposed as wearing absolutely nothing. What happens then, and when that happens, is anyone's guess. We, however, will be there to document every aspect of it.

Finally, and as always, we wish all our readers the best of luck and success in 2014, and leave everyone with a promise of what we can be 100% sure of: Zero Hedge will be there each and every day helping readers expose, unravel and comprehend the fallacy, fiction, fraud and farce that the system is reduced to (ab)using each and every day just to keep the grand tragicomedy going for at least one more day.

 

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Wed, 01/01/2014 - 09:02 | 4290605 tip e. canoe
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that's a kindergarten mistake

never ever ever put all your eggs in one basket

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 15:46 | 4291227 Tall Tom
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The safe is always a ruse. Keep a minimal amount there. Eighty Ounces can be kept on your person at times when you leave the home. Do not advertise your collection. It easily fits in the trunk of your car. Nobody will know that it is there if you drive a clunker.

 

When I leave my home for even short durations I carry a substantial amount on my person...always. It fits in a pocket. Unfortunately I cannot carry the Silver.

 

I appear as a Homeless man with nothing of value. Of course, because of my stature, nobody screws with me.

 

Do not be ostentatious. Do not advertise your collection.

 

I used to do this before my Boating Accident.

 

And of course this happens in a place where they do not allow Guns.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 08:37 | 4290590 Raging Debate
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I made a New Years resolution to drink more so as to better ignore all the bullshit rainingdown from Washington.

Merry New Year Bitchez. Thanks to ZH and commentators for a hell of a lot of good reading!

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 08:41 | 4290593 Kina
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2014   Bitchezs

 

 

 

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 08:41 | 4290596 Raging Debate
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The most interesting ZH article in 2013 was the Captains Kirks chair of the USS NSA. Quit jerking off over there your hogging up all the bandwidth at the best porn sites on watching that "on-screen". Cut that shit out!

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 09:02 | 4290607 bks
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My favorite post was the one that advised me to dump my stocks and buy gold.  I can't remember which day that was.

     --bks

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 09:16 | 4290613 Kina
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ZH never ever made such a recommendation.

Thu, 01/02/2014 - 06:05 | 4292729 falak pema
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Thats the beauty of ZH's non editorials; no direction just a slanting table...towards libertarian and Miserly PMs.

But, its not the PArty Line as there is no party line, its just doom n gloom party time!

That's the essence of Fightclub and the Motto...

But ZH's ANALYSIS of the WALL STREET rectum is awesome.

What comes out of that BLACK HOLE of King Dollar's defecation is analysed like it was Louis XIV's own POOP.

After all, we are in Absolutist times of neofeudal Pax Americana chimes!

Happy New  YEar ZH doomers n gloomers wearing Libertarian bloomers.

From a man who cherishes Balance in Ethics and Geopolitics like they were Mother Nature's own true words.

Here is an image to carry thru 2014 ! It makes me feel less gloomy even tho' its very passé like 2013 !

Images correspondant à bloomers

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 09:07 | 4290610 tip e. canoe
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end-of-thread-jacK :: tip e.'s fav drops of wisdom from the 2013 season in the comment cage:

"besides, methinks you might have bigger things to worry bout!" - JOYFUL

“The only reason, I believe, that a free man is bound by human law, is, that he binds himself.” --Chisholm v, Georgia, 2, Dall 440, 455. (1794) - pat fields

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-30/other-america-taxpayers-are-foo...

"What we are witnessing is what has transpiring for much of our planets civilized existence; the concentration and centralization of power and money of entire regions and societies. But as we go along in our history trek we can notice that events are happening at shorter and shorter intervals. The rise and fall of nations and empires are being compressed. Events happening now were changed yesterday and are crushing in their implications." - milestones

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-04-22/chinese-sue-fed-monopoly-usd-de...

"the point of final demise is sudden. But by then all that is left is an empty shell of what was. So while it might look dramatic and thus it is considered disastrous most of the damage and decay had occurred long before the final plunge." -- cog dis

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-02-03/perhaps-crumble-rather-c...

"The livestock are kept enclosed by shifting the moral responsibility for the destructiveness of a violent system to those who demand real freedom." - christo

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-03/happy-100th-birthday-us-federal...

"There is a tug of war between being free and enslaved. Short of a white earth, I wonder if this cycle follows fibonocci ratios?" - jayman

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-02-03/perhaps-crumble-rather-c...

"what if time is not linear, but an ascending spiral of echoed behaviours?
relative, related, points of view'ng. . ." - cat.aura

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-03/happy-100th-birthday-us-federal...

"In fact, some of the richest left buttons! Only because it made a sound when they dropped it in." - moe howard

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-02-02/laundering-black-money-a...

"A lot of motherfuckers out there with a serious birthright complex." - LoP

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-04/anonymous-claims-it-hacked-fed-...

"The domination matrix or the dominatrix all reside within these quarters and it has gone 'round and 'round all these centuries, as the lustful in Dante's second circle are blown about by the never-ending wind, never to be consoled and never to be understood." - orly

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-02-02/laundering-black-money-a...

I refuse to artificially distinguish as "commercial activity", and thereby subject myself to the dictates of a pack of vile predators who came before, who operate now, and who will continue to operate in the future. - honestann

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-03-14/because-it-worked-so-well-stali...

"We cannot seemingly cure the divided state of humanity by making one side win and one side lose. This belief keeps us constantly divided and struggling against ourselves. We can only resolve it by either not playing the game at all or agreeing on a higher level concept or force that supersedes the dialectic. To grow out of this stage we must make the dialectic irrelevant." -realMARIO

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-04/anonymous-claims-it-hacked-fed-...

"Unplug.
Question everything.
Assume nothing.
Plan for the worst, pray for the best.
The single most effective path to comprehending and effectively dealing within such is to not strive to understand "it", but to first understand one's self. Which is the most difficult journey of all." - knuckles

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-07/economy-built-illusion#comment-...

i'm not leaving the fucking country.
there will be another way.
-blindman

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-03-14/because-it-worked-so-well-stali...

One final point. Can you describe the legal mechanism whereby any of us is bound by the Constitution? - the PTB

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-04-22/chinese-sue-fed-monopoly-usd-de...

"Quietly and quickly acquire. Do not speak to anyone about what you have or where it is stored. Be the grey man once gold really takes off. Blend. Do not squander. Wait for next undervalued asset class. If you have an abundance, share with the poor. If you see PUD, do not laugh at him." ~divine wind

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-04-29/gold-and-silver-coin-and...

Hope was included in Pandora's box because it is one of the evils. The fact that it masquerades as a good is what makes it so harmful...Choosing to abandon hope and instead act is the only course to achieve change and it requires balls. - mediocritas

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-12/unquestioning-allegiance-system...

Relax,loosen your grip, breath deep and let go. - miffed

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-13/arabian-man-arrested-detroit-ai...

Do not nurture or keep hate in your heart, you will be manipulated every single time with hate in your heart. - ponzisaurus

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-28/syria-goes-hot-russia-deliver-w...

Everyone has their role to play in the current mess. Best to keep it even, smile a bit more, enjoy the company, work on something with purpose, be human basically. And stay out of troubles if able. Change the offered script, use the original memes. A smile, kindness and helping hand. - CPL

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-10/revolution-20-if-history-any-gu...

The fundamental fact is that the only person you can change is yourself. Others may or may not choose to follow, of their own accord. Competing to lead the herd downhill always ends badly. Gravity isn’t personal; it de-personalizes you, if you accept its assumption. - kevinearick

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-11/germany-demands-obama-explain-a...

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. - nodebt

A shining light of awesomeness! SLOA for short. - dontgoforit

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-08-28/war-peace#comment-3895718

"...It's really not a war. We're simply going to drive-by with our cruisers and bust a few caps in their ass. They need to be taught a lesson..." - paveway4

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-09-04/arabs-saudis-and-qataris...

The farce is strong with this one. - element

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-09/complete-syrian-event-update#co...

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 09:21 | 4290614 NoWayJose
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Just reading these 25 should be enough to get anyone to start stacking phyz and storing beans, bandaids and bullets...

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 09:34 | 4290621 Took Red Pill
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You should also do a list of the highest rated comments

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 10:22 | 4290644 Son of Loki
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Lets begin the New Year on the right foot;

 

"There's never been a better time then now to buy an [overpriced] house."

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 10:31 | 4290649 njrealtorguy
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Over the years I have read, studied, observed the stories comments on Zero hedge. Took advice from Mario Rubini,  Dr doom-Marc Farber, Gerald Celente and others. Boy do they change their take on the economy and what will happen over and over. I  Shorted stocks, playing the market which i felt seemed right after reading on and on how this system works thanks to ZH and others.   Well all I ended up with is over a quarter million in losses in addition to another quarter million with stock bubbles. So here I still read day after day totaly fucked. My conclusion is its all worthless that is here, the advice, the stories, the comments. It has done nothing nor makes much sense over the years. The stock market certainly is soaring and doing great for the fortunite who didnt heed advice from negitivity and what seemed to make sense. As for me IM near broke now. Wasted my time reading many worthless negitive stories which seem realistic but paned out to nothing. Wondering if the market will go up another 30% this year for those who are fortunite.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 10:39 | 4290656 10044
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Huffington post welcomes you back

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 10:48 | 4290664 shovelhead
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You should have bought property in Camden.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 11:56 | 4290715 Hey Assholes
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Consider others opinion's, but think for yourself.

Must hedge, for uncertainty is reality.

You remind me of the proverb "A fool and his money are soon parted"

My question is: how did the fool get the money in the first place?

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:33 | 4290844 Spielbank
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What kind of trades did you set up?

Guys like Faber didnt go all in in gold as well - come on. If you had a 10 % allocation to Gold this year - you`ve lost 3% - thats not a big deal? There are some blind Gold Bugs out there - but it is a hedge against the system - if you want to trade papergold - its an asset class like stocks and bonds.

 

 

 

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 19:08 | 4291656 2bit Hoarder
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perhaps you missed (or misinterpreted) the message...

 

when a source of information tells you that the markets are completely rigged and will not stop climbing until the fed says so ... that does not mean to short the market.  That means, take advantage of it, but have stops and hedges in place to protect from losses for when the inevitable happens.  But perhaps i am the one missing the message .. although i made significant gains in the market in 2013 ... so maybe not.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 10:39 | 4290651 njrealtorguy
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Certainitly not many happy new years since the crash-oh well, next life maybe

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 10:53 | 4290667 ZeroRights
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ZH provides insightful knowledge that few else provide. It is not the panacea for investing, however it reveals other hazards (and usually real ones) that are lurking out there that you will not find elsewhere.

To the silly njrealtorguy that lost quarter mil and blame it on the dark side - I state timing is everything and you need to always keep some dry powder available just incase your decisions didn't work out.

Happy New Year ZH and its Posters!

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 11:13 | 4290685 JenkinsLane
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Thanks Tylers for all your efforts, I wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 11:14 | 4290686 Uncle Remus
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"same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7pVjl4Rrtc

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 11:34 | 4290709 GreatUncle
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Where all the manipulations become self evident.

Happy New Year all ZH'ers.

 

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 11:59 | 4290763 wisehiney
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First good tip of 2014......Skip my posts from last night.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:58 | 4290889 Creepy Lurker
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LOL! I saw some of those. What in the 9 hells were you drinking (or smoking)?

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:28 | 4290832 Spielbank
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ZH is by far the best finance site on the whole web as far as i know. I have access to different kind of research from all the big guys - but your achievement day in and out is absolutely amazing. I also love the kind of reliability you offer us ZHers:):

Keep going:)

 

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 13:08 | 4290914 observer007
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Whats that:

Illuminati Symbolism : Sydney New Year's Eve 2014 Fireworks


Sydney greets 2014 with an 11-minute extravagant display of Illuminati Masonic Symbolism fireworks from the iconic opera house and harbour bridge.

Video here:

http://homment.com/illuminati-1

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 13:19 | 4290933 MrBoompi
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I just want to say Happy New Year ZH, and thanks to Tyler or whoever he is, for giving me the opportunity to learn something about the world, as opposed to the regular propaganda we are forced to live with. Thank you for being here every day.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 13:30 | 4290950 IrritableBowels
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Long live Francis Sawyer, Mako, Trav777, and many others who have spoken the truth here and subsequently got banned/disappeared.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 13:32 | 4290959 JohnFrodo
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Thanks ZH and especialy my single webpost friend Tyler Durden for bringing some reality into the virtual world.

You were selected by the deep thinking Thinking Aboot site as the Best Conspiracy Blogsite of 2013.

http://thinkingaboot.blogspot.ca/2013/12/steves-year-in-review.html

 

Also some nasty predictions for 2014

http://thinkingaboot.blogspot.ca/2013/12/predictions-2014.html

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 13:53 | 4291008 LouisLitt
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Just wondering: How do most of you normally follow zerohedge? Since there are so many posts, I sometimes find it hard to keep up and select the proper/important ones to read. 

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 14:31 | 4291091 flapdog
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Great year for Zero-Hedge.

Keep up the good work!

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 15:44 | 4291237 Negative1
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Why are so many articles on ZH so anti Western, with a conspicuous absence of anything critical of Russia or Putin, in particular? It's like reading stuff on RT, state sponsored Fox News. I don't sense objectivity, at all.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 17:02 | 4291305 NuYawkFrankie
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Are you sure ZH is only 5 yrs old?

 

I vaguely seem to recall practicing ZH comment-posting on an Etch A Sketch when I was barely outta my first pair of junior lederhosen....

(Softball Alert ;)

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 16:21 | 4291310 The Burning Planet
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No surprise the metal bugs bumped all things gold. But the truly amazing story for me was #25. For the first time in living memory the American people actually saw through the MSM war machine propaganda. They stood up to their government and said go fuck yourself. We don't need another war. We don't need to go halfway 'round the world and bomb the shit out of these people. And the government actually backed down! "OK, guess you're right. War off." And MSM promptly dropped it and went on to the next irrelevancy and Syria was never heard from again.

Now THAT'S a news story.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 19:37 | 4291703 Absinthe Minded
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Yes, that was surreal. The people were actually listened to. Maybe TPTB realized this was not worth it.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 16:31 | 4291328 The Burning Planet
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As for the #4. I would point readers at the John Calhoun "Ratopia" experiment, which was repeated several times in different labs with the same results. To wit: when a population crashes, it doesn't collapse to 50% or 25%. No. It crashes all the way. To zero.

 

We're seeing that now in Japan. And coming soon to a country near you.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 16:32 | 4291340 The Burning Planet
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"Sooner or later, the tide comes out, as it always does..."

 

King Canute...bitch.

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 16:35 | 4291348 q99x2
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Great articles. Thanks.

Now how bout the most popular comments. We all know Million Dollar Bonus received the highest number of down arrows of any mindless human or machine in the history of commenting but who got the most up arrows?

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 17:50 | 4291506 LoneCapitalist
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Thanks toTyler and ZH. Happy New Years everyone. Hey, I got the last post!

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 19:33 | 4291700 Absinthe Minded
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I am so proud to be part of a website as cutting edge as ZH. I have been here since the beginning laughing at WB7 when he was just a casual poster. We would gasp at the brutal frankness of Chumbawumba, and reflect on the otherworldly posts of ORI. I feel like sometimes I'm on the outside looking in at these stories and posts, but I guees I am just as much a part of this as all of you. I don't know what is coming in 2014. I am positioned as well as most. I wish you all the best in the coming year and I must admit I do miss the sultry Marla Singer on the page when they had volume issues. Anybody else?

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 18:10 | 4291556 SolidSnake961
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Thanks ZH for a great yr, heres to another!! My fav story was still the Ackman-Herbalife story where ZH recommended to go long HLF after Tilson was short. Still holding....best trade of my life!

 

It would be insightful to hear some words from ZH Tylers... (masked/blurred faces if needed).

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 18:35 | 4291609 EddieBurgerPie
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I am truly thankful that I have found kindred spirits in ZH and ZHer's sublime commentors. The ignorant can keep their bliss!

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 19:08 | 4291664 TalkToLind
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ZeroHedge.com, the only media destination where one can learn something new and relevant every day.   Happy New Year and best wishes to the Tylers and to all you bitchez!

Thu, 01/02/2014 - 23:26 | 4295447 SweetDoug
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Here's to another year of a sore jaw! From it hittin' da floor reading da 'Hedge!

 

Keep up the awesome work, Tyler!

 

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