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It's 2 In The Morning And Greeks Are Lining Up At ATMs; Alpha Limits Online Banking

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Because correlation does not equal causation, we present the following with no comment other than to note that according to Goldman's estimates (shown below), Alpha Bank, which has announced that web banking will "operate with limited functionality" over the weekend, happens to have the smallest ELA buffer of the four major Greek banks. 

And of course, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has just called for a referendum on euro membership to be held next Sunday.

Draw your own conclusions.

From Kathimerini:

Notice decreased function of the service Alpha Web Banking for the weekend issued by the bank, tufting scenarios in view of the Eurogroup Saturday.

 

Specifically, the communication states: From Saturday 06.27.2015 at 11:30 am to Monday 29/06/2015 at 8:00 am through the Alpha Web Banking there will be possibilities: Information on the balances and accounts and cards movements. Registration of orders on transfer of funds at a later date (will not be direct transfers executed). Registration of orders on payments dated 29/6 or higher . Enter orders for transfers to other banks dated 30/6 or later. The transfer orders will be registered for Sunday 28/06/2015, will be performed on Monday 29/06/2015.

And meanwhile, at the ATMs (via Protothema):

 

 

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Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:29 | 6239696 Waylon Bits
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2 AM omega time...

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:37 | 6239713 nope-1004
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Stuff all that cash under your mattress.  History has shown that to be one of the wisest things to do.

 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:43 | 6239745 Kaiser Sousa
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"Stuff all that Silver and Gold under your mattress. History has shown that to be one of the wisest things to do."

fixed it for u homie....

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:58 | 6239775 knukles
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No eating or drinking while you're inline ....

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/us-troops-face-eating-drinking-restr...

PC is a mental illness.

 

BTW, I'll betcha most of these people (as well as myself and most YankeeDogs) are more dead broke tha Hillary.  But she's for the little guy so she's OK by Huma.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:17 | 6239861 knukles
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I got it!

They're lining up to buy a Confederate flag because pretty soon the only place you will be able to buy one will be the black market.

Oh the irony.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:47 | 6239954 Relentless101
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LOL

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:59 | 6239993 BurningFuld
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Alpha Bank will be closed on Monday.  In case you are an Alpha customer.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:34 | 6240083 ebworthen
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Talk about being late for the rodeo, man!

If they didn't get their money out last week they weren't paying attnetion to all the dust and moo's.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:45 | 6240118 El Oregonian
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Hey, it's only fiat. No worries...

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:49 | 6240128 NoDecaf
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Something happening in Greece? What's going on there?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:57 | 6240153 NoDecaf
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New Iphone giveaways? Conchita wurst tickets?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:42 | 6240275 hxc
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Free pensions at 37?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 23:26 | 6240382 COSMOS
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Big deal, clubs in eu open really late, folks getting money for nite out lol, probably tourists. That or the dude writing the story got the press room coworkers to line up for photo story op.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 05:05 | 6240717 Haus-Targaryen
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I'll say this one so make sure you guys read it:

Rainbow land cannot afford for Greece to leave. They will not let pesky democracy get in their way. If the Greeks actually have a referendum and give the finger to the bankers -- it was by design.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:46 | 6240285 mademesmile
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Dude or dudette,

You just made me snicker outloud. I just saw the rainbow whitehouse so I was primed, but still, good job!

 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:34 | 6240086 willwork4food
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OH SHIT!!!!  I just deposited E14000  last Monday! Can I get it out Tuesday?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:34 | 6239904 messymerry
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Hey Knucks,

You can pry my spanicopita from my cold dead fingers...  In all seriousness, we should all be wathcing this carefully.  The mother of all shitstorms is on the horizon and the poor sad Greeks are just feeling it first.  There butt for the grace of Dog go I. 

;-D

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:01 | 6239999 mt paul
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   + 1

 

for the dog butt ....

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:06 | 6240014 Implied Violins
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+1 for Greek dog butt...

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 09:18 | 6240925 Rubbish
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Not so fast, there is always the hanging chad.

 

Gold Bitchez......I pick up pennies

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:43 | 6239938 tdogg
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Hat tip Tyler for the one & only Snoop Dogg reference.

Got my mind on my money & my money on my mind.  

Good luck Greece.  Yeah - we'se all O G's now.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1EaF50O-C8

Holla at ya Dogg pound

 

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 16:28 | 6242219 Theosebes Goodfellow
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~"No eating or drinking while you're inline ...."~

But wait, it's two in the freakin morning and I ain't supposed to eat during the day because of Ram-a-Damn, when am I supposed to eat?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:52 | 6239780 espirit
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Get as many Euros out of your JPMC account as possible before you go bankrupt.

Starve the Beast!

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:39 | 6240101 disabledvet
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Definitely want to convert all your dollars to euro's.

Once then mitre EU returns to their national currencies all euro denominated debt will be defaulted upon as the euro itself will cease to exist.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 16:32 | 6242231 Theosebes Goodfellow
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~"Definitely want to convert all your dollars to euro's."~

Screw that, convert all your Euros to ouzo. Trust me, that'll be readily convertib;e to whatever currency ends up on top later.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 03:59 | 6240682 Botox4U2
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Fortunately there is now BITGOLD

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:42 | 6239933 1 over Infinity
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No! The best is to buy beer. Drink the beer. Store the empties and take them back for a refund in 10 years when the deposit has doubled. 100% return.

 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:34 | 6239714 max2205
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It's all Greek to me 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:36 | 6239914 messymerry
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LOL in Greek is spelled, LOL.  That's all there is to it.

;-D

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 23:05 | 6240318 palmereldritch
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Technically it's
XAXAXA

So that's a bunch of tens and...wait, no that's Roman

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 05:52 | 6240748 Eirik Magnus Larssen
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Heheh.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 12:15 | 6241488 messymerry
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hahaha,,,

;-D

OBTW:  messymerry (mesimeri) is the Greek word for naptime...

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:36 | 6239723 Bangin7GramRocks
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OMG!!! That is totes cray!!!! Taylor Swift tickets are soooo worth the wait though!!!!!!

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:41 | 6239724 tc06rtw
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Remember how cute it was in 2008, during the Financial Crisis, when Queen Elizabeth asked “Why did no one see it coming?”

Well, unless ER is on ZH
     (maybe she’s Wolferl)
someone ought to wake her up to tell her:

“It’s coming back!”

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:54 | 6239792 Bangin7GramRocks
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That silly old lady who wears a crown because "God" said her family owned the island? Yeah, nothing cute about her or the rest of her fucking brood.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:04 | 6239818 Normalcy Bias
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Gold-plated parasites...

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:43 | 6239934 messymerry
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Yup, that aptly describes the royals, both in merry 'ol England and in Washington D.C.. 

I penned this today, thought I might share it with you all here at ZH:

Cognitive dissonance at the societal level is raging in the West, and is spreading around the globe at an alarming rate. The mother of all shit storms is building on the horizon and all you can think about is the status of your pathetic little cliques. This dystopian liberal fascist vision of Elysium will not be built. Humanity will fall into anarchy and lawlessness will reign for a generation at least.

You've been warned!

;-D

 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:49 | 6240129 DoubleTap
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We could only be so lucky to fall into anarchy. Anarchy means, No Rulers. That's all. It's because of all the wonderful rulers around the world that we are living in this shit storm. Understand what anarchy truly is and you'll pray for it. Let's get rid of all the leaching rulers and our lives will be much better.

Lawlessness is anomie

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:55 | 6240146 willwork4food
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Damn you are stupid. You have no idea what true anarchy is. Not many do so I can't blame you. Do you really think "the leaching rulers" would not have a way out? That is if you actually believe the "leaching rulers" didn't plan this to happen in the first place. Which I think they did.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 00:41 | 6240499 Billy the Poet
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Damn you are stupid. You have no idea what true anarchy is.

 

Anarchy is a system in which responsible people realize that they own themselves and can make decisions for themselves better than someone else can. Government is a system in which irresponsible people ask Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner to tell them what to do at the point of a gun and with the threat of imprisonment.

Closed Caption for the Rationally Impaired: You're the dumb one.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 07:32 | 6240720 ThirdWorldDude
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Another major difference is that in anarchy there's no other social/ state-sponsored safety nets than those that you create by yourself. No social handouts, no pensions, no FSA; you either learn to take care of yourself or you perish.

That's also why there's a small chance we'll ever see anarchy on a large scale and a longer timeframe, since 95% of the nanny-state pampered sheeple of today would rather choose more corporative-fascist-nanny-state handouts over freedom...

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 08:56 | 6240883 KJWqonfo7
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+1 But my god thats depressing as FUCK!!!!!!!

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 16:40 | 6242251 Theosebes Goodfellow
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Anarchy, like a pure democracy, is extremely short-lived. It is a transitory state of affairs. "Nobody is in charge" only lasts until someone with enough power is. Nature abhors a vacuum, (except in space).

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 01:10 | 6240529 DoubleTap
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Let me guess, you've learned about anarchy from watching both Purge movies and the latest Mad Max. 

Try reading some Rothbard, Rockwell, Casey, Woods. Or you can keep voting for the next favor of the week politician that the media spoon feeds you as electable. I'm sure you're pumped for the next election where your politician is going to turn this country around and hand out jobs and lollipops right after they get elected. 

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 09:19 | 6240891 N3M3SIS
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@willwork4food

Do you know what "Anarchy" means, you 'orrible cunt? 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:58 | 6240156 Dixie Flatline
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Anarchy means most guns wins.  You got the most guns?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:37 | 6240251 Oldwood
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yes

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:45 | 6240282 hxc
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don't forget your pm's

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 00:31 | 6240492 Billy the Poet
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Anarchy means most guns wins.  You got the most guns?

 

Government has the most guns because it makes us pay for them. Prisons too. So what you're saying is that government is anarchy and that's just plain wrong.

In a free system those of us who want protection from criminals can voluntarily organize ourselves. Under government you are required to fund those who oppress you. How dumb do you have to be to demand that?

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 00:47 | 6240505 Dixie Flatline
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So what you're saying is that government is anarchy and that's just plain wrong.

Nope, you said that.  

I would however say that what is going on in the US government is akin to anarchy.  There are rogue(acting outside the rules of law which should apply to everyone) factions acting in their own self interests.  Humanists believe that mankind is basically good.  I am no humanist, nor do I believe that manking is basically good.  I believe that mankind is basically evil and that civil society(If you can really call it that) is a micron thin veneer of order over the underlying chaos.  Mankind seems to always self order or order under compulsion into groups.  These groups invariably are at odds with each other for myriad reasons, and that is where the protection(most guns) comes in.  

Do you believe that mankind will self organize into peaceful groups that require no oversight(Government)?  All ills can be solved one on one, or group vs. group?

How dumb do you have to be to demand that?

No need to address this non-sequitor.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 01:20 | 6240530 Billy the Poet
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Nope, you said that

 

You said that anarchy means he with the most guns win. But government works only by compulsion backed with guns and prisons. So either you think that anarchy is government or you need to admit that you were in error and that government is the system in which those with guns are in charge. In a free market those with good ideas lead by example and cease being leaders when their ideas no longer satisfy others.

"The movement that I'm in favor of is a movement of libertarians who do not substitute whim for reason. Now some of them do, obviously, and I'm against that. I'm in favor of reason over whim. As far as I'm concerned, and I think the rest of the movement, too, we are anarcho-capitalists. In other words, we believe that capitalism is the fullest expression of anarchism, and anarchism is the fullest expression of capitalism. Not only are they compatible, but you can't really have one without the other. True anarchism will be capitalism, and true capitalism will be anarchism." -- Rothbard

 

I would however say that what is going on in the US government is akin to anarchy.  There are rogue(acting outside the rules of law which should apply to everyone) factions acting in their own self interests.

 

You've mistaken  a feature for a bug. Government is designed to let a few elite people do whatever they want to do to everyone else. That is how it was designed to work and that's the only way it can function.

 

Do you believe that mankind will self organize into peaceful groups that require no oversight(Government)?  All ills can be solved one on one, or group vs. group?

 

People own themselves and if you try to put them into a system where they do not then that system must fail. You can't pretend that some nice elite people will take care of you if only you can find the right ones. It never worked, it never will work and it never can work because people aren't built that way.

Every day you go about your business and the vast majority of people do not assault you. This is not due to the fact that police are minutes away while seconds count but rather because most people have no intention of assaulting you. When the 95% of people who respect others organize voluntarily against the 5% criminal class (which includes politicians) then things will be much better than they are today.

 


Sat, 06/27/2015 - 01:43 | 6240574 DoubleTap
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Let me see if I understand you, people are bad so we need to put some of these people in positions of power over us to create a thin veneer of order. You're right, governments around the world are doing a great job, because none of the bad people ever run for office, oh thank heavens for that. 

Think about what you're saying for a second before you start regurgitating what you were told in government school classes. That's like the MVD of education. What you're seeking isn't freedom, you want your nanny state to keep you safe from all the bad bogeyman out there. 

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 01:43 | 6240575 DoubleTap
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Let me see if I understand you, people are bad so we need to put some of these people in positions of power over us to create a thin veneer of order. You're right, governments around the world are doing a great job, because none of the bad people ever run for office, oh thank heavens for that. 

Think about what you're saying for a second before you start regurgitating what you were told in government school classes. That's like the MVD of education. What you're seeking isn't freedom, you want your nanny state to keep you safe from all the bad bogeyman out there. 

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 09:22 | 6240933 css1971
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No, Just because something works one way doesn't mean it works backwards. Not everything is commutative.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 01:15 | 6240535 DoubleTap
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Uhm, take a look around. That's what we have now. Let's try reading some books that aren't covered in bright pictures and learn what anarchy is. You didn't learn what it was in your government indoctrination camp. 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:51 | 6240135 willwork4food
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You've been reading too much of American Apocalypse dude. God, I hope it's not that long.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:37 | 6240255 seataka
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"The illusion of freedom [in America ] will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."

~Frank Zappa

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 06:57 | 6240782 bigkahuna
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the bail outs, tpp, aca are basicly modern looks at the brick wall...

 

we got them if we wanted them or not.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 02:25 | 6240619 Zero Point
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Yeah, passing the crown around because of their last name. No proper democracy would do that.

Wait... what?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:44 | 6239940 Winston Churchill
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Its a job.A nice job with lots of great perks for sure, living in a giant goldfish bowl..

You don't really think she could liquidate any of that wealth before the Govt. nationalized it do you ?

She doesn't.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:46 | 6239945 OhNo
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Lizards

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 09:19 | 6240927 css1971
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Eh? No. She owns the island because her ancestors chopped anyone who said otherwise into little bits.

That is the nature of government.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:48 | 6239765 Eireann go Brach
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Just who the fuck would leave money in the bank in Greece?

Probably the drunks who are queuing up for some late night funds, so they can buy a bag of blow because all the bars have shut down.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:15 | 6240203 NoDecaf
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We'll have the same laggards here also, right up to the last minute, except many many more...

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:39 | 6240262 Oldwood
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Half the country gets paid by the government and its probably direct deposit, so their only choice is to stand in line. Digital currency will ensure we ALL are standing in line begging and hoping for our allotment.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:40 | 6240266 Mentaliusanything
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Same sort of people leave money in the bank when the country is broke also leave money in the Sharemarket -right up until ... Bam... It's gone

smell the cooking

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 23:05 | 6240326 Little Doll
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I just started 6 weeks ago and I've gotten 2 check for a total of $2,200...this is the best decision I made in a long time! "Thank you for giving me this extraordinary opportunity to make extra money from home. This extra cash has changed my life in so many ways, thank you!" www.earnmore9.com

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 01:19 | 6240538 Wile-E-Coyote
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Anyone who still has money in Greek banks better not start moaning it's gone. FFS

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:30 | 6239701 Dixie Flatline
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They still had their money in the banks?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:44 | 6239750 Citxmech
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Exactly - WTF?!

You'd have to be a complete idiot to still have anything beyond the minumum balance in any Greek bank at this point.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:54 | 6239788 knukles
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Exactamundo. If you leave nothing you'll get charged extra (and good to have some banking service access from time to time, no?) and, if they want an idea of for whom to come see in the middle of the night for a stash, well, there's the tell, isn't it.
Must always hide in plain sight as Scoobie Doo would say.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 01:22 | 6240546 Wile-E-Coyote
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This is how fucking brain washed these fuckers are.......... it will be "What happened? Where's my money?" And these will be the same arses who will vote in the referendum for more of the same austerity.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 02:44 | 6240629 OldPhart
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You do have to give them some credit for pulling whatever they can out of the bank at 2 am.  They're not that dense.

I'm of the opinion that most 'murikens will be too absorbed in Dancing with the Stars to even contemplate pulling their ass off the couch and running (figuratively) to the bank.

The collapse will happen and 99% will be wandering around with 'WTF?' over their heads.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:44 | 6239752 Infinite QE
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They must fluoridate the water. Probably triple the level since the GS-induced crisis began.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:48 | 6239764 Dixie Flatline
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As Howdydoody says below...automatic deposits...forgot about that.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:57 | 6239798 Bunga Bunga
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What goes in must come out ... but not when a bank is the middle man.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:08 | 6239827 BanksterSlayer
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Yes, I think we all became suitably unimpressed with the intelligence of the average Greek citizen when we saw them demand both an end to austerity and to remain in the EU.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:36 | 6240093 balanced
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Seeing those pictures was almost as painful as watching the Dice videos of Americans refusing to buy 1oz gold Eagles for $50 (while right in front of a coin shop).

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:31 | 6239703 Kaiser Sousa
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all ya'll mericans out there who r preoccupied with gay marriage, confederate flags, ISIS, voting republican and democrat better prepare for the same fucking thing...cause when they r done destroying the last 2% value of those debt coupon dollars it wont even matter what ur able to withdraw out their ATM's...

Exceptional!

 

 

got Gold or Silver?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:07 | 6239824 Normalcy Bias
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I'm waitin' for the hilarity to ensue when the EBT cards stop working...

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:12 | 6239844 Kaiser Sousa
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hilarity???

u meant riots and "jackings" im certain...

aint a damn thang funny about tryin to protect u and ur family against mother fuckers who aint got shit and aint gonna have shit..

we half way there now....

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:34 | 6239898 Normalcy Bias
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Yes, it was tongue-in-cheek. When the 'free money' either stops flowing, or won't buy shit, it's gonna get hairy in a lot of places. Now might be a very good time to move to Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 09:12 | 6240914 css1971
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There is a very good book called "Strategic Relocation" which describes where you should not live in these kinds of cases. Including within 1 full gas tank's drive from the nearest cities. Basically a lot of people will be able to fill 1 tank of gas and get away from the cities, you don't want to live near to where they run out because they'll block the highways and everyone who tries to get out will end up 1 average gas tank size away from the city (even if their gas tanks hold substantially more than average). Then they'll be off into the surrounding areas on foot to scavenge supplies. The best way to avoid having to defend yourself is simply not to be in places where you would need to.

http://www.amazon.com/Strategic-Relocation-North-American-Places/dp/1568...

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:34 | 6239903 Chad_the_short_...
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You'd better get down on your hands and knees and pray that when that happens, we won't be disarmed.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:36 | 6239912 Normalcy Bias
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Oh, the current 'ruler' would LOVE that!

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:42 | 6239929 Kaiser Sousa
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that shit aint happening...

mother fuckers can only stand so much...

hell, taking everything i got not to snap on this government bullshit...

got a 96 year old mom, wife, brother, and 2 knuckle head wanna b adults to consider...

thats what stops me from flippin'...

i bet u mother fuckers know exactly what im talking about...

they r trampling on us man and i hate it.........

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:22 | 6240223 takeaction
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I am right with you....I am 50 (feel like I am 20) ....just moved my mom in with a stroke...have a wife..all is good but I am glad these responsibilities are keeping my restraints on.  This gov't is fucking us.  Great comment.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 00:46 | 6240504 Government need...
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My outlook for this shitshow has darkened considerably in the past 2 weeks.  Like a terminal diagnosis, I have reached a new level of clarity and prioritization.  My family needs me, but what is there to live for without liberty and freedom?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:35 | 6240241 seataka
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Hunger has no conscience

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 01:25 | 6240551 Wile-E-Coyote
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Hunger is the biggest motivator of all. No moral code can stand against it.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:42 | 6240272 Oldwood
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lead, the real velocity of money.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:52 | 6240302 hxc
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funny how people always talk about legalizing stuff but never even question why the government even controls marriage or drugs or anything else in the first place...

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:32 | 6239708 TeamDepends
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So you want to withdraw your money? But, it's not your money...

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:35 | 6239717 Brian
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Well, to me this looks like photos of some of the dumbest humans on earth.

I feel zero sympathy to any idiot that STILL has money in a Greek bank.

A little late to the exits??

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:39 | 6239731 HowdyDoody
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Their weekly wages/pensions are paid directly into the banks.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:58 | 6239803 Tinky
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You and your facts

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:39 | 6239729 koaj
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HOOOOOOPA!

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:43 | 6239747 ramgold2206
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Its not their fault guys,, Lambs to the slaughter... maybe its the shit being sprayed on them has them dumbed down.... to me Kaiser is right - gold/silver nullifies all the fiat shit... when you have the physical in your hand.. you care a lot less about this madness...

 

If your interested in getting your hands on bullion I can help you get it at almost spot price.. my only fear is that we may already be too late....

 

www.teamramgold.com

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:43 | 6239748 A Lunatic
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Yeah, they look pretty desperate and rabid to me.........

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:53 | 6239786 nmewn
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;-)

Yeah, me too.

But it also deserves note that if you "trust" someone or something to be there and its announced it possibly could not be...it doesn't really deserve to be there.

The trust either.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:06 | 6239822 A Lunatic
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Agreed, they deserve what they don't get. These must be the stupidest of the really really stupid if they are just now attempting to withdraw their funds.......

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:30 | 6239890 nmewn
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At 2am no less. I wonder what time the ATM's are reloaded with cash?

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say 1am ;-)

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:54 | 6239982 847328_3527
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There's a huge number of very very bitter people out there and not only in Greece. My little brother works in customer service as a summer job and is planning on buying a kevlar vest. He said people come in so furious and aggressive even over some very tiny issues. Hearing his stories makes me wonder why there's not more violence out there.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 23:07 | 6240178 nmewn
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Well I think the bitterness & cynicism is reasonable if not expected, its everywhere and mostly true.

Here we go, anecdotal of course but...we stayed at the Wyndham in Daytona this week (no I'm not an owner) and part of their speel is to get people to sign up for their points program of vacationing on the premise "your going to do it (vacation) anyways".

Thats all fine & good (and true) and part of their deal is you are offered to sit for a 90 minute presentation (by a likeable guy) FOR a catered breakfast, a two day stay at any other Wyndham Resort, a fifty dollar gift card, a later check out time on your final day...AND...a Wyndham tote bag...lol...as compensation for your time while on vacation.

As I said, free to participate or not, its a bribe and they freely admit it is during the presentation.

So far, so good, we're all on the same page.

What they don't tell you is...the "presentation" is an hour and a half, "the salesman experience" goes for as long as you can hold out...or hold your tongue in the classic Stockholm Syndrome sense, in our case, from 8:15 till 11:30.

Well, after the "presentation" and the guided tour (unmentioned as part of the process to my farrreeeee! tote bag...lol) of your amenities if you sign up, you are escorted into a room with round tables, the tables built for four, tops. There the salesman assigned to you goes high pressure to make your decision now lest you lose 100,000 points only offered TODAY!

Oh, what to do...what to do.

The answer was no.

So, the bitterness is real and everywhere. What was presented as...sit through this thing for an hour and a half and get some "stuff" (along with a farrreeee! tote bag) turned into look amigo, we don't make life style financial decisions in 1 1/2 hours or even 3 hours and as you said in your "presentation", this block of time (our vacation) is important andd we've lost twice as much as the proposition was, we're done (despite his lost puppy dog eyes).

Yes, very real, from every corner.

//////

A couple of Wyndham bag holders, interesting ;-)

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 02:54 | 6240635 OldPhart
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Every once in a while my wife drags me into a timeshare presentation because they offer some sort of vacation in some exotic location that she thinks would be excellent.

I go into it glad-handed, smiling and funny.  I let them do their speil.

Not only no, but fuck no.  Take your parasitic ass out of my sight I have absolutely no interest in your shithole of properties.

Where's my fucking vacation you promised?

We've acquired a number over the years, but have never paid the fees to take any of them up.

Fucking timeshare, I detest their presentations.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:18 | 6239837 ajax
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"Yeah, they look pretty desperate and rabid to me........."

Exactly so (sarc). They are in fact polite and patient, standing in line waiting to withdraw their salaries in order to pay the rent, utilities, insurance, etc etc. The same thing can be said of most Europeans on the 25th, 26th, 27th of each month. You see the same thing in Zuerich on a Friday evening - especially on the 25th, 26th 'payday'. Europeans are paid once a month not every week. I don't see anyone fighting, I don't see any ATMs closed down. Quit making a fucking scene out of what isn't a fucking scene. Yeah, downvote me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJgSDjNJCk0

 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:34 | 6239906 nmewn
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Cool.

So now we know the best time to hit...errr, make withdrawls at the banks in euroland.

Seriously, thanks ;-)

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:51 | 6239966 Stormtrooper
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Do you mean that they don't use checking accounts to pay their bills in Greece? Just cash? If so, they are WAY ahead of Americans!

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:32 | 6240076 Dave Thomas
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Good on em, I can only imagine how many idiots here would have blown through their entire paycheck in three days if most companies paid like that.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:41 | 6240267 TheReplacement
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Is Friday night, no?

Is drinking time, yes!

 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:45 | 6239758 swmnguy
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 A lot of people, not just in Greece but in America, have to have their money in the bank.  Many people can't get paid directly.  They have to have "direct deposit," either from their employer, pension fund, disability fund, welfare; whatever the source.  Indeed, in the US, many states force welfare recipients to have an account at a bank, with a cash card issued by the bank, laden with outrageous fees.  In some cases, the banks are siphoning off as much as 25% of people's welfare payments.  Just another way the taxpayers are subsidizing the banks.

I feel bad for the Greeks.  I feel bad for us Americans, too, even if most Americans wouldn't understand why (yet).

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:52 | 6239779 forgotten in th...
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Yes but if those ppl are there for salaries and pensions no problem. They will be paied in drahma next week

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:47 | 6239956 StychoKiller
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Yo, yer keyboard is messed up!  Did you mean "Drama," "Dharma," or "Drachma?"

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 06:33 | 6240773 Time for Titus
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Not a bad choice. Greek drama has some long lasting value.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:57 | 6239797 Kaiser Sousa
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first of all what americans have in banks AINT FUCKING MONEY....

secondly what has always been MONEY aint a fucking secret...

so yes, feel bad for americans...bad cause they fell for the bankers "bananna in the tailpipe" routine...

now, who's fault is that?????

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:17 | 6239863 Kaiser Sousa
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im gonna down vote myself cause currency that comes into exsitence as debt is MONEY...

i apologize.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:27 | 6239882 Ban KKiller
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The banana's, no doubt. 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:26 | 6239879 Ban KKiller
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JP Morgan, specifically. 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:00 | 6240091 oddjob
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I once quit a job because of required participation in the direct deposit scheme, pre-authorized withdrawls are risky too. Cash sale is a no-recourse transaction, people will someday understand the value in that, but only after its too late. Digital wallets are even worse, only a bank sympathizer would participate in such a scheme.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:47 | 6239762 Callz d Ballz
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na, just club sheeple heading to after hours..

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:49 | 6239768 tarabel
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This is the EUs position paper in answer to Syriza's election slogans-- Better think about it. No money for you.

I feel terribly for the private sector workers in Greece, who are getting totally screwed, but it is going to be fascinating to see how the FSA and its logistical support team vote on this one.

Ideally, they would vote for the option which carries the most benefit/less pain but all options will cost them something. Interesting to see which one they think will hurt them personally the least.

 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:51 | 6239772 forgotten in th...
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Drink some ouzo and problems solved

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:53 | 6239785 kowalli
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so greece out, ukraine in?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:53 | 6239787 kowalli
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so greece out, ukraine in?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:54 | 6239791 Bemused Observer
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Those wacky Greeks! They're always a day late and a Euro short...

You little knuckleheads! Look at y'all lining up at 2 am to withdraw money you should have taken out 6 MONTHS AGO!...

(Picard face-palm)

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:10 | 6239836 Wilcox1
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There're taking the money out that hit a minute ago

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:44 | 6240277 TheReplacement
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They be getting da money fo da clubs yo. 

Seriously, a late Friday night/Saturday evening... morning even.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 23:21 | 6240370 Tall Tom
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Today is pay day. The funds from pensions and Government Paycheck are electronically deposited.

 

If I were there I'd be draining those deposits also.

 

Since you are an IGNORANT FUCK, most Greek Citizens are dead brole. It is not just their Government that is insolvent.

 

It is just like MOST AMERICANS. It is coming here sooner than you think. When it happens you will suffer the shock of your lifetime and the whole Nation will disintegrate into CHAOS.

 

When EBT stops working and hunger takes over then everything that you have ever worked for is FAIR GAME.

 

Unfortunately your ammo supplies are LIMITED and you can only use one damned gun at a time.

 

Well BOMBS work better than guns in the SHTF scenario.

 

Know Chemistry? You have a little time left to learn.

 

Watch the show over there. It is just the prelude to what will happen over here. And EVERY NIGHT is Audience Participation Night when the show premieres over here.

 

Now pass the popcorn and enjoy the opening act of Credit Freeze II, the sequel. coming to a theater near you soon.

 

Do not bogart the popcorn. Your neighbor which you have known for the past TEN YEARS may shoot you.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 23:26 | 6240383 DIgnified
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Not "coming."  It's here. 

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 01:11 | 6240531 Tall Tom
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This is very, very mild compared to that which we will face.

 

Not yet. Oh...But it will be. You can be assured of that.

 

When Gangland Bombings are commonplace as they were in the 1930s then you will know that it has arrived.

 

When Mafia Hit Men machine gun down rivals in the streets more frequently than now, and in ALL neighborhoods, as all will have transformed into gutted and burned out ghettos, then you will know that it has arrived.

 

Nope. We are not anywhere close to the Chaos we have sown. No. Not yet. Not yet. But it will.

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 03:26 | 6240654 DIgnified
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Oh i totally agree.  It's either a slow-moving train wreck or they're biding their time to get the pieces in place.  I was thinking more of a "it's here and waiting" thing. 

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 08:33 | 6240853 Oldwood
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There are those who see the threat and prepare in their own ways.

There are those who have a clue but choose to do nothing as it helps maintain the delusion.

And there are those who will resist, and violently if necessary, silence those who do sound the warnings. These folks are the ones to fear when shit does hit the fan. Completely unprepared yet as likely to be even more hostile to those who did warn them than to those who perpetrated this crime.

I have chosen to prepare with and for those subliminally aligned with my interests in mind, as none of us will be able to survive alone. There are many reasons to not prepare. None good, but understandable. Good people that for good reason just can't. I prepare for them as I will need them. At the very least I can contribute significantly.

And hope against certainty that none of it is ever needed. In the best circumstances, all spending for preparedness is wasteful spending.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:02 | 6239804 Guentzburgh
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Greeks lining at ATMs means that they all know the Greek people will vote to reject the facist German led punitive memorandum.

This will plunge Europe into a massive crisis as now the govt bonds of Italy, france, Spain, irelannd and Netherlands are worth very little, it is clear that the EU despite moronic promises to do what it takes ... in fact will not back up EU sovereign debt.

The crisis will also affect the USA , a country that is leaderless, with a child as president, ill prepared to deal with the Tsunami  of a resurgent Russia, China, and a collapsing EU.

Despite the reports here on zeroHedge repeatedly that Tsipras will call for elections I posted before that Tsipras will call for a referendum as he actually did.

Lets see what will happen Monday now to EU govt bonds and how China will react to the EU meltdown.

Frau Merkel a bozo or what?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:58 | 6239805 FallenOne
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Alrite lets get it goin WWIII, banking collapse, new madrid quake all at once! Lets do this you white faggots!

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:01 | 6239810 forgotten in th...
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I read Greeks keep 50,000,000,000 euro in their home and 200,000,000,000 euro outside in foreign banks.

For 10,000,000 population that means an average 25,000 euro for every person.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:03 | 6239816 serotonindumptruck
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That chick in the pink blouse from the first photo.

I wanna wear her ass as a hat.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:42 | 6239935 pilager
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You'll be able to real soon. Cost per puss ratio gonna get real cheap soon...

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:42 | 6240108 ClowardPiven2016
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Hate to break it to you but that's a dude with a pink shirt on

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:34 | 6240243 Ms No
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I noticed the crowd also.  Funny how we are always told how fat we are in the US (true) and how in shape all Europeans are, and yet everytime I see a pic of a group of europeans there are usually at least a couple huge people.  That lady in the third pic is a whale. 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 22:42 | 6240271 Sandmann
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Fat people used to symbolise poor peasant women who ate the same diet of dumplings.....nowadays it tends to symbolise over-eating Westerners who have turned eating into a recreation

Sat, 06/27/2015 - 03:16 | 6240647 midtablerespect...
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American Tourist?

 

/sarc.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:06 | 6239823 SHsparx
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It took them this long? And I thought Grecians were an awake people.

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:09 | 6239831 stonehands
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Why should I feel sorry for amurricans, are you shitting me?

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:30 | 6239881 Kaiser Sousa
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cause they the beacon of hope and freedumb...

what the hell is wrong with you???

now shut the fuck up and eat some mo "freedubm fries..." commie...

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 20:10 | 6239840 Niall Of The Ni...
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The smart ones will take whatever cash they can pull from the ATM and take it straight to the travel agent tomorrow morning.

"One-way ticket to London, please.

Earliest one with any seats---today if possible.

Do I look like I fucking care which airline? I don't want to be here when Syriza start passing out Flavor-Aid." 

Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:37 | 6240095 MsCreant
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Malaysia Airlines? Flight 17 or 370?

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