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Aug 28, 2009 | 10:29 am

#48526

icurhere2

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I so need a beer.

Aug 28, 2009 | 10:36 am

#48527

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Originally Posted by icurhere2

I so need a beer.

I had beer for lunch yesterday. It was quite good.

Sadly, no beer right now - sitting at my cube finishing up some stuff, then driving to OMA.

Aug 28, 2009 | 10:52 am

#48528

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Originally Posted by icurhere2

I so need a beer.

What's wrong? Is the demotion not as much fun as you hoped?

Aug 28, 2009 | 11:05 am

#48529

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Originally Posted by scoow

What's wrong? Is the demotion not as much fun as you hoped?

He's moving down in the world -- obviously can't afford Woodford Reserve on his new job.

I recommend Moose Drool. It's cheaper and tastes much better.

Aug 28, 2009 | 11:56 am

#48530

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Go away for a few weeks and come back to find all this drama. Oh my.

To contribute for the gamblers out there, a $5k investment in AIG at it's low is worth a little over $38K currently.

Aug 28, 2009 | 12:00 pm

#48531

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Originally Posted by jbatl

To contribute for the gamblers out there, a $5k investment in AIG at it's low is worth a little over $38K currently.

Does that mean the Gov't is making billions in short term capital gains on their ~~bailout~~ investment?

^

Aug 28, 2009 | 1:00 pm

#48532

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Originally Posted by scoow

What's wrong? Is the demotion not as much fun as you hoped?

The official demotion is still weeks from happening; now that my departure from administration has been announced, everyone now wants to complete documentation and proposals I told them to complete more than a year ago. In other words, my workload managed to increase dramatically during the phase-out period ...

Aug 28, 2009 | 1:00 pm

#48533

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Originally Posted by scoow

Why are you asking me? Cholula is in charge of Lounge™ personnel.

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Originally Posted by Gargoyle

Does that mean the Gov't is making billions in short term capital gains on their ~~bailout~~ investment?

^

That would get rid of some of our debt, but instead of thinking of it that way the government probably already spent it on something else. What to do...

Aug 28, 2009 | 1:02 pm

#48534

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Originally Posted by jbatl

To contribute for the gamblers out there, a $5k investment in AIG at it's low is worth a little over $38K currently.

Fannie, Freddie, AIG, and Motors Liquidation (GM's mega-bankrupt spin-off) are all worthless stocks rising in value ...

Aug 28, 2009 | 1:05 pm

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Originally Posted by icurhere2

Fannie, Freddie, AIG, and Motors Liquidation (GM's mega-bankrupt spin-off) are all worthless stocks rising in value ...

I thought Motors Liquidation was the type of outboard UP mounts on his bass boat.

Aug 28, 2009 | 1:08 pm

#48536

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Originally Posted by griffey3032

That would get rid of some of our debt, but instead of thinking of it that way the government already spent it multiple times on something else.

Fixed that for you.

Aug 28, 2009 | 1:09 pm

#48537

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Originally Posted by icurhere2

Fixed that for you.

yeah that is much more accurate

Aug 28, 2009 | 1:23 pm

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That's a clear sign that your successor is viewed as a mean S.O.B. This is your opportunity to reconsider & stick around for all the little people.

Aug 28, 2009 | 1:28 pm

#48539

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That's a clear sign that your successor is viewed as a mean S.O.B. This is your opportunity to reconsider & stick around for all the little people.

No - a replacement hasn't been named and my only recommended candidate said "No way in (location)". Replacement is seen as not-competent by definition.