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Moody's downgrades more nation states

2012-02-14T02:17:00.000-08:00

Moody's is a joke, until they adjust a credit rating and Fund Managers with billions/trillions of treasuries are forced to sell - because they cannot hold non-AAA paper.

Then you'll see who's the joke.

Remember your history? When the Roman Empire collapsed, the world was thrown into the Dark Ages? Well, this would be a repeat of that chapter in history.

Moodys, Fitch, S&P, all apply a level of custom subjective
overview into their ratings which can be manipulated. For example,
anybody who is over 100% Debt to GDP should have a rating of Junk.

Before the swathe of downgrades...

But Italy, which is around 120%, has a rating of AA+. Crazy, right?
Japan is over 200% Debt to GDP its also AA+. Talk about rating manipulation.

Greece is 167% debt to GDP and is rated Junk. WTF!

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Herman Van Rompuy and Nigel Farage - Van Rompuy the Quiet Assassin of democracy

2012-02-14T01:39:00.000-08:00

The Quiet Assassin of European Democracy

Herman Van Rompuy has hit the news again this time begging the Chinese to help Europe out of its current whole.

For those who missed it here is Nigel Farage standing up to the election of Herman Van Rompuy in session at the European parliament in Brussels...

Partial Transcipt . Farage ....You have the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low grade bank clerk ..... (roars of derison from the Technocrats) and the question that I want to ask is....

Who are you?
Nobody in Europe had ever heard of you?
Who voted for you?
What mechanism do the people's of Europe have to remove you?
You are the Quiet assassin of European democracy and European nation states!

Background...The EU President, Herman van Rompuy was selected by Bilderberger Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands.
The people were never asked for their vote; as everything else in the E.U. this Mr. Van Rompuy was shoved down the throats of 500 million Europeans.

Just recently, last week, Bilderberger Mario Monti a.k.a. ''Super Mario'' replaced Berlusconi in Italy. Not surprisingly this was again done without ANY consent of the Italians.

Just after Super Mario's installment, CME & MF Group imploded; taking most if not ALL assets of their customers.

Day by day we're getting one step closer to the economic collapse. Nigel Farage is on a complete rampage to spit his guts about the E.U. Chairman, and rightfully so.

Conflict with President Barrosso

President Van Rompuy (chairing the strategic body of the EU bringing together the presidents or prime ministers of the member states with the right to set EU priorities) has an uneasy relationship with European Commission President Barroso, head of the EU's day-to-day executive which also has the right to initiate legislative and budgetary proposals. The latter has been keen to ensure that President Van Rompuy does not trespass on the European Commission's prerogatives, but the European Council has often charged Van Rompuy, rather than Barroso, with various tasks. Both represent the EU externally at bilateral or multilateral (G8 or G20) summits at the level of heads of state. There have been calls for the position of president of the European Council and president of the European Commission to be merged in due course.

Source - sswemmer YouTube ,

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Valentine's Day Movies for the romantic

2012-02-13T19:44:00.000-08:00

Well most people will have plans tonight across the world unless you live in Uzbekistan where they have banned western influences like Valentine's day. So here are some current films you can get out on DVD or rent from one of the online sites.

Friends with Benefits - A Romcom with Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis.
Score 9/10 - even most blokes can appreciate this movie.

Crazy Stupid Love - A comedy with a few twists. Steve Carell is very amusing and the
performance of Ryan Gosling will provide plenty of eyecandy for the ladies. For the blokes
check him out in Drive - a story about a getaway driver based in Los Angeles.

One Day - based on the best seller by David Nicholls - a mix of laughs , romance and tragedy makes this
a good film for couples to watch. Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess lead this film which starts off in Edinburgh in 1988.

Valentine's Day Joke...

What do squirrels give for Valentine's Day?

Forget Me Nuts!

(got any better ones drop them in the comment box)

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I Started out with nothing and I still got most of it left

2012-02-13T19:10:00.000-08:00

I Started out with nothing and I still got most of it left.

I Saw the above catchphrase writing on a number plate of a young lady who had parked her car in a 5 minute parking bay in Queen Street Auckland. It prompted me to do a bit of research on the phrase so I could place the traditional picture atop the Raandom post and stumbled upon Seasick Steve.

I had heard about Seasick Steve a few years ago but had never done a post on the musician...

Here is what the BBC say ... Banging out the blues on his customised guitars is what Steve does best and you'd be hard pushed to find another bona fide ex-train rider who does it better. Steve has managed to translate his fiery live shows from the stage to the studio with his languid, treacly voice introducing most songs and even delving into a monologue on the bare explanation of why he can never stay still: My Youth. And on the title track Steve's intro to a track about nothing never sounded so good.

I Started out with nothing and I still got most of it left

Good motto for life - people should stop chasing the buck and live life to the full.

Source Amazon Review ,

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Aspirin cures headache

2012-02-13T12:22:00.000-08:00

It's 9 o'clock and Dave's wife has gone to the bedroom.

Minutes later Dave walks into the bedroom holding two aspirin and a glass of water. His wife Victoria asks, "What's that for?"

"It's for your headache."

"I don't have a headache."

He replies, "Gotcha!"

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Wedding Anniversary Gift

2012-02-13T12:09:00.000-08:00

My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary.

She said,

"I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 200 in about 3 seconds."

So I bought her a set of scales.

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Vow of Silence

2012-02-13T11:59:00.000-08:00

A guy joins a monastery and takes a vow of silence: he's allowed
to say two words every seven years. After the first seven years,
the elders bring him in and ask for his two words. "Cold floors," he says.
They nod and send him away. Seven more years pass.
They bring him back in and ask for his two words.
He clears his throats and says, "Bad food."
They nod and send him away. Seven more years pass.
They bring him in for his two words.
"I quit," he says.
"That's not surprising," the elders say.
"You've done nothing but complain since you got here."

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Clinique Eye Cream

2012-02-12T13:45:00.000-08:00

Make Up Jokes

Nice make-up, do you use a brush or just dip your face in?

You can polish a turd all u want but its still a piece of ****

Katherine Harris

“It’s cold out. It’s even cold in Florida. So cold today that Katherine Harris put on a third layer of makeup.” —Jay Leno

Source - MakeUpand Beauty

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Facebook IPO

2012-02-12T13:27:00.000-08:00

If you know a Winklevoss twin, give them a hug today.

Kind of hope Facebook gets stuck with ‘fcbk’ for its ticker just to be annoying.

Source Slacktory

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Luis Suarez race row continues

2012-02-12T13:17:00.000-08:00

During a training session today, Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard mistimed a tackle and caught Craig Bellamy on the knee. Bellamy’s knee started to swell up and become hugely inflamed. As the rest of the Liverpool squad gathered round to see the damage, Luis Suarez shouted out –

“F&%k me! Look at that knee grow!”

It was an unfortunate event as Patrice Evra and senior Man Utd officials had just arrived at the training ground to hold reconciliation talks with Liverpool.

Meanwhile Alex Ferguson stirs things up..

Suárez’s decision to refuse Evra’s handshake will not be censured by the FA but will inevitably be the focus of wider scrutiny and Ferguson said Liverpool must now sell the player due to the damage he is causing to the club’s reputation

Rio Ferndinand meanwhile ...

"after seeing what I saw, I decided not to shake his hand. If he’s not got the respect that you need to have, and acknowledge that you’ve made a mistake and say sorry, well I lost all respect for the guy after that.”

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Quantitative Easing

2012-02-10T02:39:00.000-08:00

The Bank of England has announced another round of 'quantitative easing', this time printing £50 billion of money.

Keep it up banksters; at this rate soon we'll all be billionaires, just like everyone in Zimbabwe.

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Harry Redknapp New England Manager?

2012-02-09T21:45:00.000-08:00

Harry cleared of Tax evasion...

A dog named rosie has just placed a £500,000 bet for Harry Redknapp to become the next England manager.

Harry Redknapp Quotes

"Even when they had Moore, Hurst and Peters, West Ham's average finish was about 17th. It just shows how crap the other 8 of us were"

"Hartson's got more previous than Jack the Ripper"

"I sorted out the team formation last night lying in bed with the wife. When your husband's as ugly as me, you'd only want to talk football in bed"

"I tape over most of them [player promotional videos] with Corrie or Neighbours. Most of them are crap. They can f***ing make anyone look good. I signed Marco Boogers off a video. He was a good player but a nutter. They didn't show that on the video."

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Maria Menounos loses bet - Times Square New York

2012-02-07T17:18:00.000-08:00

"Extra" reporter Maria Menounos was back in New York on Monday, standing in the middle of Times Square donning a red and blue bikini. The 33-year-old Massachusetts native stripped down to the bikini due to a lost Super Bowl wager on her New England Patriots.

Menounos lost the bet to a fellow colleague - A.J. Calloway, who picked his hometown New York Giants.

If Calloway had lost, he would have worn a New England Patriots cheerleader outfit. Menounos had to wear the bikini, though she was able to keep warm by wearing black UGGs during the filming and picture shoot.

Sources - nydaily news , Shutdown Corner

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Pawngo Thanks Wes Welker - Ambush Marketing

2012-02-07T16:47:00.000-08:00

Wes Welker will replay this dropped catch over and over in the close season

It's been a tough few days for Wes Welker and New England Patriots team. Between Gisele's dissatisfaction and James Harrison's taunting, no one seems to be interested in letting the Super Bowl XLVI runners up rest in peace.

Pawngo - ambush marketing

And now it's gotten worse for Welker. Pawngo, an online pawn shop, delivered 8,000 bars of Butterfingers to Boston's Copley Square as a thank you for his fourth-quarter drop, one of the more replayed gaffes that gave the New York Giants a chance to come back and win the game.

The mocking delivery was made while the Giants were celebrating with a victory parade in New York's Canyon of Heroes.

All season, Tom Brady has relied on Welker. And all season, Welker rewarded him, leading the league with 122 catches. He caught the first seven passes thrown to him Sunday night. The eighth caromed off his hands at the Giants’ 20, with the Patriots leading, 17-15, and less than four minutes remaining.

It was a tough play — Welker twisted around in midair, adjusting to Brady’s pass — but to him the degree of difficulty was irrelevant.

“The ball’s right there,” Welker said. “It’s one I’ll have to live with.”

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The Oatmeal - At the Gym

2012-02-07T16:32:00.000-08:00

The Oatmeal is a site we've profiled before.

To see the rest of this ComicJoke - go to

The Oatmeal.

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Pandora Jokes

2012-02-07T14:14:00.000-08:00

“Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.”

“Eat a live frog every morning, and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” -Mark Twain

Just as Pandora has used its Music Genome Project to help listeners discover new music based on their preferences, the company is now using the same mix of human analysis and computer algorithm to recommend comedy.

Source Image and Joke - SalesProInsider

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Top Superbowl Ads 2012

2012-02-06T18:19:00.000-08:00

Adriana Lima | Superbowl 2012

7 Reasons this commercial was our favourite from the Superbowl 2012:
1) Nice, fast car
2) Nice looking ladies (Adriana Lima)
3) Dude bullriding a rhino
4) Two lumberjacks cutting a GIANT Sub (Eat Fresh!)
5) Chuck Liddel KO's some poor dude
6) MOTLEY CRUE Track
7) Dude shows the prettyboy how it's done and gets his woman

Pic Courtesy of Keifer Fan

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Donald Trump endorses Romney

2012-02-02T17:39:00.000-08:00

Donald Trump has endorsed Mitt Romney for President once again showing the every day American that you need piles of money and people connected in the right places to become President of the US. There had been much speculation that Trump was going to endorse Newt Gingrich.

Back in April 2011 Donald Trump tied for first place for the GOP nomination according to a CNN/Opinion Research poll...

The New York real estate, hotel, and casino magnate was tied with Huckabee at 17 percent. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ran third with 12 percent; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Romney were fourth with 11 percent each; followed by Rep. Ron Paul (7 percent); Rep. Michele Bachmann (5 percent); Daniels (3 percent); Pawlenty and former Sen. Rick Santorum (2 percent each); and Barbour (less than 1 percent)

In what adds up to a very public u turn Trump has now endorsed a man who only polled 11% back in 2011.

We can't see anyone overturning Obama unless the GOP gets behind the only real chance of change in their 2012 stable which is Ron Paul.

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How School Exams Work

2012-02-02T17:08:00.000-08:00

How school works:

In class: 3+3=6.

Homework: 3+4+2=9.

Exam: Rangi had 4 apples. He eats one and gives one to a friend. Calculate the Sun's mass.

Picture - Mathandbooks

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Microsoft Job Opportunity

2012-02-02T17:03:00.000-08:00

Bob is unemployed and applies for a job as a janitor at Microsoft. A manager at Human Resources interviews him in detail then asks him to wipe a few floors as a test.

"OK," says the interviewer, "you're hired. Just give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the necessary documents."

Bob says that he doesn't have a computer, so obviously has no e-mail address. The Microsoft interviewer tells him that without an e-mail address he virtually doesn't exist, so the company is unable to hire him.

Disappointed and frustrated, Bob leaves the building with only 10 dollars in his pocket. He decides to go to the nearest supermarket and buy 10 pounds of tomatoes. He sells the tomatoes door-to-door and within two hours has doubled his capital. He repeats the process three times and ends up with 160 dollars.

Realising that he can make a living this way, Bob works hard from early morning to late at night. Every day, he doubles or even triples his capital. After a short time, he buys a small van, then a truck, and soon he has an entire fleet for his deliveries.

Within 5 years, Bob has established one of the largest food retail chains in the USA. He decides to think about his future and wants to get a financial plan drawn up for himself and his family. He contacts a financial consultant and they compile a pension plan. At the end of the discussion, the consultant asks Bob for his e-mail address in order to send him the corresponding documents, only to hear that Bob still does not own a computer and has no e-mail address.

"That's weird," says the consultant. "You have built up a massive retail empire and you don't even have an e-mail address. Just imagine what you would have achieved if you'd had a computer."

Bob thinks for a minute, then says: "I'd be a janitor at Microsoft."

Source Sickipedia

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Mitt Romney

2012-02-01T14:13:00.000-08:00

"I'm not concerned about the very poor."

In politics, what becomes damaging is when a verbal gaffe fits a pre-existing narrative. And that's what happened today when Mitt Romney uttered the above words:

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North Face Jacket

2012-01-31T01:41:00.000-08:00

I've often thought this but bit my tongue.... You know they're wearing a shiny Jacket with the distinctive logo on the back shoulder.

Willy sums this up the best...

Oh , You wear a North Face Jacket?

You must go on so many adventures

Source QuickMeme

North Face Alternatives - Kathmandu

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Oral sex causes cancer!

2012-01-20T13:19:00.000-08:00

Just seen on the news that oral sex causes cancer.

My wife should be fine then.

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Pic via Bossip

RIP Kodak - Kodak files for Chapter 11

2012-01-20T13:13:00.000-08:00

Silly Kodak. They should have invented a camera with a phone on it!

Did you know that Kodak actually invented the Worlds first digital camera in 1975!
Source and Pic : Mobile Inquirer

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Rap

2012-01-20T13:05:00.000-08:00

Rap is 75% Crap

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Pic Ludacris VentureBeat