Bye Bye Banks and Wall Street

[Stan4dSteph]

If you don't mind them saying "Archway" instead of Mother's, there seems have been no rush on the cookies in this part of America. You know, the "fake America."

[JWBear]

There are about 6 (snack sized) packs of the animal cookies on our office vending machine. Anyone want them? I'd be willing to buy them for you.

[Morrigoon]

Dude, these people are so busted when Jesus gets back!

From BoingBoing: Wonkette: Jesus people pray that false idol will save God’s economy

Niiiiiiiice. Just pray to the golden calf there, kids! Dude, did they totally miss the irony there or what?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Dude, these people are so busted when Jesus gets back!

From BoingBoing: Wonkette: Jesus people pray that false idol will save God’s economy

Niiiiiiiice. Just pray to the golden calf there, kids!

Been there posted that

[Morrigoon]

doh! Forgive me I'm on like 3 hours of sleep today.

Nice LOLsacrilege though

[JWBear]

My 84 year old mother sent me this today:

Doctors' Opinion of Financial Bail Out Package

The Allergists voted to scratch it, and the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.
The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve, and the Obstetricians felt they were all laboring under a misconception.
The Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted; the Pathologists yelled, 'Over my dead body!' while the Pediatricians said, 'Oh, Grow up!'
The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, the Radiologists could see right through it, and the Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing.
The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow, and the Plastic Surgeons said, 'This puts a whole new face on the matter.'
The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists felt the scheme wouldn't hold water.
The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and the Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.
In the end, the Proctologists left the decision up to some assholes in Washington.

[Gemini Cricket]

My friend Julie tried to deposit a WaMu check from her own account into her Wells Fargo account across the street. WF put the cashier's check on hold for 7 business days. (!!!) Why? "Because it's a WaMu check. We need to be sure the funds are there."
Ugh.

[Ghoulish Delight]

We'll see what they do instead, but I'm glad they've canned the idea of buying bad loans with my money.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

My friend Julie tried to deposit a WaMu check from her own account into her Wells Fargo account across the street. WF put the cashier's check on hold for 7 business days. (!!!) Why? "Because it's a WaMu check. We need to be sure the funds are there."
Ugh.

If that is what they said, they were full of it.

There is no such thing as a WaMu check any more and nobody has doubts about the capitalization of JPMC.

I can tell you from personal experience (not because I've done it myself but because I have been involved in training tellers on holds policies) that a great portion of the time when tellers give a concrete reason for a hold being placed on a deposit it is just something made up to get the customer to go away without getting too angry. Most of the time the tellers have no solid idea why a hold is placed.

[Kevy Baby]

I wasn't too worried about all of the financial issues facing our country. But now it has become a real thing for me:

Lamborghini O.C., largest dealer of exotic cars, closes

The heart wrenching story.

Maybe we could have a bake sale or something to help the less fortunate.