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Misunderstood

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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #45 on: September 15, 2007, 03:31:25 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on September 15, 2007, 11:02:46 AM
A Billion quid withdrawn by customers in one day and queues round the block again today. whistle:

There are few statements more likely to frighten people than a bank saying 'Trust us'.

Only our government can surpass that!  and seeing as they are saying 'Trust us' too - Best RUN!
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #46 on: September 15, 2007, 03:38:33 PM »
Quote from: Bouncer on September 15, 2007, 03:31:25 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on September 15, 2007, 11:02:46 AM
A Billion quid withdrawn by customers in one day and queues round the block again today. whistle:

There are few statements more likely to frighten people than a bank saying 'Trust us'.

Only our government can surpass that!  and seeing as they are saying 'Trust us' too - Best RUN!

Too true. Alistair Darling has said that Northern Rock has his full confidence and we all know what that means.
It's like the Captain of the Titanic asking for more ice in his scotch.
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #47 on: September 15, 2007, 05:44:38 PM »
According to The Sun (Wot Won It)
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"The bank has continued to lend customers five times their salary and 125 percent of their home's value despite all warnings of economic instability and an impending fall in house prices,"
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #48 on: September 15, 2007, 06:35:15 PM »
I'm sorry to keep coming back to this but this one had me on the floor laughing;

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A mobile billboard advertising a suicide prevention counseling service was parked in front of the Edinburgh branch, Sky News showed.
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #49 on: September 15, 2007, 08:22:24 PM »
For some reason people get extraordinarily upset about the thought of losing money.     

Maybe it was someone's bright idea of a captive audience for the advertising....   ::)
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #50 on: September 15, 2007, 08:55:30 PM »
Maybe time to extol the virtues of Turnip Futures? rubschin:
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #51 on: September 15, 2007, 10:10:37 PM »
This close to harvest, I wouldn't have thought they had one....  noooo:
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #52 on: September 16, 2007, 05:49:38 AM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on September 15, 2007, 08:55:30 PM
Maybe time to extol the virtues of Turnip Futures? rubschin:
I thought I was supposed to invest in biofuel?  Banghead
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #53 on: September 16, 2007, 01:17:30 PM »
?2 billion now removed from savings accounts at Northern Rock.  whistle:
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #54 on: September 17, 2007, 01:05:20 PM »
Pointless graphic on BBC news website.



 ::)
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #55 on: September 17, 2007, 01:17:03 PM »
Quote from: Uncle Mort on September 17, 2007, 01:05:20 PM
Pointless graphic on BBC news website.



 ::)
lol: lol: lol:
And the queues to get their money out are still as long as several double-decker busses placed end to end?
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #56 on: September 17, 2007, 01:17:36 PM »
Quote from: Uncle Mort on September 17, 2007, 01:05:20 PM
Pointless graphic on BBC news website.



 ::)

There are dumb people interested enough to need that spelling out for them... Allegedly.
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #57 on: September 17, 2007, 01:18:46 PM »
Quote from: Barman on September 17, 2007, 01:17:03 PM
Quote from: Uncle Mort on September 17, 2007, 01:05:20 PM
Pointless graphic on BBC news website.



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And the queues to get their money out are still as long as several double-decker busses placed end to end?


Ah but what's that in Football Pitches Eh?
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #58 on: September 17, 2007, 01:18:57 PM »
Quote from: Barman on September 17, 2007, 01:17:03 PM
Quote from: Uncle Mort on September 17, 2007, 01:05:20 PM
Pointless graphic on BBC news website.



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And the queues to get their money out are still as long as several double-decker busses placed end to end?

And... They'd all fit into 11 Olympic sized swimming pools.    confused:
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Re: Northern Rock
« Reply #59 on: September 17, 2007, 01:21:58 PM »
That's what I like ~ we can talk in real British measurements now that the EU has backed down on that silly metrication stuff.
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