Goldman Sachs' sub-prime bet pays off

[Churchill]

You started it!

Really?

Would that be my little whisper about your spelling or your comparing me with genital warts?

[snaw]

Really?

Would that be my little whisper about your spelling or your comparing me with genital warts?

Cross thread contamination - feel free to insult me on topic in this thread, by all means (Not like you normally need any encouragement).

[sasguru]

**** off atw. You're turning into a bore and an ignorant one at that.

[Moscow Mule]

What they did is bet against the market and win. Effectively they made money on other people's misery - frankly those banks that lost money on subprime carp deserve it, however it is a very bad thing that successful bank is not the bank that invested elsewhere, but the bank that made financial bet and won.

NO, what they did was CALL the market and call it right. That is exactly what every bank should have done, then they wouldn't be in this mess.

How do you think the stock market functions? On bets like this - billions of them every day.

[Churchill]

Cross thread contamination - feel free to insult me on topic in this thread, by all means (Not like you normally need any encouragement).

I didn't insult you.

You're displaying the classic traits of your race here, again.

[Dow Jones]

Socialist Ignoramus

There are bankers like GS that employ clever people to make money (like any other business).
And there are *ankers like tWat that haven't got a clue on how to earn more than the minimum wage.
Do not be harsh on him though - all these years of living in a 'socialist paradise' have taken its toll on him

[snaw]

Nope, I didn't say you had. I said feel free to. Normally you're quite happy to have a pop.

What are the classic traits you have in mind?

[snaw]

Really?

Would that be my little whisper about your spelling or your comparing me with genital warts?

BTW I compared missing you to someone missing genital warts (i.e. not at all, in case it's still over your head). Your spelling might be good, your comprehension leaves a lot to be desired.

[Churchill]

Nope, I didn't say you had. I said feel free to. Normally you're quite happy to have a pop.

What are the classic traits you have in mind?

Your "chip on the shoulder" borderline paranoid defensive traits.

But we've had that discussion before.

[snaw]

Your "chip on the shoulder" borderline paranoid defensive traits.

But we've had that discussion before.

Oh. So expressing how much I've missed you is evidence of the chip on my shoulder and borderline paranoid defensive traits. Actually, you appear to be the one displaying these tendencies.