Serious trouble at German industrial giant BASF

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Sysman replied

9 January 2009, 12:53
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Economics as a subject=pseudo science

Originally posted by PM-Junkie View Post

It keeps a lot of people in work though

Or when things go wrong, it keeps a lot of people out of work.
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ratewhore replied

9 January 2009, 12:38
Not looking good in the Eurozone according to the FT.
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Purple Dalek replied

9 January 2009, 12:36
Originally posted by Board Game Geek View Post

IIRC, wasn't ammnonia used in VX nerve gas, which the Germans developed during WWI (WW1) ?

It's not so much the products themselves more the assurance of self reliance. Something like: if push comes to shove we can make whatever we need out of the thin air if needs be.

Hopefully Darmstadt will be in on this to give us the proper German saying.
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gingerjedi replied

9 January 2009, 12:36
I only know BASF from their cassette tapes in the 80's, why do they advertise to the mass market now when their current products are hidden or embedded in other brands products?

Maybe they should stop wasting money on adverts for a start.
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cailin maith replied

9 January 2009, 12:34
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Home economics does not count. Now stick the kettle on love.

Cheeky git!!
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sasguru replied

9 January 2009, 12:34
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

What will they be spending?

Money printed by the government. Watch out for out of control inflation very soon.
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Mich the Tester replied

9 January 2009, 12:34
Originally posted by cailin maith View Post

My economics teacher had a glass eye.... she was super scary!

Ahah, so the kid who bullied me at school went and had a sex change!
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oracleslave replied

9 January 2009, 12:34
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

What is your handicap now?

(obvious joke feeder alert)

single figures but I play very seldom these days.
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DimPrawn replied

9 January 2009, 12:33
Originally posted by cailin maith View Post

My economics teacher had a glass eye.... she was super scary!

Home economics does not count. Now stick the kettle on love.
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Mich the Tester replied

9 January 2009, 12:33
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

I have a theory that the less disciplined Anglo-Saxons (unlike the dour Germans and Japanese) are not good at postponing self-gratification (just look at the posters on here) and therefore that spending will resume sooner rather than later, especially as the governments policy is now to penalise savers.

What will they be spending?
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BrilloPad replied

9 January 2009, 12:33
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Economics as a subject=pseudo science

I thought it was more a dark art?
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sasguru replied

9 January 2009, 12:32
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

(relatively) BOOMED?

I have a theory that the less disciplined Anglo-Saxons (unlike the dour Germans and Japanese) are not good at postponing self-gratification (just look at the posters on here) and therefore that spending will resume sooner rather than later, especially as the governments policy is now to penalise savers.
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cailin maith replied

9 January 2009, 12:32
My economics teacher had a glass eye.... she was super scary!
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PM-Junkie replied

9 January 2009, 12:31
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Economics as a subject=pseudo science

It keeps a lot of people in work though
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Board Game Geek replied

9 January 2009, 12:30
IIRC, wasn't ammnonia used in VX nerve gas, which the Germans developed during WWI (WW1) ?
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