Christmas Tree 4458 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Can someone explain something to me? We, as a country had to cut £7bn from our spending, raise taxes etc to ensure we didnt go bust didnt we? So wheres this £7bn we're now lending Ireland come from? Is it that? are we now therefore officially skint? or did we just find it lying down the back of the sofa? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Can someone explain something to me? We, as a country had to cut £7bn from our spending, raise taxes etc to ensure we didnt go bust didnt we? So wheres this £7bn we're now lending Ireland come from? Is it that? are we now therefore officially skint? or did we just find it lying down the back of the sofa? We borrowed it of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Are we lending the money to them in sterling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 3862 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Can someone explain something to me? We, as a country had to cut £7bn from our spending, raise taxes etc to ensure we didnt go bust didnt we? So wheres this £7bn we're now lending Ireland come from? Is it that? are we now therefore officially skint? or did we just find it lying down the back of the sofa? We borrowed it of course. We have our own fiat currency, its a license to print money - literally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Very subtle Rob but I'm onto you. This post is dry humour gold and deserves far greater recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 3862 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Very subtle Rob but I'm onto you. This post is dry humour gold and deserves far greater recognition. I haven't got enough self confidence to believe I actually get the joke. My unhappiness compounded by the fact I don't know which smilie is appropriate to illustrate my self doubt and confusion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Very subtle Rob but I'm onto you. This post is dry humour gold and deserves far greater recognition. I haven't got enough self confidence to believe I actually get the joke. My unhappiness compounded by the fact I don't know which smilie is appropriate to illustrate my self doubt and confusion What's not to get though? It's preceeded by Rob trying to be as offensive as all of his considerable arrogance can muster, obviously looking to bait the Irish lads, and all he gets back is Ewerk pretending he can see through his subtlety. Graham Linehan would be proud of it and I can't really think of a much higher compliment tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41357 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Very subtle Rob but I'm onto you. This post is dry humour gold and deserves far greater recognition. I haven't got enough self confidence to believe I actually get the joke. My unhappiness compounded by the fact I don't know which smilie is appropriate to illustrate my self doubt and confusion What's not to get though? It's preceeded by Rob trying to be as offensive as all of his considerable arrogance can muster, obviously looking to bait the Irish lads, and all he gets back is Ewerk pretending he can see through his subtlety. Graham Linehan would be proud of it and I can't really think of a much higher compliment tbf. Aye…… … beat me to it *cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 3862 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Very subtle Rob but I'm onto you. This post is dry humour gold and deserves far greater recognition. I haven't got enough self confidence to believe I actually get the joke. My unhappiness compounded by the fact I don't know which smilie is appropriate to illustrate my self doubt and confusion What's not to get though? It's preceeded by Rob trying to be as offensive as all of his considerable arrogance can muster, obviously looking to bait the Irish lads, and all he gets back is Ewerk pretending he can see through his subtlety. Graham Linehan would be proud of it and I can't really think of a much higher compliment tbf. So what you are saying is my post was too dry..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Is mancy on the jazz cigarettes or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41357 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Is mancy on the jazz cigarettes or something? The signs are there for all to see; http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...st&p=811843 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29541 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Finally I'm getting the credit I deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Finally I'm getting the credit I deserve. Unlike the Republic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41357 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Finally I'm getting the credit I deserve. Unlike the Republic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29541 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Finally I'm getting the credit I deserve. Unlike the Republic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinpants 0 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) I just put my life savings into the Bank of Ireland - 20p per share. This time next year (or much sooner) I'll either by bankrupt or a millionaire. They were worth £19 per share in their hey day.... and I have youth on my side. What I want to know is, who is lending the money to Ireland to bail themselves out? Edited November 25, 2010 by parkinpants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29541 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I just put my life savings into the Bank of Ireland - 20p per share. This time next year (or much sooner) I'll either by bankrupt or a millionaire. They were worth £19 per share in their hey day.... and I have youth on my side. What I want to know is, who is lending the money to Ireland to bail themselves out? I hope you're joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinpants 0 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I just put my life savings into the Bank of Ireland - 20p per share. This time next year (or much sooner) I'll either by bankrupt or a millionaire. They were worth £19 per share in their hey day.... and I have youth on my side. What I want to know is, who is lending the money to Ireland to bail themselves out? I hope you're joking. I'm exaggerating.... but I have invested a few quid. Think they're up to 26p at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29541 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 And going to be worth fuck all when it's nationalised very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinpants 0 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) And going to be worth fuck all when it's nationalised very soon. they knew it was going to be "up to 28%" nationalised before I bought in... so the price reflected that risk I did the same thing with Barclays and they went up 5 fold.... but then Barclays are a lot bigger than the BOI.... hmm "Never bet more than you're prepared to lose". "Easy come easy go". etc Edited November 25, 2010 by parkinpants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29541 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 More like 85% now. Well as long as you have the right attitude then good luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinpants 0 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 More like 85% now. yeah, that was a typo, think they were 40% before it all collapsed I didn't understand how the economy worked until I watched this, now I have complete faith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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