#1 2011-11-05 02:27:41
Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
the Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, t’was his intent to blow up King and Parliament.
Three score barrels were laid below to prove old England’s overthrow;
By God’s mercy he was catch’d with a dark lantern and lighted match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!
Hip hip hoorah!
A penny loaf to feed the Pope
A farthing o’ cheese to choke him.
A pint of beer to rinse it down.
A faggot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar.
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head.
Then we’ll say ol’ Pope is dead.
Hip hip hoorah!
Hip hip hoorah hoorah!
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#2 2011-11-05 10:29:49
Take your pennies elsewhere.
At least 650,000 consumers have already joined credit unions since Sept. 29...
That's more than a year's worth of members in a single month -- with credit unions adding 600,000 members in all of 2010.
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#3 2011-11-05 11:55:42
Johnny_Rotten wrote:
Take your pennies elsewhere.
At least 650,000 consumers have already joined credit unions since Sept. 29...
That's more than a year's worth of members in a single month -- with credit unions adding 600,000 members in all of 2010.
I saw that number yesterday and could barely believe it. I hope the little CU's and muni banks can keep up.
Another thing I can't believe is that more Americans haven't already moved their money, especially since 2008. (Husband™ explains that banks aren't an item people "shop around" for, and rarely switch once they've chosen one.)
Honestly? This one trend, all on its own, seems extremely significant to me. I'm thinking/hoping this is one of them there "paradigm shifts" and indicates that The Masses will become more aware of, and more involved in, the effect we have on "The Economy." That would be wonderful.
I sure am having an optimistic Saturday morning.
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#4 2011-11-05 23:23:54
George Orr wrote:
Another thing I can't believe is that more Americans haven't already moved their money, especially since 2008. (Husband™ explains that banks aren't an item people "shop around" for, and rarely switch once they've chosen one.)
What amazes me is the local banks have always been a better deal unless you travel enough to need free Magic Money Machines all over the country or are desperate for the $100 the big boys will pay you in lieu of a toaster. Now for credit cards the big banks have my business. My local bank doesn't offer to put money in my pocket for using their card.
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#5 2011-11-06 00:57:39
Twenty-four years ago, my statewide bank was acquired by a somewhat larger regional bank and promptly announced a raft of new fees. I closed my account and walked out the door with my $128, sticking with credit unions and small community banks ever since. (That bank is now part of the 18th largest in the country.) This marks the first, and probably last, time I will ever be out in front of a social trend.
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#6 2011-11-06 22:41:43
On the actual topic of The Guy, here is video of what was supposed to be a twenty-minute fireworks display; a technical glitch caused the whole shebang to detonate in something like a minute...
I expect the men in the audience know how it is--happens to everyone from time to time, amirite, guize?
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#7 2011-11-06 23:21:14
George Orr wrote:
I expect the men in the audience know how it is--happens to everyone from time to time, amirite, guize?
Speak for yourself, Georgie.
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