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Funny animation - Zombie Banks

February 26, 2009 – Comments (0)

This a pretty good animated parody of the song Monster Mash.

http://www.markfiore.com/zombie_bank_0

The people with money aren’t spending

February 23, 2009 – Comments (20) | RELATED TICKERS: BR , OKE

This blog is intended to be part rant, part tongue-in-cheek, and part discussion.  This is part II in my series of  seemingly common sense solutions to our current economic problems.  Part I can be found here  [more]

A question for all Alstry bashers

February 13, 2009 – Comments (15)

I've noticed an alarming amount of Alstry-bashing blogs showing up lately.  When it was just a couple it didnt bother me but now its almost becoming an everyday thing.  I know his blogs are a bit on the extreme and he can be a bit brash at times.  But I have a major question for all Alstry bashers: Would you care as much about his blogs if his rating was ?  Certainly there people will lesser ratings than Alstry that blog more than he does.  And certainly there are people who have more extreme opinions in their blogs. Yet I'd venture a bet that those blogs dont get nearly the attention that alstry's blogs get.  [more]

Oil prices are falling but gas is going up?

February 12, 2009 – Comments (6)

Can anyone explain to me how oil futures are currently $35.56 per barrel and falling but gas futures are $1.29 per gallon and rising?  This has been going on for the past month. When oil originally fell to $35 per barrel, gasoline futures were around 99 cents per gallon.   [more]

ONION Article: Congress Raises Executive Minimum Wage To $565.15/Hr

February 05, 2009 – Comments (0)

Gotta love the classics.  This article was originally written in 2003 yet somehow so appropriate for today.   [more]