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Post by thwak is T.hawk on Sept 29, 2008 16:21:08 GMT -5
discuss
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Blindkarevik
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Post by Blindkarevik on Sept 29, 2008 16:24:13 GMT -5
I'm on Sting's side!
Oh wait....
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Post by RoloSolo IV on Sept 29, 2008 16:25:03 GMT -5
In the words of Bobby Heenan "US is DEAD!"
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Post by jamofpearls on Sept 29, 2008 16:25:56 GMT -5
SELL SELL SELL!!! TAKE EVERYTHING OUTTA THE BANKS, HIDE IT IN YER MATRESSES!
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Post by jamofpearls on Sept 29, 2008 16:27:19 GMT -5
This is going to suck. Hell, I'm already looking at the potential fall out, like what stores will have to close and what industries will be hit hard. Let's just say geekdom as we know it will be gone. Only film and video games will be left for geekdom. The hobby games(like D&D and Warhammer) industry and the comic book industry will either be left on their hands and knees or will fail completely, as many hobby games stores and comic book stores won't be able to survive this. And if those industries no longer have the stores to move their products, the industries fail. I just hope Marvel has enough time to finish Secret Invasion before everything goes to hell.... I would imagine that comics would survive. They can always be re-geared towards book stores, grocery stores, and gas stations. Like it used to be.
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The Line
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Post by The Line on Sept 29, 2008 16:27:51 GMT -5
I'm not really concerned for myself, but for my mom, who owns her own small business and stuff.
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Phosphor Glow
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Sept 29, 2008 16:31:59 GMT -5
Yeah I'm not too concerned for myself, but I AM concerned for the economy in general. It's gonna suck for the country if we can't dig our way out of this.
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Post by Killah Ray on Sept 29, 2008 16:33:48 GMT -5
I was gonna make a thread on this myself, but man at first I wasn't too worried about what was going on, but man more and more I'm starting to get worried....
So anyone wanna get on some business deals I have from Nigeria?
But how ironic that the Dow is down 777 points?
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Sept 29, 2008 16:36:48 GMT -5
Please. NO POLITICS.
Thank you.
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erisi236
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Post by erisi236 on Sept 29, 2008 16:55:05 GMT -5
Just as a bit of perspective.
Today: Dow drops 777, a 7.0% drop. Black Monday 1987: Dow drops 22.6%. Black Thursday - Black Tuesday 1929: Dow drops a total of more then 28%.
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Post by lildude8218 on Sept 29, 2008 16:55:47 GMT -5
Us Magazine is going out of business?
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biafra
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Post by biafra on Sept 29, 2008 16:56:11 GMT -5
Just as a bit of perspective. Today: Dow drops 777, a 7.0% drop. Black Monday 1987: Dow drops 22.6%. Black Thursday - Black Tuesday 1929: Dow drops a total of more then 28%. Thank you.
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The Line
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Post by The Line on Sept 29, 2008 16:56:55 GMT -5
great point, Erisi. You have to put it in perspective. Yeah, we lost a ton of points, but thedre is so much more money(whether that money be "real" or not) involved in the market today, the points don't mean the same thing. Also, factor in things like inflation, and its a way different ballgame then it was 21 and 79 years ago
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Post by Janitor From Mars on Sept 29, 2008 16:58:47 GMT -5
I thought we weren't supposed to discuss politics?
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The Line
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Post by The Line on Sept 29, 2008 16:59:29 GMT -5
I thought we weren't supposed to discuss politics? with the exception of a few posts, we haven't been.
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Post by Tyfo on Sept 29, 2008 16:59:35 GMT -5
I thought we weren't supposed to discuss politics? Talking about the economy is fine, if you can leave politics out of it.
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Post by thwak is T.hawk on Sept 29, 2008 17:00:46 GMT -5
iono, I just love the fear mongering that's going on, they really are trying to make it seem like the world is going to get destroyed.
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biafra
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Post by biafra on Sept 29, 2008 17:01:42 GMT -5
I read somewhere as far as percentage goes today wasn't even in the top ten.
It sucks, of course...but we don't need to panic yet.
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Post by thwak is T.hawk on Sept 29, 2008 17:08:31 GMT -5
and the funniest thing about all of this, they interupted soap operas to tell us what was going on!
I mean, a grandma freaking killed her husband! I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS NEXT!!!
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Post by spaceplier on Sept 29, 2008 17:11:30 GMT -5
I am one of those American's who are neither rich enough, nor poor enough for anything to affect me.
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