The Dow is down like 46% from its high; the broader S&P 500 is off by about 52%.
Slay-er? Chosen One. She who hangs out a lot in cemeteries? You're kidding. Ask around. Look it up: Slayer comma The.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - Nov 20, 2008 11:57:07 am PST #2568 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
tommyrot - Nov 20, 2008 11:57:10 am PST #2569 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
That's depressing, makes me want to watch some TV.
Or you could, you know, play in some deserted mall somewhere....
msbelle - Nov 20, 2008 11:57:22 am PST #2570 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I think it is still 1000 points away from 50% of the high. Wasn't the high around 13000?
Jesse - Nov 20, 2008 11:59:04 am PST #2571 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The high was 14K ish. And now we're down to 7K ish, right?
Tom Scola - Nov 20, 2008 12:00:35 pm PST #2572 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The intraday high for the Dow was 14,279.96 on Oct 11 2007. The highest closing price was 14,164.53 on Oct 9 2007.
Jesse - Nov 20, 2008 12:03:08 pm PST #2573 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good times.
Daisy Jane - Nov 20, 2008 12:05:35 pm PST #2574 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Black collar puppy is Full. Of. It.
Daisy Jane - Nov 20, 2008 12:06:22 pm PST #2575 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Or is that purple or blue collar. Hard to tell on my screen.
tommyrot - Nov 20, 2008 12:06:45 pm PST #2576 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I wonder what the guy who wrote Dow 35000 is doing right this second....
Gudanov - Nov 20, 2008 12:08:13 pm PST #2577 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
I wonder what the guy who wrote Dow 35000 is doing right this second....
Erasing a zero?