WallStreetJackass

you know you are a permabull when...

- each time the market declines you declare it a "healthy pullback",
- sideways moves are actually just the market "taking a breather" or a "pause",
- missing earnings estimates is ok as long as management confirms next quarter's  guidance,
- bad guidance is ok as long as last quarter's earnings beat estimates,
- you criticize any analyst that downgrades your stock from "Strong Buy" to "Buy",
- you applaud poor economic results as good for the market because this time they will cause the Fed to stop raising rates,
- any negative market commentary is evidence of a huge "wall of worry" that the market needs to go higher,
- you plead that a 10% decline is a "great buying opportunity",
- you blame any market decline on short sellers who just don't understand,
- oil declines to $60 and you expect that will cause the market to head higher,
- oil increases towards $70 and you point out how the market has been able to absorb higher oil prices,
- you quote the clichés "history repeats itself" for positive things and "it's different this time" for negative ones,
- an inverted yield curve doesn't concern you at all...

hedgefolios.

pre-nup from hell.

check this pre-nup out... I think he's being a bit of a wimp in this part though:

During My Time You Will:
[...]
5) Perform any and all sexual acts, excluding anal penetration and/or ingestion of cum, when told to.

politics & food.

this is pretty funny...

The menu for Sunday night’s White House dinner honouring US governors seemed innocent enough at first glance. The appetizer was a Maryland blue crab, paired with a Chardonnay from Texas. Next up was Alaskan venison and a 2001 Cardinale from California. The lettuce came from Ohio, the coffee from Hawaii and the Riesling hailed from New York.

Is it just a coincidence that all of these states are holding an election for governor this year?

misc articles

great soundboards.

Rolling Stone takes on the Church of Scientology.

Changing dynamics for hedge funds.

my favorite C-grade actor. He's a legend...

Sex Pistols on their Hall of Fame induction.

Look out US$

Crazy Scots

34%? ouch.

Nigeria: USA between a rock and hard place. & The beginning of the Chinese Century...

Bush is right. But it's not like Bin Laden would be unhappy with the Bush presidency thus far:

"I thought [the Bin Laden tape] was going to help, I thought it would help remind people that if bin Laden doesn't want Bush to be the president, something must be right with Bush."

heh

Jesus & Mo.

Fascist competence.

Today is the 42nd anniversary of Italian solicitations to reverse the fall of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Previous efforts weren't so successful though:

In 1934, Benito Mussolini, the dictator of Italy, decided that the Leaning Tower was an inappropriate symbol for masculine Fascist Italy. In an attempt to reverse the tilt, engineers drilled holes into the foundation of the tower, and some 200 tons of concrete was poured in. The tower abruptly lurched another few inches south.

progress

This guy has been captured, like 100 times.

Iraq Official: Top Zarqawi Aide Captured

misc articles

cavemen prefer blondes.

Headline from Army Hell: Court martial for elite soldiers on gay porn site.

mildly entertaining.

case for impeachment. Short version: we can't afford Bush anymore.

hilarious DUI (actually from Reno 911)

great article on China.

United States of Halliburton.

CIA leak case stuff.

I'm your man.

"We were called by a member of the public to a man seen slumped over the steering wheel of a car on the street close to Hyde Park Corner," a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.

"A search of the man revealed what was believed to be controlled substances."  heh

The People's Bank

China has such a huge stash of other countries' money that it could, in theory, give bonuses equaling half a year's wages to all 770 million of its famously low-paid workers. economist'sview