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Banker joke.

#1 Post by nitrah55 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:31 am

When a fireman sees a house on fire, he sounds an alarm, dons his turnout gear, bravely rescues the occupants and puts out the fire.

When an investment banker sees a house on fire, he quietly sells the burning house short, uses the proceeds to buy a larger house for himself and, when someone suggests that his taxes be raised to help the homeless, he rails against the dangers of socialism.
I am about 25% sure of this.

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#2 Post by Jeemie » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:50 am

nitrah55 wrote:When a fireman sees a house on fire, he sounds an alarm, dons his turnout gear, bravely rescues the occupants and puts out the fire.

When an investment banker sees a house on fire, he quietly sells the burning house short, uses the proceeds to buy a larger house for himself and, when someone suggests that his taxes be raised to help the homeless, he rails against the dangers of socialism.
Until the fire from the smaller home spreads and catches his on fire.

Then he asks for a bailout, and pays himself a large bonus for his ingenuity.
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#3 Post by ulysses5019 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:32 am

Jeemie wrote:
nitrah55 wrote:When a fireman sees a house on fire, he sounds an alarm, dons his turnout gear, bravely rescues the occupants and puts out the fire.

When an investment banker sees a house on fire, he quietly sells the burning house short, uses the proceeds to buy a larger house for himself and, when someone suggests that his taxes be raised to help the homeless, he rails against the dangers of socialism.
Until the fire from the smaller home spreads and catches his on fire.

Then he asks for a bailout, and pays himself a large bonus for his ingenuity.
Did this happen in Connecticut?
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#4 Post by Jeemie » Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:31 am

ulysses5019 wrote:
Jeemie wrote:
nitrah55 wrote:When a fireman sees a house on fire, he sounds an alarm, dons his turnout gear, bravely rescues the occupants and puts out the fire.

When an investment banker sees a house on fire, he quietly sells the burning house short, uses the proceeds to buy a larger house for himself and, when someone suggests that his taxes be raised to help the homeless, he rails against the dangers of socialism.
Until the fire from the smaller home spreads and catches his on fire.

Then he asks for a bailout, and pays himself a large bonus for his ingenuity.
Did this happen in Connecticut?
Well- if it's a woman banker, she may end UP in Connecticut!

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#5 Post by sunflower » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:16 pm

Jeemie wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
Jeemie wrote: Until the fire from the smaller home spreads and catches his on fire.

Then he asks for a bailout, and pays himself a large bonus for his ingenuity.
Did this happen in Connecticut?
Well- if it's a woman banker, she may end UP in Connecticut!

http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/dan/index.jsp
HEY! Lay off CT!!

We do seem to have a lot of prisons given the size of our state. Or maybe it's proportionate. I'm sure that statistic is out there somewhere, I just don't care enough to find it. I just know I've driven by a lot of prisons around here.

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#6 Post by Jeemie » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:28 pm

sunflower wrote:HEY! Lay off CT!!

We do seem to have a lot of prisons given the size of our state. Or maybe it's proportionate. I'm sure that statistic is out there somewhere, I just don't care enough to find it. I just know I've driven by a lot of prisons around here.
I lived in Danbury for 8 years- drove by Danbury Correctional many times on my way to Candlewood Lake, Squantz Pond, and New Fairfield.

I'm allowed to make comments about CT!
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#7 Post by sunflower » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:29 pm

Jeemie wrote:
sunflower wrote:HEY! Lay off CT!!

We do seem to have a lot of prisons given the size of our state. Or maybe it's proportionate. I'm sure that statistic is out there somewhere, I just don't care enough to find it. I just know I've driven by a lot of prisons around here.
I lived in Danbury for 8 years- drove by Danbury Correctional many times on my way to Candlewood Lake, Squantz Pond, and New Fairfield.

I'm allowed to make comments about CT!
Okay, I just felt strongly protective there for a minute.

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#8 Post by ulysses5019 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:52 pm

sunflower wrote:
Jeemie wrote:
sunflower wrote:HEY! Lay off CT!!

We do seem to have a lot of prisons given the size of our state. Or maybe it's proportionate. I'm sure that statistic is out there somewhere, I just don't care enough to find it. I just know I've driven by a lot of prisons around here.
I lived in Danbury for 8 years- drove by Danbury Correctional many times on my way to Candlewood Lake, Squantz Pond, and New Fairfield.

I'm allowed to make comments about CT!
Okay, I just felt strongly protective there for a minute.

I was just commenting on your senator and his memory lapses.
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