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November 4, 2007 at 9:06 PM #10813
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November 4, 2007 at 9:12 PM #95606
Jumby
Participantsounds like a laugh trak to me…
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November 4, 2007 at 9:14 PM #95610
Navydoc
ParticipantProbably is, but the fact that someone thought it was funny enough to add one is disturbing enough.
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November 4, 2007 at 9:14 PM #95666Participant
Probably is, but the fact that someone thought it was funny enough to add one is disturbing enough.
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November 4, 2007 at 9:14 PM #95676Participant
Probably is, but the fact that someone thought it was funny enough to add one is disturbing enough.
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November 4, 2007 at 9:14 PM #95683Participant
Probably is, but the fact that someone thought it was funny enough to add one is disturbing enough.
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November 4, 2007 at 9:12 PM #95663Participant
sounds like a laugh trak to me…
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November 4, 2007 at 9:12 PM #95671Participant
sounds like a laugh trak to me…
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November 4, 2007 at 9:12 PM #95679Participant
sounds like a laugh trak to me…
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November 4, 2007 at 9:35 PM #95653
bsrsharma
ParticipantIt is a British comedy program called “Bird & Fortune” The Original video is here
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November 5, 2007 at 5:49 AM #95745
4plexowner
ParticipantThe video is hilarious – two brits talking about financial products – very tongue-in-cheek and done with straight faces
They explain how modern financial products start with a loan of a few thousand dollars to “an unemployed black man sitting on a crumbling porch somewhere in Alabama in his string vest”
They then go on to explain how this loan becomes an investment grade security
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November 5, 2007 at 9:56 AM #95876Participant
The Brits are so un-PC; this BBC News article on Cleveland even goes so far as to suggest a correlation between subprime loans, foreclosures and “Black areas”:
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November 5, 2007 at 2:45 PM #96019
34f3f3f
ParticipantThe NY Times last Sunday reported that subprime lenders were more active in black and Hispanic areas. For example, in Dallas the top five lenders to blacks were all subprime mortgage companies, whereas for whites they were banks. One reason given for this is that there aren’t so many banks is black neighborhoods. Another reason is that brokers actively sought out borrowers in those areas to refinance in order to release equity to pay other debts.
Irony, satire, or parody are all hallmarks of British humor, and is sometimes difficult for others to understand. The clip is typical of this brand of humor in that it juxstaposes harsh reality with understatement or seeming frivolity. Although many may see this as sneering, it is more to do with political or social comment. Perhaps humor makes it more palatable, or draws the attention of otherwise disinterested parties.
Incidentally, the UK housing market is starting to downturn and I wouldn’t be surprised if “dodgy” loans aren’t part of the undoing there.
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November 5, 2007 at 6:52 PM #96074
cr
ParticipantIt’s funny because it’s true.
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November 5, 2007 at 6:52 PM #96137Participant
It’s funny because it’s true.
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November 5, 2007 at 6:52 PM #96143Participant
It’s funny because it’s true.
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November 5, 2007 at 6:52 PM #96152Participant
It’s funny because it’s true.
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November 5, 2007 at 2:45 PM #96081Participant
The NY Times last Sunday reported that subprime lenders were more active in black and Hispanic areas. For example, in Dallas the top five lenders to blacks were all subprime mortgage companies, whereas for whites they were banks. One reason given for this is that there aren’t so many banks is black neighborhoods. Another reason is that brokers actively sought out borrowers in those areas to refinance in order to release equity to pay other debts.
Irony, satire, or parody are all hallmarks of British humor, and is sometimes difficult for others to understand. The clip is typical of this brand of humor in that it juxstaposes harsh reality with understatement or seeming frivolity. Although many may see this as sneering, it is more to do with political or social comment. Perhaps humor makes it more palatable, or draws the attention of otherwise disinterested parties.
Incidentally, the UK housing market is starting to downturn and I wouldn’t be surprised if “dodgy” loans aren’t part of the undoing there.
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November 5, 2007 at 2:45 PM #96088Participant
The NY Times last Sunday reported that subprime lenders were more active in black and Hispanic areas. For example, in Dallas the top five lenders to blacks were all subprime mortgage companies, whereas for whites they were banks. One reason given for this is that there aren’t so many banks is black neighborhoods. Another reason is that brokers actively sought out borrowers in those areas to refinance in order to release equity to pay other debts.
Irony, satire, or parody are all hallmarks of British humor, and is sometimes difficult for others to understand. The clip is typical of this brand of humor in that it juxstaposes harsh reality with understatement or seeming frivolity. Although many may see this as sneering, it is more to do with political or social comment. Perhaps humor makes it more palatable, or draws the attention of otherwise disinterested parties.
Incidentally, the UK housing market is starting to downturn and I wouldn’t be surprised if “dodgy” loans aren’t part of the undoing there.
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November 5, 2007 at 2:45 PM #96095Participant
The NY Times last Sunday reported that subprime lenders were more active in black and Hispanic areas. For example, in Dallas the top five lenders to blacks were all subprime mortgage companies, whereas for whites they were banks. One reason given for this is that there aren’t so many banks is black neighborhoods. Another reason is that brokers actively sought out borrowers in those areas to refinance in order to release equity to pay other debts.
Irony, satire, or parody are all hallmarks of British humor, and is sometimes difficult for others to understand. The clip is typical of this brand of humor in that it juxstaposes harsh reality with understatement or seeming frivolity. Although many may see this as sneering, it is more to do with political or social comment. Perhaps humor makes it more palatable, or draws the attention of otherwise disinterested parties.
Incidentally, the UK housing market is starting to downturn and I wouldn’t be surprised if “dodgy” loans aren’t part of the undoing there.
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November 5, 2007 at 9:56 AM #95936Participant
The Brits are so un-PC; this BBC News article on Cleveland even goes so far as to suggest a correlation between subprime loans, foreclosures and “Black areas”:
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November 5, 2007 at 9:56 AM #95943Participant
The Brits are so un-PC; this BBC News article on Cleveland even goes so far as to suggest a correlation between subprime loans, foreclosures and “Black areas”:
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November 5, 2007 at 9:56 AM #95950Participant
The Brits are so un-PC; this BBC News article on Cleveland even goes so far as to suggest a correlation between subprime loans, foreclosures and “Black areas”:
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November 5, 2007 at 5:49 AM #95804Participant
The video is hilarious – two brits talking about financial products – very tongue-in-cheek and done with straight faces
They explain how modern financial products start with a loan of a few thousand dollars to “an unemployed black man sitting on a crumbling porch somewhere in Alabama in his string vest”
They then go on to explain how this loan becomes an investment grade security
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November 5, 2007 at 5:49 AM #95810Participant
The video is hilarious – two brits talking about financial products – very tongue-in-cheek and done with straight faces
They explain how modern financial products start with a loan of a few thousand dollars to “an unemployed black man sitting on a crumbling porch somewhere in Alabama in his string vest”
They then go on to explain how this loan becomes an investment grade security
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November 5, 2007 at 5:49 AM #95818Participant
The video is hilarious – two brits talking about financial products – very tongue-in-cheek and done with straight faces
They explain how modern financial products start with a loan of a few thousand dollars to “an unemployed black man sitting on a crumbling porch somewhere in Alabama in his string vest”
They then go on to explain how this loan becomes an investment grade security
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November 4, 2007 at 9:35 PM #95712Participant
It is a British comedy program called “Bird & Fortune” The Original video is here
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November 4, 2007 at 9:35 PM #95718Participant
It is a British comedy program called “Bird & Fortune” The Original video is here
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November 4, 2007 at 9:35 PM #95727Participant
It is a British comedy program called “Bird & Fortune” The Original video is here
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November 5, 2007 at 7:37 PM #96082
stansd
ParticipantThat’s hilarious…best explanation I’ve heard of the current situation yet…very smart.
Stan
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November 5, 2007 at 7:37 PM #96145Participant
That’s hilarious…best explanation I’ve heard of the current situation yet…very smart.
Stan
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November 5, 2007 at 7:37 PM #96151Participant
That’s hilarious…best explanation I’ve heard of the current situation yet…very smart.
Stan
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November 5, 2007 at 7:37 PM #96160Participant
That’s hilarious…best explanation I’ve heard of the current situation yet…very smart.
Stan
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