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"Mrs. Pench, you've won the car contest, would you like a triumph spitfire or 3000 in cash?" He smiled.
Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
"I think I'll become an alcoholic," said Betty.
Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
"I think I'll become an alcoholic," said Betty.
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Top 5 losers
Alliance & Leicester460.00
413.0047.31
Northern Rock282.75
155.2535.45
(yes down 47.31%)
Taken from the bbc website. A&L drop more than even the humble Northern Rock!
OUCH! or is the data wrong?
duplicate.. please use
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=554131 instead0 -
You beat me to it!
I was just about to post the same thing.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aikI7lATvQT8&refer=uk
Citigroup are advising to sell Bradford & Bingley as well..Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it. - Jefferson0 -
You set us up the bank run
All your Collateralised Debt Obligations are belong to us!Mortgage debt - [STRIKE]£8,811.47 [/STRIKE] Paid off!0 -
Melissa177 wrote: »You beat me to it!
I was just about to post the same thing.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aikI7lATvQT8&refer=uk
Citigroup are advising to sell Bradford & Bingley as well..
Yeah, I've written off my £200 worth of B&B shares that I got when they de-mutualised.
I hope the carpetbagging scum are happy now. :mad:"Mrs. Pench, you've won the car contest, would you like a triumph spitfire or 3000 in cash?" He smiled.
Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
"I think I'll become an alcoholic," said Betty.0 -
Have A&L asked Merv for a credit line ?
Seems drastic, as Sherlock would say - there's something afoot!anger, denial, acceptance0 -
I got some of those as well, but I sold after about a year....
I'm recommending shares in mattress manufacturers as people elect to hide their money under theirs...Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it. - Jefferson0 -
Melissa177 wrote: »
I'm recommending shares in mattress manufacturers as people elect to hide their money under theirs...
haha.. very funny, i like that one0 -
Yep £2..73p is a big drop in one days trading!0
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A&L down 31% at 600p0
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My boyfriend (the interest rate trader some of you have heard me mention on here... a lot), had a call from a friend at the BoE on Sunday wondering if he knew of any bank in the City that would lend to Northern Rock.
The answer was an emphatic "No".Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it. - Jefferson0
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