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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (46017)	11/23/2005 11:21:21 AM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Lumber Dispute Resolved? globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Mish

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (46017)	11/23/2005 11:32:22 AM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

From NumberSix on the FOOL... My son (he's 12, in middle school) has gotten an offer in the mail for an MBNA credit card with a credit line as high as $100,000. He has not been pre-approved but is invited to call the 1-800 number for a quick approval. I'm actually gonna have him make the call and try to get a credit card. See how far he can get in the process. How did they even find him, given that he never worked in his life and has no credit history?

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (46017)	11/26/2005 9:53:42 PM
From: marcher	Respond to of 110194

...people with low-status live with frustration and often anger... well, i wonder about metaphors like, "don't worry, be happy" and "don't get mad, just get even." do these reaganesque, pop markers speak for current ethics? yes, i agree that low status, coupled with the belief that one can do nothing to better one's personal or social condition, likely leads to frustration and anger. but do you think frustration and anger has anything to do with the bush administration's response to 911? it does seem as though the political front of war is typically one of anger and frustration, we've-done-all-we-can-this-is-the-only-hope-we-have. could it be that anger and frustration is a human response to threat and loss, regardless of status? oh, how i long for the good 'ol days of a marshall-burr duel.-g-