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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (342084)	8/28/2007 10:27:41 AM
From: stan_hughes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Another version of the State Street banker returning home from a hard day at the office..... "Hi Snookums, I'm home". "Hi Sweetie. How'd it go in the market today?" "Well, since you're asking, some idiot opened their fat yap about valuations and now everybody seems to think I've dropped $22 billion on some CDO & CDS shit that I thought was bulletproof. But I don't know what all the fuss is about, it's only on paper, plus those CDOs will come back as soon as California house prices triple anyway, although the CDSs I'm on the hook for might take a bite if a few of the boyz don't make it through the night here -- in the meantime, I've got a call into Uncle Ben to see if he'll cover the $22 billion for me so I can show up at work tomorrow." "Oh really? Well Sweetie, what if Uncle Ben can't come up with the money since he's got his own cash drain problem what with that war hobby of his? Isn't he already pretty heavy into those horrible Asian people? I hear they can be downright nasty if they suddenly get the idea that somebody is trying to screw them." "Well, we may have to sell everything and move into a flat over the Salvation Army mission and eat laundry starch for dinner for a year or two, but it'll only be temporary, don't worry about it -- I'm surprised at you, Snookums, it's un-American to worry about paying people back and stuff like that." "Snookums? Where's the key to the gun rack.....?"