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Fix Banks before Bridges, they say (Mary Poppins expert reveals herself)(Larry smites Google)
i once saw how the whole banking system works. it revolves around tuppence (two pence). and then if you have nothing more to say you just say:Supercallifragilisticexpialidocious!
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even though it's hard to say, i can say it anyway
Supercallifragilisticexpialidocious! I don't typically do this (because I think correcting people in a public forum is rude as hell and smarmy), but I know Mary Poppins like the back of my hand, and I could tell at first glance that you spelled it wrong, Kevin.
There should only be one l in the "cali" portion.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
I imagine you didn't expect Terminalcoffee to have any Mary Poppins experts posting, but there it is. :)
i imagine you didn't expect me to be quoting any mary poppins either (since mindy said i didn't look flower-y) well, i didn't claim to be practically perfect in every way but i thought i spelled it right. i guess i drank too much cough syrup at lunch
One of the local banks here is struggling...and one of the changes was "smaller bonuses for executives."I was like...excuse me? Why are they gettin bonuses at all if they need bailout funds? Are they getting bonuses for getting the bailout funds?
I'm a bit frustrated with this, as you can probably tell.
:D I like the new title of this thread! For the record, I'm familiar with the PL Travers Mary Poppins and also the Disney Mary Poppins. An interesting tidbit - PL Travers LOVED the Sherman Brothers songs... and even collaborated with them during sessions to record the music.
I agree, there just shouldn't be any bonuses for any bank/company that is receiving any bailout money.
::wonders what a flowery Kevin would look like::
::wonders what a flowery Kevin would look like::
ha! mindy, maybe i already look flowery enough
Is it just me, or does it come off as being somewhat pretentious to use your first intial that way?
Maybe he doesn't like the P name... maybe it's something like "Percival" or "Paco" or "Prudencio."
All I'm saying is that if you were to look like a flowery guy, you might look more like him. It's a cool and unexpected surprise, Kevin, that you don't look like him and are still a flowery guy. :)
I.E. You don't fit the mold.
It always seems snooty to me, too, Larry. It seems something that lawyers do a lot. I think John Grisham commented about it (in a definitely snarky way) in one of his novels. I remember feeling all validated when I read it.
I had to find out what the "P" stands for. Apparently it's for "Paul." I can see why he'd want to abbreviate that ridiculous name.http://twitter.com/PAllenSmith
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Really, Larry? Really?
*chuckles, ruffles the 7-year-old Larry's hair*
Yeah really. And stop messing up my hair!
Just be glad you have hair to get messed up Larry.
I could see why he would change his name - run a google search on "Paul Smith"... okay, now run a search for "P. Allen Smith." The interwebz would swallow him whole if he was just plain old Paul.
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I hate Google that way. Hate it. So impersonal. So fickle. Sucky. You hear that Google? I hate you!
Shhh, Larry, Google will smite you! You'll be stuck searching with Alta Vista or Ask or something, and then you'll be sorry!
Meh... it's a marketing strategy. At least, that's my reasoning.
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Not everyone can, or wants to, wear contacts. C'mon, Phil. You know that.
I wouldn't be able to put them in or take them out. Good thing my eyes have held up well so far.
Oh man. What about when they get lost in the eye and the person wearing them does eye contortions until it is back in place. My eyes are watering just thinking about it.
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Whoa.I hope I don't dream about eyeless faces in coolers tonight.
The fact that Kevin knew to say "practically perfect in every way" makes up for ANY spelling errors. (IMO.)
Lobstergirl wrote: "I was reading an article about a face transplant. Once an organ donor dies, there is a very limited amount of time (hours) to harvest the organs. Some doctors needed time to take out kidneys, liv..."I hope they were transplanting it on another man...
Amelia wrote: "The fact that Kevin knew to say "practically perfect in every way" makes up for ANY spelling errors. (IMO.)"notice my new nickname?
Ah, got the iPad (which by the way does not auto correct the word iPad), I see!Shall I start singing "feed the birds"?
I was just trying to find my character.
Though, Feed The Birds should clearly go to Sally. I'll have to think about it a bit more.
I don't think I've ever seen Mary Poppins. Bits & pieces, sure, but not the whole thing.
::GASPS::But a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down!
That's Mary Poppins? Yeah, I've heard that one.Is that the movie where Dick Van Dyke is a chimney sweep?
Economists warn that no economic stimulus plan will work until the banks are "fixed".
I'm annoyed with all this "fixing" of the banking industry. My father in law is a banker and he's tried to explain to me how this works, why not all industries are flailing, not all banks are failing. What freaks me out is where is the money coming from for all this fixing? Where?