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Speck Tater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-25-08 11:33 PM
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Mixed messages from WaMu
Yahoo headline:

Largest bank failure ever


Washington Mutual is closed by the government, then sold to JPMorgan Chase.



The instant after I see that headline, an email hits my in box from Wamu with the subject line

WaMu News | The holidays start today.

So I figure "holiday" must mean some kind of "bank holiday", like temporarily closing down or something. But instead, I open the email and find this:



Is it any wonder people are having a hard time taking this "crisis" seriously. Everybody, including the banks, seem to be real busy playing business as usual.

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UndertheOcean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-25-08 11:34 PM
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1. Automated rubbish!
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