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DemoTex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 10:12 AM
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Q. What's the difference between the Somali pirates and the Wall Street pirates?
Edited on Mon Sep-29-08 10:27 AM by DemoTex
A. The difference is the pirates off the coast on Somalia have LOWERED their ransom demand. The pirates on Wall Street have NOT.

Pirates lower ransom demand for weapons ship

The pirates, who Christensen said were "loitering on and around the ship," have lowered their ransom demand from $35 million to $20 million. (snip)

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/29/somalia.piracy.ukraine/index.html


Long-range photo of Somali pirates at work.


Long-range photo of Wall Street pirates at work.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 10:14 AM
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1. a suit and a tie...
:shrug:
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hisownpetard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 10:19 AM
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2. Lipstick.
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Jim__ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 10:27 AM
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3. The amount of money that they're asking for. - n/t
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 10:31 AM
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4. Suits
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last1standing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 10:34 AM
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5. Location, location, location.
Like they say in the real estate game, location is everything.
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 10:35 AM
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6. What about the pirates last month? They ended up with radiation(?) poisoning.
They thought/public was told it was minerals, yet many ended up sick, several died. Just musing on lies and deceptions, pirates, public, wall street, administration.
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Zywiec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 10:36 AM
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7. Weapons? n/t
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