tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post2667303636969637963..comments2024-03-28T12:22:11.704+00:00Comments on Macro Man: China's favourite (non currency) bandMacro Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324967552369915949noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-21907114245549995862007-05-30T22:23:00.000+01:002007-05-30T22:23:00.000+01:00But with a jacuzzi for a casket..But with a jacuzzi for a casket..Charles Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486529931043507880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-20427301215410477662007-05-30T21:18:00.000+01:002007-05-30T21:18:00.000+01:00...and at death, Like Pinochet, he will return to ......and at death, Like Pinochet, he will return to Jabba and look <A HREF="http://www.sfgate.com/blogs/images/sfgate/worldviews/2006/12/11/CORPSE.jpg" REL="nofollow">thus </A>"Cassandra"https://www.blogger.com/profile/17412381249313151515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-74949834491132519902007-05-30T20:28:00.000+01:002007-05-30T20:28:00.000+01:00You can see a good picture of him here... http://i...You can see a good picture of him here... http://ibexsalad.blogspot.com/2006/11/marbella.html<BR/><BR/>Separated at birth from Jabbah the Hutt...Charles Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486529931043507880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-35524791916695207012007-05-30T20:21:00.000+01:002007-05-30T20:21:00.000+01:00Yeah well, the sidewalks of Puerto Banus are kind ...Yeah well, the sidewalks of Puerto Banus are kind of cluttered with tart-laden Russian guys talking on cellphones.<BR/><BR/>Gil died of a stroke about three years ago. The name of his political party, though? Grupo Independiente Liberal.Charles Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486529931043507880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-75601406611123757622007-05-30T18:46:00.000+01:002007-05-30T18:46:00.000+01:00Perhaps she went to Marbella because the rampant c...Perhaps she went to Marbella because the rampant corruption of the ironically named Jesus Gil (is he still mayor?) reminded her of home...Macro Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324967552369915949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-32404163373324273532007-05-30T17:42:00.000+01:002007-05-30T17:42:00.000+01:00It was said that Litvinenko, when things began to ...It was said that Litvinenko, when things began to get hot, called his wife and told her to get a plane out of Russia to "anywhere". Well, the missus got out her world map and dart set, blindfolded herself and came up with... MarbellaCharles Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486529931043507880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-27983351779798564512007-05-30T14:35:00.000+01:002007-05-30T14:35:00.000+01:00Yes...that is part of his [presumably the Russian ...Yes...that is part of his [presumably the Russian people's] allegorical transformation.<BR/><BR/>But I think its cultural too. The only Russian phrase I know , "KLASNYA POPKA", was proudly taught to me while sipping a coffee in a high traffic urban locale by someone probably similar to your friends. It (alledgedly) translates into something like "nice ass!""Cassandra"https://www.blogger.com/profile/17412381249313151515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-13004765297350558512007-05-30T13:22:00.000+01:002007-05-30T13:22:00.000+01:00Well, to quote a Cockney friend of mine...Gordo ha...Well, to quote a Cockney friend of mine...Gordo has two chances of winning the next election: Bob Hpoe and no hope. Though with the speed at which David Cameron is alienating the classic Tory consituency, Gordo might be the most right-wing of the three candidates in the next general election! (An exaggeration, but not a hyperbole.)<BR/><BR/>Am 1/3 of the way through Absurdistan, as I'm juggling it with a couple of other reads. Does Misha ever become less obsessed with his manhood?Macro Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324967552369915949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-76350275968665226602007-05-30T13:13:00.000+01:002007-05-30T13:13:00.000+01:00Did you read Absurdistan yet?My prediction (I am a...Did you read Absurdistan yet?<BR/><BR/>My prediction (I am a "Cassandra", after all) is that <I>if</I> Gordo-Labour wins the next election in their own right, and his reveues fall short (as they will when the HF bubble subsides), he will (a) revert to a good old property tax from the terribly regressive "poll tax" or "community charge" or whatever the regressive garbage & police tax collection nonsense is now termed; and (b) place a surcharge (similar to your non-resident tax), for the luxury of residing in the UK and the benefit of the fine protection afforded by the British authorities (like that given to Litvinenko)."Cassandra"https://www.blogger.com/profile/17412381249313151515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-23326527425721898542007-05-30T13:02:00.000+01:002007-05-30T13:02:00.000+01:00I know a couple of (non-oligarch, but reasonably s...I know a couple of (non-oligarch, but reasonably successful) Russians, and they are nice guys. But I catch your drift- it was quite jolting to see the first Cyrillic sign in the heart of the French alps.<BR/><BR/>As an aside, one wonders why the UK government doesn't slap a mega stamp duty on non-residents who buy up the palatial megamansions in London (call them 'Abramoviches'.) These guys don't pay income tax and price the lower end of the domestic toff class out of the mansion-scale house. Why not soak the foreigner?Macro Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324967552369915949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-52459800227952175352007-05-30T12:28:00.000+01:002007-05-30T12:28:00.000+01:00MM "..At 57% y/y, is it any wonder that Russians h...MM "..At 57% y/y, is it any wonder that Russians have so much money to play around in equities, commodities, and foreign exchange?..."<BR/><BR/>...and of course the wholesale acquisition of Courchavel and an increasing share of Chelsea megahomes. Nostroviya!! Yet despite the gazillions, they are (according to my sources) lousy tippers."Cassandra"https://www.blogger.com/profile/17412381249313151515noreply@blogger.com