tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post3450560840974702654..comments2024-03-29T03:19:56.674+00:00Comments on Macro Man: AcronymsMacro Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324967552369915949noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-33634237709523083452008-11-20T00:13:00.000+00:002008-11-20T00:13:00.000+00:00Jeez, Mr. ManThat was really funny. Thanks for the...Jeez, Mr. Man<BR/><BR/>That was really funny. Thanks for the laughs.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16375988495585111745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-10439203303990922802008-11-19T08:58:00.000+00:002008-11-19T08:58:00.000+00:00this is just too funny ..this is just too funny ..spagettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141785799734886089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-37499283243861184042008-11-19T08:53:00.000+00:002008-11-19T08:53:00.000+00:00"modality" / "modalities" are frequently used in t..."modality" / "modalities" are frequently used in the Nigerian fan-mail that I so often get ... perhaps there is a con-nection?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-10949192156890991652008-11-19T07:29:00.000+00:002008-11-19T07:29:00.000+00:00The acronym data base was compiled from various so...The acronym data base was compiled from various sources. Although most of the entries are correct, some of them may be erroneous or garbage.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://ownerfinancedloans.com/" REL="nofollow">Owner Financing, owner will carry, Home Seller Assist, Home Owner Assist, sell note, Owner Carried Notes, Home Sales Expert, Temporary Seller Finance Program.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-88943319084892803402008-11-19T07:03:00.000+00:002008-11-19T07:03:00.000+00:00Oh yes, this is definitely one of your better dash...Oh yes, <BR/><BR/>this is definitely one of your better dashes of irony MM; well done. ESPECIALLY the one on Europe and "headinthesand" ... this, unfortunately, is the sad truth. The head has been stuck there ever since the credit turmoil hit us. <BR/><BR/>Amazingly, it seems that the ECB will be the last to really realize how far down the European continental economies will go, in economic terms, from this crisis. <BR/><BR/>ClausCVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843402165210120665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-27514290495884695662008-11-19T06:03:00.000+00:002008-11-19T06:03:00.000+00:00Macro Man is a global financial market trader at a...Macro Man is a global financial market trader at a London-based hedge fund. Macro Man's acquaintance was also dismissive of the market interpretation, noting that the fed marked down its near-term forecasts.<BR/>------------------<BR/><BR/>jnnywllms<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.drivenwide.com" REL="nofollow">Internet marketing</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609042986935052029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-9886983335434643162008-11-18T23:09:00.000+00:002008-11-18T23:09:00.000+00:00Great humor with insight... if only you covered (A...Great humor with insight... if only you covered (American) football, I'd have a new homepage.<BR/><BR/>If I were in Congress, I'd offer a Major Assistance Charter Repossessing Overpriced Fraudulent securities Offering Really Profitable Outcomes To Unethical Salesman, aka MACROFORPOTUS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-76681372299286734042008-11-18T22:06:00.000+00:002008-11-18T22:06:00.000+00:00"Modalidade" is also quite common in Portuguese, a..."Modalidade" is also quite common in Portuguese, as used in Brazil (current G-20 chair). Which isn't to say it makes any more sense, but might hint at the originAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-44177024178426235892008-11-18T21:04:00.000+00:002008-11-18T21:04:00.000+00:00here's another:Federal Underwriting of Banking Ass...here's another:<BR/>Federal Underwriting of Banking Asset Residuals<BR/>FUBARAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-84333554132105425282008-11-18T19:51:00.000+00:002008-11-18T19:51:00.000+00:00From webster's dictionary:mo·dal·i·ty 1 a: the qua...From webster's dictionary:<BR/>mo·dal·i·ty <BR/>1 a: the quality or state of being modal b: a modal quality or attribute : form<BR/>2: the classification of logical propositions according to their asserting or denying the possibility, impossibility, contingency, or necessity of their content<BR/>3: one of the main avenues of sensation (as vision)<BR/>4: a usually physical therapeutic agency<BR/><BR/>Helpful, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-76091665953962247192008-11-18T18:27:00.000+00:002008-11-18T18:27:00.000+00:00Alphabet spaghetti used to be a childhood favourit...Alphabet spaghetti used to be a childhood favourite, but now it's just indigestible!<BR/>Great stuff MM, some welcome levity amongst the endless griping of traditional press and mainstream blogosphere.<BR/>JLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-73582691549310577102008-11-18T16:26:00.000+00:002008-11-18T16:26:00.000+00:00I think it stinks (boom, boom) ;)I think it stinks (boom, boom) ;)Macro Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324967552369915949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-38009099660968834592008-11-18T16:22:00.000+00:002008-11-18T16:22:00.000+00:00How about this acronym for the foreclosure prevent...How about this acronym for the foreclosure prevention that is being sought in congress: Foreclosure Assistance Relief Tender (FART)Arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740317943469339163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-10186515085800946672008-11-18T13:52:00.000+00:002008-11-18T13:52:00.000+00:00The overall program ought have a name consistent w...The overall program ought have a name consistent with its goal: the Goldman Assured Survival Program (GASP).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-38827961114100536002008-11-18T13:13:00.000+00:002008-11-18T13:13:00.000+00:00Hi MM,I think “modality” is just another example o...Hi MM,<BR/><BR/>I think “modality” is just another example of how your beloved language might be abused by foreigners… French “modalité” or Italian “modalità” are quite formal but not that uncommon, while English mother tongues are likely to use a whole lot of different words to convey the same concept according to the context (here attached you’ll find an abstract from a popular Italian-English dictionary). French has long been the language of choice amongst diplomatic circles and “modality” sounds like a bad translation from French to English…<BR/><BR/>AT<BR/><BR/>MODALITA’: s.f. modality; condition; manner; method; (procedura) formality, procedure:- di pagamento, conditions (o modes o methods) of payment; seguire le - richieste, to comply with the necessary formalities; le - di un contratto, the form of a contract; decidere le - di intervento nella zona del disastro, to decide what course of action to follow in the disaster area / - per l'uso, instructions for use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-26942572479236906422008-11-18T13:00:00.000+00:002008-11-18T13:00:00.000+00:00dude, you better have a disclaimer on this blog: R...dude, you better have a disclaimer on this blog: Reading this blog may cause damage to your physical health...<BR/>(my stomach still hurts from laughing.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-82388825388939585892008-11-18T12:42:00.000+00:002008-11-18T12:42:00.000+00:00Let's not forgot the ever important Pricing Underl...Let's not forgot the ever important Pricing Underlying Treasury Collateral Deposits Scheme being pushed by the Office of Nationwide Early Exercise. Or more curtly, PUTCDSONEX.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-61117241058620166182008-11-18T12:15:00.000+00:002008-11-18T12:15:00.000+00:00very funny and as usual, ironic. This is the real ...very funny and as usual, ironic. This is the real uncensored truth.pejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10958133367017526690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-36807678371579588622008-11-18T12:11:00.000+00:002008-11-18T12:11:00.000+00:00Nice one LOL :)Nice one LOL :)Manc Traderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419060899207287530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-62660013724772941522008-11-18T11:16:00.000+00:002008-11-18T11:16:00.000+00:00Very funny but sadly true.I love this cultivated d...Very funny but sadly true.<BR/>I love this cultivated diction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-15894320935842634062008-11-18T11:15:00.000+00:002008-11-18T11:15:00.000+00:00brilliant, as always.brilliant, as always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com