• Posts Tagged ‘economy’

    When it rains, it pours…

    by  • 14 May, 2008 • General • 0 Comments

    Remember the strike of the garbage collectors a couple of weeks ago? We are slowly entering a period where every non-priviliged Greek will feel the effects of the latest strike where it hurts most: on his diner table and in his (parked out of necessity) car(s). I’m talking of course about the strike of...

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    How money works

    by  • 23 March, 2008 • General • 1 Comment

    At the end of the year, Fabian left his shop and visited all the people who owed him money. Some had more than they borrowed, but this meant that others had less, since there were only a certain number of coins issued in the first place. Those who had more than they borrowed paid...

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    Purple Terror Alert

    by  • 24 December, 2003 • Uncategorized • 13 Comments

    Information indicates that terrorists abroad and in our own back-yard are anticipating near-term attacks that we believe will rival, or exceed, the attacks we had to endure last year around this time of the year. Intelligence gathered in the past 3 and a half minutes indicates that a wave of Powerpoint Season greetings is...

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