Top Banking Buffoons

There are hundreds of bumbling incompetent traders in the banking industry.

1. A clown; a jester: a court buffoon.
2. A person given to clowning and joking.
3. A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.
 
oildaytrader said:
There are hundreds of bumbling incompetent traders in the banking industry.

1. A clown; a jester: a court buffoon.
2. A person given to clowning and joking.
3. A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.
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Ironic and self depreciating humour. You've outdone yourself Oily-boy.
 
Hmm, is self-depreciation correct, not self-deprecation? I've googled it, and it seems both are acceptable, is this right?
 
Seriously, you say "self depreciate" (with the i), as in depreciation of a car?

I've never heard anyone say this! It's always "self deprecate" (no "i").
 
Speaking of buffoons, Lord Young of Graffham, what was he thinking.. or not as the case may be.

You mustn't tell the truth, people don't want to hear it!!
 
My favourite all time politician line is Harman's "court of public opinion" line about Fred Goodwin's pension. I nearly fell off my chair when I heard that one.
 
meanreversion said:
Speaking of buffoons, Lord Young of Graffham, what was he thinking.. or not as the case may be.

You mustn't tell the truth, people don't want to hear it!!
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Precisely. FFS do people die of cholera in this country now? I think not...

pathetic
 
Collectively we have it better than 99.99 pct of all other humans who ever existed.

So let's not lose sight of the main issues - who is going to be eliminated from X Factor this weekend?!??!?
 
meanreversion said:
Collectively we have it better than 99.99 pct of all other humans who ever existed.

So let's not lose sight of the main issues - who is going to be eliminated from X Factor this weekend?!??!?
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It'll probably be that one I don't like, or those idiots that I can't stand, or one of the other ones, none of whom I'm keen on.
 
The baddest banker of the lot is the one that didnt get caught out.
There is a good story about the guy who made millions in the property boom and went out an bought RBS shares!
 
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