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Old 10-10-2008, 09:59 AM   #21
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Old 10-10-2008, 10:06 AM   #22
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Old 10-10-2008, 10:12 AM   #23
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Old 10-10-2008, 10:20 AM   #24
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Old 10-10-2008, 10:37 AM   #25
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Old 10-10-2008, 10:57 AM   #26
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Old 10-10-2008, 11:25 AM   #27
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Old 10-10-2008, 11:26 AM   #28
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Red October sounds good to me. Kind of catchy, in a sadistic way.

Could have several meanings if people start jumping out of windows if the market keeps going lower.
... and the government starts socializing the banking system. Who would have thought that we'd end up with Russia as a capitalist country while the USA gets into Socialism and invades Afganistan - quite a reversal
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Old 10-10-2008, 11:32 AM   #29
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Has the Canadian market taken a hit ?(I need it for my last syllable..

House Euro ass 'eh?

or SAD scheduled American Depression
....... fall
or free^cycle

or interesting times
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Old 10-10-2008, 12:51 PM   #30
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I already proposed Black Week on the Black Monday thread - but that's pretty boring. Maybe Crash Week or Screaming Week would be better.

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Old 10-10-2008, 12:52 PM   #31
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I think it will be known as The Crash of 2008.
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Old 10-10-2008, 12:54 PM   #32
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I think it will be known as The Crash of 2008.
I think you're right REWahoo

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Old 10-10-2008, 12:56 PM   #33
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Old 10-10-2008, 01:09 PM   #34
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Can't we come up with something that rhymes?

The 08 Clean Slate
The 08 deflate
The 08 change of state
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Can't we come up with something that rhymes?

The 08 Clean Slate
The 08 deflate
The 08 change of state
The 08 OH MY G** DID YOU JUST SEE THAT?

The 08 money evaporate
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Old 10-10-2008, 01:14 PM   #36
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This entire thread implies that this is the worst week. Another possible name is "the last warning sign" or even "the beginning of the end".

Just trying to cheer things up...
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Old 10-10-2008, 01:21 PM   #37
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How about, "Black Monday THRU FRIDAY!!!!"
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Old 10-10-2008, 01:28 PM   #38
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Old 10-10-2008, 01:43 PM   #40
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