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To: bruinbirdman
The failures of these derivatives was calculated to be a 25 sigma event by the wonder boyz at the time that they were originally sold. That is once in the life of the universe.

Too bad it only took 5 years.

What they didn't consider was that fear is a little understood contagion.


BUMP

15 posted on 11/08/2007 4:32:52 AM PST by capitalist229
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To: capitalist229
"What they didn't consider was that fear is a little understood contagion."

Yep, they thought they could write a program for it.

The Lord wrote those algorithms and he isn't divulging the codes.

yitbos

16 posted on 11/08/2007 1:38:56 PM PST by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds." -- Ayn Rand)
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