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The Gods are angry

For those of us who believe in the Icelandic/Nordic folklore, it’s spirits and entities the folklore represents, Týr, the protector of justice, laws, and courts, has appeared on the burning mountain and he portrays our congruent anger.

Anger is good, but laughter is even better. I think it was Michael Palin who said that laughter was much undervalued political weapon.

The Reykjavík Grapevine: (pdf) Without a Platform. Are Icelandic politics a joke? and Terrified Politicians
Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes
Thinking Outside the Box (or Without a Platform)
Are you having fun?
… just what the financial oligarchy wants.
… statement from a disgraced profession. (pdf)

Corporate damage control at its very best

 

This is the kind of public relations drivel we get from those responsible for the banking “mishap”.

Silly Money


This is probably as good a summary of the financial crises as any – Silly Money – a clear masterpiece.

The Ig Nobel awards

ECONOMICS PRIZE: The directors, executives, and auditors of four Icelandic banks — Kaupthing Bank, Landsbanki, Glitnir Bank, and Central Bank of Iceland — for demonstrating that tiny banks can be rapidly transformed into huge banks, and vice versa — and for demonstrating that similar things can be done to an entire national economy.

Ig Nobel

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