Greece shocks markets with referendum on austerity

[Syt]

I nominate Italy. They deserve a chance to do it right this time.

That would just lead to another German bailout.

Yeah.  I think ubermensch are needed for this job, sorry

No problems like this when the Turks were ruling Greece.

Sounds like a plan. "Turkey, we don't want you in the EU, but how about you take Greece off our hands? For old times' sake?"

[Valmy]

Any chance the Greeks will be tossed out and we can start calling non-Greek cheese Feta again?

[Barrister]

Any chance the Greeks will be tossed out and we can start calling non-Greek cheese Feta again?

When did we stop?  I have some nice Canadian feta in my fridge right now.

[MadImmortalMan]

Now they're saying the referendum idea is dead--markets shooting up again.

[crazy canuck]

Now they're saying the referendum idea is dead--markets shooting up again.

So there was a palace coup of sorts.  Thank God.

[Valmy]

Now they're saying the referendum idea is dead--markets shooting up again.

Nika!

[Sheilbh]

Now they're saying the referendum idea is dead--markets shooting up again.

The government may be dead though.  It wasn't clear today if they'd last long enough for the referendum.  Two PASOK MPs went independent today meaning the government's got a majority of one and the opposition have threatened to resign causing a lack of quorum in Parliament and new elections.


OXI! OXI! OXI!

[MadImmortalMan]

Oh, awesome.

[crazy canuck]

Oh, awesome.

Palace coup, followed by military coup, followed by.... can we just have a do over and deny Greece membership into everything.  Maybe the Palestinians would like a nice piece of real estate in the northern med?

[The Brain]

Any chance the Greeks will be tossed out and we can start calling non-Greek cheese Feta again?

When did we stop?  I have some nice Canadian feta in my fridge right now.

No you don't. Sparkling cheese, possibly.

[Valmy]

Oh, awesome.

Wait they just replaced the military high command?  Fear of a coup?

[MadImmortalMan]

Doing coups is the primary purpose of the Greek military, is it not?

[Jacob]

Replacing the leadership of the armed forces? That's pretty crazy. But I guess it's not that long since Greece came out of a military dictatorship, so maybe they thought it was important to make sure the military knows their place?

[Malthus]

Didn't the Turks just do the same thing?

Must be a local trend.

[Syt]

No you don't. Sparkling cheese, possibly.

The Twilight movies?