Man, today was a bad day for Spain.
Its King tripped and fell:
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Then the Giant Flag at the Columbus Square in Madrid, a symbol of the nation, mysteriously fell off:
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After that, the stock market crashed:
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And the interest on the debt skyrocketed.
Frankly, the country is falling apart at the seams.
:Joos
Hopefully the king didn't 'accidentally' shoot anybody after his fall.
man, he really face planted.
Quote from: HVC on August 02, 2012, 12:39:37 PM
man, he really face planted.
When referring to the stock market we normally dont refer to it as "he".
Quote from: Martim Silva on August 02, 2012, 12:14:15 PM
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"The King wore olive pants and a short sleeve shirt today, guess the rest of us have to too."
Quote from: Admiral Yi on August 02, 2012, 12:54:26 PM
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"The King wore olive pants and a short sleeve shirt today, guess the rest of us have to too."
:lol:
I was hoping this thread was about the secession of the semiautonomous provinces.
Of course, with disasters in spain, it could easily turn into such :)
A 5% drop isn't great, but we'll see what happens tomorrow. Then again, Spain's got bigger problems then the stock market.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on August 02, 2012, 12:54:26 PM
"The King wore olive pants and a short sleeve shirt today, guess the rest of us have to too."
Army colours.
It's probably just a coincidence that the stock market fell with the ECB's latest policy announcement. The real reason must be the king and the flag.
Draghi really grinded my gears today. Fucking Europeans.
You should know now Ed. Whenever there's an ECB press conference everything goes to shit.
Quote from: Sheilbh on August 02, 2012, 04:52:23 PM
You should know now Ed. Whenever there's an ECB press conference everything goes to shit.
I was actually unprepared. I didn't realize there was a conference. I've been slightly out of the loop.