The Serious Thread!

[Tyro1]

This is the serious thread there is to be no:

•Caps,

•Sarcasm, including the use of the sarcasm meter,

•Cat pictures,

•Booyahs,

•Flaming,

•Use of the term "No Homo"

•Talking about recently joined members in a derogatory fashion, such as noob, nub, noobz, pwning, pwn3d, beat down, etc

•Quoting for the purpose of truth, or agreement,

•Abbreviations, such as OP, QFT, STFU, etc

•Dirty, crass, or inappropriate pictures,

•Use of common puns,

•Posting pictures of girls, or men from specific ethnic backgrounds,

•References to sexual organs, including boobs/titties/breasts/racks/etc

•Chat style posts,

•Confessions, stories, or tales referring to any illegal activities,

•Advertising, or posting about commercial ventures,

•Posting about any forum clubs or affiliations,

Please follow the rules, to ensure everyone posting in this fun can do so in an enjoyable and relaxed, serious manner.

Thankyou

[Raskol]

ok... I'm bored now. Can I go play in the other threads?

[mis]

SERIOUS THREAD iN SUPATRASH?

[Crillz]

This is the serious thread there is to be no:

•Caps,

•Sarcasm, including the use of the sarcasm meter,

•Cat pictures,

•Booyahs,

•Flaming,

•Use of the term "No Homo"

•Talking about recently joined members in a derogatory fashion, such as noob, nub, noobz, pwning, pwn3d, beat down, etc

•Quoting for the purpose of truth, or agreement,

•Abbreviations, such as OP, QFT, STFU, etc

•Dirty, crass, or inappropriate pictures,

•Use of common puns,

•Posting pictures of girls, or men from specific ethnic backgrounds,

•References to sexual organs, including boobs/titties/breasts/racks/etc

•Chat style posts,

•Confessions, stories, or tales referring to any illegal activities,

•Advertising, or posting about commercial ventures,

•Posting about any forum clubs or affiliations,

Please follow the rules, to ensure everyone posting in this fun can do so in an enjoyable and relaxed, serious manner.

Thankyou

BOOYAH (0)

[Tyro1]

Mis! A continuation of this sort of outlandish behaviour will result in a semi-permanant warning, in a three strikes and you are out, behavioural correction system!

[Tyro1]

Crillz, I must issue you with the same warning! Mods Help!

[mis]

Semi permanent warning as in temporary warning?

[Tyro1]

Semi permanent warning as in temporary warning?

You will be permanently warned for a short space of time...!

New Rules:

•No irony

•No questioning rules

•No looking for or finding loopholes in the current regime

•No oxymoronic or tortological terms

[mis]

Two chris's walk into a bar...

[Tyro1]

...and have a fine pint of stout each while discussing the many pros and cons of the modern political system? (without being judgemental)

[mis]

(without being judgemental) = no homo

Why am I keeping this thread alive

[so-so]

you are all a bunch of fucking faggots

[kolourhero]

Once upon a time...

[ProfMonnitoff]

[denimdestroyedmylife]

seriously, who is sanding their jeans? this is serious.

for serious, though... whose fits are worstest?

in all seriousness, whoever sold me pushead dunks, it looks like you may have puked on them and you may want to consult a doctor about the bloody phlegm. i took the liberty of having it tested. you have some AIDS. do youse wants it back?!

[evisu 2000]

amy reid... yes.

[Chicken]

this thread brought to you by the man who also started the thread, how big if your penis?

doomed from the beginning.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

[Chicken]

[cheep]

no homo(0)

fuckin noobz

[cuddlysheep]

Tuesday June 26, 11:37 am ET

By Madlen Read, AP Business Writer

Wall Street Tries to Stay Afloat After Data on New Home Sales, Consumer Confidence

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street struggled to find a direction Tuesday after a slight decline in May new home sales provided investors with some relief but little reason to rally.The Commerce Department reported that sales of new homes fell 1.6 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 915,000. It was the fourth decline in the past five months -- in April, new home sales had jumped by 12.5 percent -- but a milder decrease than many anticipateed.

Investors were a bit unnerved by a larger-than-expected drop in the Conference Board's index on consumer confidence, and still jittery about ongoing subprime lending troubles and what the Federal Reserve might say when it makes its decision on interest rates Thursday. Central bankers are widely expected to keep the benchmark rate steady at 5.25 percent, but Wall Street will be watching to see if they alter their stance on inflation, which could suggest a rate cut or rate hike later in the year.

"There's a lot to keep people busy," said Scott Fullman, director of investment strategy for I. A. Englander & Co. "All of these issues are really coming into play, as we're seeing with the volatility in the market. It's going to go on for a little while longer until the market has a reason to settle down."

The Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index reached record closes earlier in June, but have been lurching up and down in recent weeks after a surge in Treasury yields raised concerns about the Fed's rate policy.

In late morning trading, the Dow rose 32.51, or 0.24 percent, to 13,384.56.

Broader stock indicators also rose. The S&P 500 rose 1.06, or 0.07 percent, to 1,498.80, and the Nasdaq composite index slipped 0.02, or less than 0.01 percent, to 2,577.06.

Bonds slipped after the new home sales data, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rising to 5.10 percent from 5.08 percent late Monday.

Earlier Tuesday, the Standard & Poor's home price index for April showed which declined for the 17th consecutive month, and showed its steepest annual decline since 1991.

Investors got yet another update on the status of the housing industry after homebuilder Lennar Corp. posted a loss for the second quarter as the housing downturn continues, and warned that a third-quarter loss is likely. Lennar fell 65 cents to $38.10, and other homebuilders followed.

Lennar Chief Executive Stuart Miller warned that "the housing market has continued to deteriorate throughout the second quarter. The supply of new and existing homes has continued to increase resulting in declining home prices across our markets."

A spate of dealmaking news failed to rally the broader stock market.

Basell, a division of billionaire investor Leonard Blavatnik's Access Industries, said Tuesday it will acquire rival chemical company Huntsman Corp. in a cash deal worth $5.6 billion. Huntsman soared $5.31, or 28 percent, to $24.21.

Late Monday, Spanish power company Iberdrola SA said it plans to buy utility owner Energy East Corp. for $4.5 billion in cash. Energy East surged $3.98, or 17.7 percent, to $26.52.

Investment management company BlackRock Inc. said is buying the fund of funds division of Quellos Group LLC for up to $1.7 billion. The deal, set to close around Oct. 1, will create a fund of funds operation with more than $25.4 billion in managed assets. BlackRock rose $2.37 to $156.90.

And Ventana Medical Systems Inc. surged $25.25, or 49 percent, to $76.99 after Roche Holding AG made a $3 billion hostile bid for the medical testing products maker.

The excitement over private equity has waned a bit, and Blackstone Group LP tumbled for a second straight day Tuesday after the firm's initial public offering last week. Blackstone slumped $1.68, or 5.2 percent, to $30.76.

The dollar was lower against other major currencies, while gold prices fell.

Crude oil futures for August dropped $1.11 to $68.07 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Declining issues narrowly outnumbered advancers on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 557.3 million shares.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies was down 1.44, or 0.18 percent, at 825.99.

Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 0.12 percent. In afternoon trading, Britain's FTSE 100 was down 0.26 percent, Germany's DAX index was down 1.03 percent, and France's CAC-40 was down 0.72 percent.

[Tyro1]

What!!!!

All these rules breakers! There's going to be some serious, serious warnings, to be administered!!!

[Tyro1]

Why am I keeping this thread alive

Becasue you love seriousness

seriously, who is sanding their jeans? this is serious.

for serious, though... whose fits are worstest?

in all seriousness, whoever sold me pushead dunks, it looks like you may have puked on them and you may want to consult a doctor about the bloody phlegm. i took the liberty of having it tested. you have some AIDS. do youse wants it back?!

Thank you for keeping some serious issues in this thread

this thread brought to you by the man who also started the thread, how big if your penis?

doomed from the beginning.

But that wass not the serious thread... So it need not be serious

Also thankyou to cuddlysheep, I didnt read it, but it looked very serious.

[fg0d]

Should I eat my brothers birthday cake?

[Tyro1]

amy reid is a butter face

im alllll about monica mayhem

anyways, the rise of house music and the fall of apartheid, coincidence? discuss

No Apartheid fell for a number of different reasons, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid, however the strongest factor was Lethal Weapon 2.

Should I eat my brothers birthday cake?

You can't have your cake and eat it too... Seeing as it is his cake, then he cannot eat it, therefore yes you should.

[jeepster]

^^didnt get the ali g reference?

its ok

anyways - global warming: we're too late to stop it, but surely we can slow it down. is it possible for the us economy to sustain such a turn around in consumption and go green, or will the big oil force the economy to stay on the straight and narrow and burn out our fossil fuels?

[Tyro1]

Yes it is possible for the US to cut their already ridiculous carbon emmissions, it just means every one takes a pay cut... it;s called humble pie.

[jeepster]

Yes it is possible for the US to cut their already ridiculous carbon emmissions, it just means every one takes a pay cut... it;s called humble pie.

LZMmV6xXYFw

someone say... HUMBLE PIE????

[Tyro1]

In all honesty... The serious thread aint so seroius...

[homi29]

this thread is a classic example of reverse psychology