@Sculptor?!?I_just_met_her!: I once interviewed there for the group that sells reps and warranties insurance. The Lord has a plan...

Ho. Lee. Shit. Anyone here work for AIG? You're a civil servant now.

Make your move now, before Barclays rehires them:

Will never be beat. That mustache got him in the Hall of Fame.

Universe Rights Itself, Soon Should Be Completely Normal

I love the three french fries poking out behind the sandwich. "Eat us, too!" I imagine them crying out.

That's Kim's father. He died before he could watch her on VH1.

Ufford is happy to talk about the Seahawks secondary. All you have to do is ask.

So while we're here, seriously, why is MER trading at a 25% discount to BofA? Why wouldn't that deal close? How is this not the most obvious arb play in history?

Pee-pee.

Wait, seriously? They dispel that notion? I mean, I'm not throwing dollar bills at these ladies or anything, but... really? Not good enough?

All the girls think I'm pretty fly.

I'm not one to stir shit up (when have I ever done that?), but I just went by the WaMu near my office and the lights were on and a uniformed officer was at the door.

@Jerkwheat: Flight to quality.

@Da_Mang: @et al: The problem is the MBA's at the i-banks weren't analyzing the underlying creditworthiness of the homebuyers. They left that to the MBA's at the ratings agencies. The MBA's at the i-banks only cared that the structured products were sliced and diced properly to allocate risk appropriately. But the…

@Da_Mang: I've got one of those too. With WAMU. Maybe the Feds will forget about it when they seize the bank.

@Kid Canada: One of my fondest childhood memories was an Argos game I went to back in Exhibition Stadium, against Montreal (v1). The Argos shat the bed all game until they scored two TD's in the last two minutes to pull out the win.

By the way, for those who were wondering what I was going to do about my HELOC at WAMU — [deadspin.com] — I decided today to pull out the rest of it, just in case WAMU goes poof and takes my HELOC with it.

@Sculptor?!?I_just_met_her!: They figure between being early on AIG and late on all the subprime CDO's, on average their timing is impeccable.

@chilltown: I think the Fed's efforts to convince GS and JPM to cobble together a $75B loan, and NY state's decision to allow AIG to borrow $20B from its subs, were meant to stave off a downgrade. But apparently S&P and Moody's couldn't wait that long. Thanks, guys!