Merrill Lynch

Potential investors in Merrill Lynch - recently bought out by Bank of America - may care to know where their hard-earned investments REALLY go.

Despite five consecutive losing quarters and a 70% FALL in its stock price in 2008, Merrill Lynch has set aside $6.7 BILLION for year-end employee bonuses.

So whilst its customers continue to have their shit gripped by the current financial situation, a handful of people - intrinsically responsible FOR that very mess - walk away with $6.7 BILLION in time to pay off their post-Christmas credit card bills.

FCC & the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court and the FCC wasted their time on Tuesday talking about "dirty words on television"

At issues was the FCC's 2004 policy which deems that even a one-time use of profanity on live television is indecent because - and I quote - "some words are so offensive that they always evoke sexual or excretory images".

The Associated Press news report on this story refused to use the specific words in question referring to them as beginning with the letters "F" or "S". (May I suggest that the AP grow some balls in this regard)

Chief Justice John Roberts - the only justice with young children - suggested that the FCC's policy was reasonable saying "the use of either word is associated with sexual or excretory activity, that's what gives it its force"

Ummm..... no disrespect Justice Roberts but when someone like myself says "FUCK George Bush" that doesn't literally mean I want to fuck him. Likewise if I make a mistake and exclaim "SHIT!" that doesn't equate to me, or anyone near me, dropping their pants and taking a dump in protest.

They're BOTH JUST WORDS. Christ, this really f-ing grips my s

Sore Losers

Sore losers never fail to grip my shit

There's been a LOT of them about since Tuesday night's historic moment.

HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!