Things Noticeable this week - Page 2897

**otokonomidori** · April 9th, 2017, 11:26 PM

Maybe golf would be more interesting if all the players started at the same time - like in F1 or football or cricket.

**Devius** · April 9th, 2017, 11:30 PM

Bank of England implicated in Libor rigging from secret recording

A secret recording that implicates the Bank of England in Libor rigging has been uncovered by BBC Panorama.

The 2008 recording adds to evidence the central bank repeatedly pressured commercial banks during the financial crisis to push their Libor rates down.

Libor is the rate that banks lend to each other and it sets a benchmark for mortgages and loans for ordinary customers.

The Bank of England said Libor was not regulated in the UK at the time.

Banks setting artificially low Libor rates is called lowballing.

The recording calls into question evidence given in 2012 to the Treasury select committee by former Barclays boss Bob Diamond and Paul Tucker, the man who went on to become the deputy governor of the Bank of England.

Details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39548313

**mizlaplan** · April 9th, 2017, 11:33 PM

Golf = Chaps whacking their balls as hard as they can in order to provide a satisfactory result.
Such things have no place in a nice polite site like VEF.

**SanteeFats** · April 9th, 2017, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by palo5

It may sound strange, but that's where you're wrong. The brain burns more energy than any muscle ever will. But you'd only know if you experienced extreme mental concentration

Try 12 hours of simultaneous translation, then you'll understand exhaustion

Golf won't help you comprehend 1% of that. Seriously. But chess players would understand

I guess, as usual, I was not clear enough. I meant that as a spectator both games are boring as hell to me. Golf does have a slight advantage of there possibly being a decent looking woman or two in the gallery.

**diamelsx** · April 10th, 2017, 05:22 AM

You people remind me of what one of my favorite people used to say about golf.

**diamelsx** · April 10th, 2017, 11:16 AM

John Oliver talking about gerrymandering was entertaining

Estreeter · April 10th, 2017, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenman

so a BIG THANK YOU to you all.

Money will do

really it will

I read all those comments on Golf and will remember who said the bad things

Golf is great

when you have a party of 4 , playing $5 a hole it's fun losing and getting angry at your mates because your playing crap and wanting to beat the shit out of em'

and then have a laugh at the 19th hole

**Wendigo** · April 10th, 2017, 03:58 PM

Fly dis-United

Why was a passenger dragged off a US flight?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39554421

Hard to believe there is not more to this story, the airline apparently overbooked so chose 4 people to eject themselves, no wonder the Doctor in this story kicked off, if they ferked up so bad they should have made pains to offer an incentive, free flights, upgrade on an alternative flights etc, it's hard to believe in this day and age a major airline would allow itself to be publicly ridiculed

Step forward United Airlines - incompetent wankers of the Week

**palo5** · April 10th, 2017, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Estreeter

Golf is great

when you have a party of 4 , playing $5 a hole it's fun losing and getting angry at your mates because your playing crap and wanting to beat the shit out of em'

You open my eyes, seriously

We see golf as an inactivity for wealthy middle-agers, who like the open-air, but have no idea what to do there, and that's why golf was invented

But I'd never heard of golf-hooligans before. Is that why golf gets crowds?

**SanteeFats** · April 10th, 2017, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wendigo

Fly dis-United

Why was a passenger dragged off a US flight?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39554421

Hard to believe there is not more to this story, the airline apparently overbooked so chose 4 people to eject themselves, no wonder the Doctor in this story kicked off, if they ferked up so bad they should have made pains to offer an incentive, free flights, upgrade on an alternative flights etc, it's hard to believe in this day and age a major airline would allow itself to be publicly ridiculed

Step forward United Airlines - incompetent wankers of the Week

Reminds of a story I read a few days ago. I forget the airline's name but for those who may not know for US airlines anyway if you are really fat they make you buy two seats. This particular airline made this man buy two seats but when he boarded they were in separate rows??

I am sure glad I only fly once a year to see my son.

April 9th, 2017, 11:30 PM	#28962
Devius Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: It's a London Thing.... Posts: 23,577 Thanks: 142,407 Thanked 228,775 Times in 23,611 Posts	And Now for Something Completely Different.... Bank of England implicated in Libor rigging from secret recording A secret recording that implicates the Bank of England in Libor rigging has been uncovered by BBC Panorama. The 2008 recording adds to evidence the central bank repeatedly pressured commercial banks during the financial crisis to push their Libor rates down. Libor is the rate that banks lend to each other and it sets a benchmark for mortgages and loans for ordinary customers. The Bank of England said Libor was not regulated in the UK at the time. Banks setting artificially low Libor rates is called lowballing. The recording calls into question evidence given in 2012 to the Treasury select committee by former Barclays boss Bob Diamond and Paul Tucker, the man who went on to become the deputy governor of the Bank of England. Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39548313 __________________ "I've had it with them, I've had it with you, I've had it with ALL THIS - I WANT ROOM SERVICE!* I want the club sandwich, I want the cold Mexican beer, I want a $10,000-a-night hooker!"* Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

April 9th, 2017, 11:33 PM	#28963
mizlaplan Good show! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Marches Posts: 2,526 Thanks: 102,981 Thanked 31,900 Times in 2,528 Posts	Golf = Chaps whacking their balls as hard as they can in order to provide a satisfactory result. Such things have no place in a nice polite site like VEF. __________________ motley crew though they were, they were all happily united in the roisterous, bawdy camaraderie of lust.

April 10th, 2017, 05:22 AM	#28965
diamelsx Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Around the way Posts: 2,680 Thanks: 28,302 Thanked 29,499 Times in 2,673 Posts	You people remind me of what one of my favorite people used to say about golf. __________________ No one has more fairweather friends than the truth...

April 10th, 2017, 11:16 AM	#28966
diamelsx Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Around the way Posts: 2,680 Thanks: 28,302 Thanked 29,499 Times in 2,673 Posts	John Oliver talking about gerrymandering was entertaining __________________ No one has more fairweather friends than the truth...

April 10th, 2017, 03:58 PM	#28968
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,878 Thanks: 259,978 Thanked 1,140,390 Times in 113,991 Posts	Fly dis-United Why was a passenger dragged off a US flight? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39554421 Hard to believe there is not more to this story, the airline apparently overbooked so chose 4 people to eject themselves, no wonder the Doctor in this story kicked off, if they ferked up so bad they should have made pains to offer an incentive, free flights, upgrade on an alternative flights etc, it's hard to believe in this day and age a major airline would allow itself to be publicly ridiculed Step forward United Airlines - incompetent wankers of the Week __________________ RIP Doctor Who To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 23 November 1963 to 25 December 2017, sacrificed on the altar of identity politics. The show is dead to me, but my DVD's live on If you can re-up dead links please consider adding this to your signature. It helps when looking at reports of dead posts. Please PM me re any dead images although it is likely if it is outside Celebs I may no longer have the content

April 9th, 2017, 11:26 PM	#28961
otokonomidori 緑の男 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jockistan, UK. Posts: 8,318 Thanks: 39,032 Thanked 122,437 Times in 8,318 Posts	Maybe golf would be more interesting if all the players started at the same time - like in F1 or football or cricket.