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Feb 6, 2009 7:11 pm

[quote=Hank Moody]

[quote=MISS JONES] [quote=Spaceman Spiff] They’re nowhere near as fun as plain old chocolate ice cream. Eating ice cream produces the same seratonins that those drugs are getting your brain to think it needs. The same can be said for chocolate candy too. So, instead of getting your doc to give you a script for some re-uptake inhibitor, why not get him to write you a script for some Cherry Garcia and buy it at WAG so you can use your HSA card. Problem solved. Everytime I hear the word suicide I can’t help but whistle the MASH theme song. [/quote]



Personally I prefer SEX to calm my nerves and relax my body. This always seems to make me feel better. You guys should try that.



Miss J[/quote]I’d be willing to have sex with you, if you think it would be helpful. As long as your promise not to fall in love with me.[/quote]



Isn’t that funny I am normally the one asking men not to fall in love with me! As many of you know I am taken I was just trying to give you a good stress reliever idea. I used it and it works.



Miss J

Mar 18, 2009 6:12 pm

It is a sensitive subject (understandably) because we are talking about human life here. I’d like to find out if there is any fresh information about the alleged suicides of brokers in recent months. Any new cases? Some previous cases were reported in the media. As I recall, there seemed a clear link between the difficult market conditions and work pressure and these assumed suicides. Also, have firms’ made any comments and taken steps on these cases – and how are families and clients of the deceased coping?  

Mar 18, 2009 6:18 pm
Swordoftruth:


Suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary problem.

    And so is selling out of equities at these prices.
Mar 19, 2009 12:52 am
Swordoftruth:

My career is on the skids right now but I’m not going to walk in front of a train because of it. think of the stories we can tell our grandkids. We were brokers during the Great Crash of 2008. This is the stuff that makes for interesting history.

Suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary problem.

  ... and your wife/kids are not getting the life insurance money. chickens*** way out IMHO.