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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

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TOPIC: Where did the 400 billion USD in subprime mortgage losses go
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== 1 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 12:04 pm
From: "acne_is_incurable@hotmail.com"

This $400 billion anticipated loss figure has been bandied about by
Deutsche Bank (in the cited article):

"The total damage may reach $400 billion, Deutsche Bank analysts said
last week."

And also by Goldman-Sachs:

http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/11/16/goldman-sachs-predicts-2-trillion-in-losses-from-credit-mess/

"Jan Hatzius, chief economist at Goldman Sachs in New York, estimates
that losses related to foreclosures could be as high as $400 billion
for financial companies."

Isn't it funny how two institutions both come up with the same
estimate for losses (notice they use different terminology)? Lookie
here. The paper loss could reach a trillion dollars, for all we know,
if the face value is in that region (who knows?). But what is the real
loss? Assuming an institution holds on to its CDOs, or another one
buys it at a fire sale price, somebody will make money, or make back
some money, or lose less money than they thought. We have a liquidity
problem right now, just like I mentioned last week:

http://groups.google.com/group/misc.invest.stocks/browse_frm/thread/a74449b0a8431eaf/

These instruments are huge, they are complex, and they are varied.
F**kin' quants really outdid themselves this time. Just to liquidate
or sell pieces of a CDO will take an army of accountants, lawyers, and
conveyance corporations. The last element of the food chain, the
bottom feeders, deal directly with the CC's through auctions (this
varies by state). I'm not even including derivative CDOs. So, to
answer the OP's original question, a bunch of different people will
make money from the meltdown. Money, like matter, can neither be
created or destroyed. Except by governments. Assuming we are not
talking about inflation or deflation, the value goes somewhere. It has
to.

== 2 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 12:10 pm
From: "FrediFizzx"

"Shaun Eli" <missingchild@brainchampagne.com> wrote in message
news:00b8ce53-93d1-4559-a800-a5f190dada63@b36g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> An example:
>
> Pedro bought a house ten years ago for $100,000. Last year it was
> worth $500,000 ('worth' because someone was willing to pay that much).
>
> Pedro takes his $400,000 gain by selling the house to Joe.
>
> Now-- Joe wasn't actually qualified for his mortgage, and defaults,
> owing, let's say, $490,000.
>
> Because there are a lot of these circumstances, and more sellers than
> buyers, the house is now worth only $300,000.
>
> Joe defaults on his mortgage, loses his $10,000 down payment. The
> bank sells the house for $300,000, losing $190,000.
>
> Where'd the money go? Into Pedro's new house, or his bank account, or
> whatever. But it's not Pedro's fault that someone was willing to pay
> $500,000 for his house last year. It's also not Joe's fault that the
> house is worth only $300,000 today. Of course if Joe hadn't defaulted
> it wouldn't have mattered, because he'd still be living in the house
> and making payments on it, regardless of what it's actually worth at
> any random point in time. And you could say that it's maybe Joe's
> fault that he took a mortgage he couldn't really afford, as well as
> maybe the bank's (and/or mortgage broker's) fault for lending him the
> money. There's plenty of blame to go around but the one who may have
> ended up with the money isn't necessarily the culprit, if there is any
> in any particular case.

Good example. The money is still out there. The people that sold at
the top have the money.

Fred

== 3 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 12:28 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

FrediFizzx <fredifizzx@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Shaun Eli" <missingchild@brainchampagne.com> wrote in message
> news:00b8ce53-93d1-4559-a800-a5f190dada63@b36g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>> An example:
>>
>> Pedro bought a house ten years ago for $100,000. Last year it was
>> worth $500,000 ('worth' because someone was willing to pay that
>> much). Pedro takes his $400,000 gain by selling the house to Joe.
>>
>> Now-- Joe wasn't actually qualified for his mortgage, and defaults,
>> owing, let's say, $490,000.
>>
>> Because there are a lot of these circumstances, and more sellers than
>> buyers, the house is now worth only $300,000.
>>
>> Joe defaults on his mortgage, loses his $10,000 down payment. The
>> bank sells the house for $300,000, losing $190,000.
>>
>> Where'd the money go? Into Pedro's new house, or his bank account,
>> or whatever. But it's not Pedro's fault that someone was willing to
>> pay $500,000 for his house last year. It's also not Joe's fault
>> that the house is worth only $300,000 today. Of course if Joe
>> hadn't defaulted it wouldn't have mattered, because he'd still be
>> living in the house and making payments on it, regardless of what
>> it's actually worth at any random point in time. And you could say
>> that it's maybe Joe's fault that he took a mortgage he couldn't
>> really afford, as well as maybe the bank's (and/or mortgage
>> broker's) fault for lending him the money. There's plenty of blame
>> to go around but the one who may have ended up with the money isn't
>> necessarily the culprit, if there is any in any particular case.

> Good example. The money is still out there. The people that sold at the top have the money.

No they dont when the whole market drops significantly due to the large
oversupply of houses that are the result of mortgage defaults with those
who should never have been given that mortgage in the first place.

== 4 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 2:57 pm
From: RightEagle

On Nov 20, 1:28 pm, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote:
> FrediFizzx <fredifi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > "Shaun Eli" <missingch...@brainchampagne.com> wrote in message
> >news:00b8ce53-93d1-4559-a800-a5f190dada63@b36g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> >> An example:
>
> >> Pedro bought a house ten years ago for $100,000. Last year it was
> >> worth $500,000 ('worth' because someone was willing to pay that
> >> much). Pedro takes his $400,000 gain by selling the house to Joe.
>
> >> Now-- Joe wasn't actually qualified for his mortgage, and defaults,
> >> owing, let's say, $490,000.
>
> >> Because there are a lot of these circumstances, and more sellers than
> >> buyers, the house is now worth only $300,000.
>
> >> Joe defaults on his mortgage, loses his $10,000 down payment. The
> >> bank sells the house for $300,000, losing $190,000.
>
> >> Where'd the money go? Into Pedro's new house, or his bank account,
> >> or whatever. But it's not Pedro's fault that someone was willing to
> >> pay $500,000 for his house last year. It's also not Joe's fault
> >> that the house is worth only $300,000 today. Of course if Joe
> >> hadn't defaulted it wouldn't have mattered, because he'd still be
> >> living in the house and making payments on it, regardless of what
> >> it's actually worth at any random point in time. And you could say
> >> that it's maybe Joe's fault that he took a mortgage he couldn't
> >> really afford, as well as maybe the bank's (and/or mortgage
> >> broker's) fault for lending him the money. There's plenty of blame
> >> to go around but the one who may have ended up with the money isn't
> >> necessarily the culprit, if there is any in any particular case.
> > Good example. The money is still out there. The people that sold at the top have the money.
>
> No they dont when the whole market drops significantly due to the large
> oversupply of houses that are the result of mortgage defaults with those
> who should never have been given that mortgage in the first place.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hedge funds drive up the price of Subprime Funds, and the Media in
turn, caused a huge drop in the prices because of the negative slant
of news in general. Thus investment firms lost billions on a bet that
these funds would keep rising, which they could not because of rising
interest rates.

http://www.globaltreeregistry.com/Home_Page.html

== 5 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 4:21 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

ightEagle <therighteagle@msn.com> wrote:
> On Nov 20, 1:28 pm, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote:
>> FrediFizzx <fredifi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> "Shaun Eli" <missingch...@brainchampagne.com> wrote in message
>>> news:00b8ce53-93d1-4559-a800-a5f190dada63@b36g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>>>> An example:
>>
>>>> Pedro bought a house ten years ago for $100,000. Last year it was
>>>> worth $500,000 ('worth' because someone was willing to pay that
>>>> much). Pedro takes his $400,000 gain by selling the house to Joe.
>>
>>>> Now-- Joe wasn't actually qualified for his mortgage, and defaults,
>>>> owing, let's say, $490,000.
>>
>>>> Because there are a lot of these circumstances, and more sellers
>>>> than buyers, the house is now worth only $300,000.
>>
>>>> Joe defaults on his mortgage, loses his $10,000 down payment. The
>>>> bank sells the house for $300,000, losing $190,000.
>>
>>>> Where'd the money go? Into Pedro's new house, or his bank account,
>>>> or whatever. But it's not Pedro's fault that someone was willing
>>>> to pay $500,000 for his house last year. It's also not Joe's fault
>>>> that the house is worth only $300,000 today. Of course if Joe
>>>> hadn't defaulted it wouldn't have mattered, because he'd still be
>>>> living in the house and making payments on it, regardless of what
>>>> it's actually worth at any random point in time. And you could say
>>>> that it's maybe Joe's fault that he took a mortgage he couldn't
>>>> really afford, as well as maybe the bank's (and/or mortgage
>>>> broker's) fault for lending him the money. There's plenty of blame
>>>> to go around but the one who may have ended up with the money isn't
>>>> necessarily the culprit, if there is any in any particular case.
>>> Good example. The money is still out there. The people that sold
>>> at the top have the money.

>> No they dont when the whole market drops significantly due to the large
>> oversupply of houses that are the result of mortgage defaults with those
>> who should never have been given that mortgage in the first place.

> Hedge funds drive up the price of Subprime Funds, and the Media in
> turn, caused a huge drop in the prices because of the negative slant
> of news in general. Thus investment firms lost billions on a bet that
> these funds would keep rising, which they could not because of rising
> interest rates.

It had nothing to do with rising interest rates, everything to do with
loans to fools that should never have got the loans in the first place
who were absolutely guaranteed to default on those loans.

Nothing to do with the media either.

== 6 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 5:22 pm
From: "FrediFizzx"

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:5qgub4F103pskU1@mid.individual.net...
> FrediFizzx <fredifizzx@hotmail.com> wrote:

>> Good example. The money is still out there. The people that sold at
>> the top have the money.
>
> No they dont when the whole market drops significantly due to the
> large
> oversupply of houses that are the result of mortgage defaults with
> those
> who should never have been given that mortgage in the first place.

What the heck does that have to do with people that sold at the top?
This totally answers the OP's original question as to where the money
went. It doesn't just vaporize.

Fred

== 7 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 5:28 pm
From: "BillGross@gmail.ca"

The money was spent foolishly on shit that china makes and sells to
lowlife american
assholes living in trailer parks and posting on this group.
China will in turn use it to build up a military and take over the
wasteland to the south
of canada. . . . lucky for the world that it is not inhabited by
intellegent life.

You gotta love this, $300 oil ! ! ! ! Buy anything tar
sands. . . . that is until they vote
to allow drilling on FreddiFiXXed fatassed wifes armpits.

== 8 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 6:15 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

Bill<NOSPAM>Gross@gmail.ca <NOSPAM> wrote:

> The money was spent foolishly on shit that china makes and sells to
> lowlife american assholes living in trailer parks and posting on this group.

The problem with sub prime loans has NOTHING to do with trailer parks.

The problem is actually with housing loans to those who were
'living' in trailer parks that they couldnt possibly ever pay off.

> China will in turn use it to build up a military and
> take over the wasteland to the south of canada. . . .

Have fun explaining how come they couldnt even manage to invade Vietnam.

> lucky for the world that it is not inhabited by intellegent life.

Neither is north of that border if you are any indication.

> You gotta love this, $300 oil ! ! ! !

Just another of your pathetic little drug crazed lard arse fantasys.

== 9 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 6:17 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

FrediFizzx <fredifizzx@hotmail.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> FrediFizzx <fredifizzx@hotmail.com> wrote

>>> Good example. The money is still out there. The people that sold at the top have the money.

> What the heck does that have to do with people that sold at the top?

Those had to buy something else to 'live' in and the value of that dropped too.

> This totally answers the OP's original question as to where the money went.

Nope.

> It doesn't just vaporize.

Corse it does when the whole market drops significantly.

== 10 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 6:23 pm
From: CJT

Rod Speed wrote:

> Bill<NOSPAM>Gross@gmail.ca <NOSPAM> wrote:
>
>
>>The money was spent foolishly on shit that china makes and sells to
>>lowlife american assholes living in trailer parks and posting on this group.
>
>
> The problem with sub prime loans has NOTHING to do with trailer parks.
>
> The problem is actually with housing loans to those who were
> 'living' in trailer parks that they couldnt possibly ever pay off.
>
>
>>China will in turn use it to build up a military and
>>take over the wasteland to the south of canada. . . .
>
>
> Have fun explaining how come they couldnt even manage to invade Vietnam.
>
>
>>lucky for the world that it is not inhabited by intellegent life.
>
>
> Neither is north of that border if you are any indication.
>
>
>>You gotta love this, $300 oil ! ! ! !
>
>
> Just another of your pathetic little drug crazed lard arse fantasys.
>
>
I don't know about $300, but $150 looks like a lock.

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== 11 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 6:29 pm
From: "Bill Reid"

FrediFizzx <fredifizzx@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:5qhfkiFvj35pU1@mid.individual.net...
> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:5qgub4F103pskU1@mid.individual.net...
> > FrediFizzx <fredifizzx@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> Good example. The money is still out there. The people that sold at
> >> the top have the money.
> >
> > No they dont when the whole market drops significantly due to the
> > large
> > oversupply of houses that are the result of mortgage defaults with
> > those
> > who should never have been given that mortgage in the first place.
>
> What the heck does that have to do with people that sold at the top?
> This totally answers the OP's original question as to where the money
> went. It doesn't just vaporize.

Oh, but it does, eventually. Last time this question came
up, I mentioned my brother-in-law and sister kind of sold
at the top in one of the most expensive real-estate markets
and moved to the same size house in a much less expensive
market and pocketed the difference. So THAT'S where the
money went...first.

Then of course they bought a boat, and then they needed a
new giant truck to haul it around, so the boat dealer and the
truck dealer got it, and so on. So everybody wound up getting
a little piece of it.

But now THAT well is dry, so where is the NEXT $400billion
gonna come from? I think my brother-in-law and sister and their
boat and truck dealers deserve an answer to that question...as do
we all, or at least those of us who are smart enough to even ask
the question (and answer it)...

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Post count: 854

== 12 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 7:29 pm
From: "FrediFizzx"

"Bill Reid" <hormelfree@happyhealthy.net> wrote in message
news:nKM0j.123036$kj1.50673@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>
> FrediFizzx <fredifizzx@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:5qhfkiFvj35pU1@mid.individual.net...
>> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:5qgub4F103pskU1@mid.individual.net...
>> > FrediFizzx <fredifizzx@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> Good example. The money is still out there. The people that sold
>> >> at
>> >> the top have the money.
>> >
>> > No they dont when the whole market drops significantly due to the
>> > large
>> > oversupply of houses that are the result of mortgage defaults with
>> > those
>> > who should never have been given that mortgage in the first place.
>>
>> What the heck does that have to do with people that sold at the top?
>> This totally answers the OP's original question as to where the money
>> went. It doesn't just vaporize.
>
> Oh, but it does, eventually. Last time this question came
> up, I mentioned my brother-in-law and sister kind of sold
> at the top in one of the most expensive real-estate markets
> and moved to the same size house in a much less expensive
> market and pocketed the difference. So THAT'S where the
> money went...first.
>
> Then of course they bought a boat, and then they needed a
> new giant truck to haul it around, so the boat dealer and the
> truck dealer got it, and so on. So everybody wound up getting
> a little piece of it.
>
> But now THAT well is dry, so where is the NEXT $400billion
> gonna come from? I think my brother-in-law and sister and their
> boat and truck dealers deserve an answer to that question...as do
> we all, or at least those of us who are smart enough to even ask
> the question (and answer it)...

<Sigh> I really thought that perhaps you were "smarter than a fifth
grader". ;-) The money is still out there circulating, isn't it? Your
sister's family have some assets they didn't have before, don't they?
The next $400 billion comes from working for it and for time that passes
to make real estate worth more. Sure, real estate is kind of like a
pyramid scheme but it has always been that way and will continue barring
some major catastrophic event.

Fred

== 13 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 7:45 pm
From: ""

On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:36:44 -0800, Wilson <davewilson69@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>I keep reading about the 400 billion us dollars in subprime losses to date,
>e.g, see this bloomberg article http://tinyurl.com/2vjgq7
>
>Where there is a 400 billion dollar loss there is a 400 billion dollar
>gain.
>
>I don't understand WHO gained from this 400 billion dollars?
>
>Who wins here? How?
>I'm cash rich - can I benefit by taking some action?

You buy a house for $500,000 ( with a full mortgage )

In theory, your bank is holding papers on a $500,000 asset.

You lose your job and can't make payments.
Meanwhile. demand for half-million houses has dried up.
You try to sell your house for a half-mil... can't.

You default on your mortgage. Bank forecloses.
But now, the best they can sell the house for is...... $250,000

Where did the other quarter-mil go ?

The only person who got away clean is the original seller.
They walked away with a check for $500,000 minus closing costs.

<rj>

== 14 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 8:08 pm
From: "John A. Weeks III"

In article <C368922B.98859%blash1@comcast.net>,
Blash <blash1@comcast.net> wrote:

> Wilson wrote on 11/20/07 12:36 PM:
>
> > Where there is a 400 billion dollar loss there is a 400 billion dollar
> > gain.
>
> Sounds nice......just NOT factual.......
> You build a house for $1million......a week later, dumb mikey moves in next
> door......once you meet him, you want out so you sell your house for
> $600K.....
> You've lost $400K......did anybody make $400K??? the answer is NO!!!

I'd love to have you doing my taxes with that kind of abuse of math.

The poster pays $1-million for a house. He sells for $600K. He
has a loss of $400K. This is a real world loss.

Lets say he spent $800K, and the house was valued at $1-million.
He sells at $600k. Now his loss is only $200K.

Who gained this $400K and $200K, the builder, who in turn paid
for workers and materials, who in turn bought stuff at stores
and paid for raw materials. That money kept the business cycle
going.

-john-

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== 15 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 8:19 pm
From: "BillGross@gmail.ca"

Truth is it really doesnt matter, long as the american economy goes
bust and soon.

Billions around the globe hate america and we will be dancing in the
street when that
shithole sinks into the sea. Fuck america and all the lousy bastards
within her
fat and USeless borders.
I hope Chavez gets nukes soon.

== 16 of 16 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 8:33 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

CJT <abujlehc@prodigy.net> wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>
>> Bill<NOSPAM>Gross@gmail.ca <NOSPAM> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> The money was spent foolishly on shit that china makes and sells to
>>> lowlife american assholes living in trailer parks and posting on
>>> this group.
>>
>>
>> The problem with sub prime loans has NOTHING to do with trailer
>> parks. The problem is actually with housing loans to those who were
>> 'living' in trailer parks that they couldnt possibly ever pay off.
>>
>>
>>> China will in turn use it to build up a military and
>>> take over the wasteland to the south of canada. . . .
>>
>>
>> Have fun explaining how come they couldnt even manage to invade
>> Vietnam.
>>> lucky for the world that it is not inhabited by intellegent life.
>>
>>
>> Neither is north of that border if you are any indication.
>>
>>
>>> You gotta love this, $300 oil ! ! ! !
>>
>>
>> Just another of your pathetic little drug crazed lard arse fantasys.
>>
>>
> I don't know about $300, but $150 looks like a lock.

We'll see...

Its certainly possible that the USD will sag so badly that it might happen, but that
sort of thing has been predicted plenty of times before and hasnt happened.

It certainly wont be $300 any time soon.

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Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 12:48 pm
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Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 1:42 pm
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TOPIC: Freezer Bags - Any Difference?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/e6e3d8a5df603c84?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 3:36 pm
From: "Kathi Jones"

"Ron Peterson" <ron@shell.core.com> wrote in message
news:434d93cc-ffc2-4917-a981-b35f647e56b4@b32g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 19, 3:19 pm, "Kathi Jones" <kat...@storm.ca> wrote:
>
>> what each bag is made of, I have no idea, but I've read that cooking in
>> them
>> is not safe
>
> http://www.thegreenguide.com/reports/product.mhtml?id=44&sec=3 says
> that the following products are OK:
> BestYet Clear Plastic Wrap
>
> Bell Brand Athletic Squeeze Bottles (colors) Brita Fill & Go Water
> Filtration Bottle
>
> Glad Cling Wrap
>
> Glad Food Storage Bags
>
> Glad Freezer Bags
>
> Glad-Lock Bags
>
> Glad Sandwich Bags
>
> Hefty Baggies
>
> Hefty OneZip Slider Bags
>
> Saran Cling Plus
>
> Ziploc Bags
>
> Ziplock Double Guard Freezer Bags
>
> --
> Ron
>
>

thanks for the break-down Ron. I was sure that if anyone wanted to go to
the trouble, they could find out about each individual brand and bag. Looks
like you found it for us,

Kathi

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TOPIC: Best Prices on Custom T-Shirts (not spam!)
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/a7ac7369dbe875fc?hl=en
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Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 4:35 pm
From: "Joe"

I'm looking to buy t-shorts with printed info inexpensively... I was
provided with this offer by my webhost of all places...

Is this a good deal or does anyone know a better source?

...and *NO* I'm not selling them so I'm not advertising this as an offer!!!

Printed - Two lines...

Possibly an unlimited number of characters per line.

NO GRAPHICS, text only.

S, M, L, or XL - only $4.99
2XL - $5.99
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7 T-Shirts - $8.99
8 T-Shirts - $9.99
9 T-Shirts - $10.99
10 - 50 T-Shirts - $1.00 each
51 or more - .50 each

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3 T-Shirts - $6.99
4 T-Shirts - $7.49
5 T-Shirts - $8.99
6 T-Shirts - $9.49
7 T-Shirts - $10.99
8 T-Shirts - $11.49
9 T-Shirts - $12.99
10 - 50 T-Shirts - $1.50 each
51 or more - 1.00 each

International Shipping Charges:
$11.99 for one shirt and $2.50 for each additional shirt

Thinking about ordering some shorts and these are the best prices I can
find... Or actually, they found me... My webhost is offering them of all
people.

Joe in Northern, NJ - V#8013-R

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TOPIC: Bush To Let Illegal Aliens Get $40 Digital TV Coupons
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/f941e4a655a77d3f?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 5:50 pm
From: weberm@polaris.net (Ubiquitous)

atropos@mac.com wrote:
> "Don" <one-if-by-land@concord.com> wrote:

>> Couldn't help but notice you didn't mention anything at all
>> about the people that steal the money in the first place and
>> give it to the so called *illegals*.
>
>There's nothing "so-called" about them. They broke the law to come
>here. Their continued presence is a violation of law. That makes them
>illegal.

You obviously missed his point, to wit, why is the gubberment using
tax payers' money to subsidize Digital TVs?

--
It is simply breathtaking to watch the glee and abandon with which
the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn
our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad
for them, it's failing.

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TOPIC: The world according to Rod Speed
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/07750d05eafd4cb3?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 6:27 pm
From: William Souden

The yuan is still linked to the dollar.
There is no need to write checks. Even if you rent your landlord will
take credit/debit cards.
The First Amendment does not apply to non-citizens who are in the US.
In the US the number of weekly new job losses only exceeded the
monthly number of new jobs one time over the last few years.
Online editions of newspapers have the same content as print versions.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 20 2007 7:02 pm
From: Logan Shaw

William Souden wrote:
> The yuan is still linked to the dollar.
> There is no need to write checks. Even if you rent your landlord will
> take credit/debit cards.
> The First Amendment does not apply to non-citizens who are in the US.
> In the US the number of weekly new job losses only exceeded the
> monthly number of new jobs one time over the last few years.
> Online editions of newspapers have the same content as print versions.

OK, we get that you're fascinated with Rod and devote a lot of time to
thinking about him. No need to remind us in the future.

- Logan

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http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/e922fe1d1e4c7485?hl=en
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