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Today Is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr dept.

lucabrasi999 writes "Ahoy! Drink up the Grog, me hearties! Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Grab yer wenches and stop being a bilge-rat." Cap'n Slappy and Ol' Chumbucket have even provided a short YouTube video to help those who might be a bit more pirate-speak challenged. Even Google is getting in on the action, those swarthy dogs.

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  1. Re:Just Talk? by Quetzo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I have no problem with prosecuing the naked short selling rules. What's at issue is that shorting shares ( naked or otherwise ) has been banned on all financials.

    What's incredible is that companies like Sears, Netflix, Capstone have been crying foul for years and wall st laughed and kept shorting them blind while the SEC looked the other way. Here is an example. The rule was never enforced. Today wall st is in the crosshairs and everyone is running around trying to prevent short sales.

    These markets are not orderly. An entrenched well-connected few are pulling every string in sight to protect their interests and we all are going to end up footing the bill when the piper comes calling.