GB Pound (£) continues to go down the shitter

2008-12-17 11:27:26

#1

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6925|London, England

Sterling has hit another record low against the euro following weak jobless figures and signs that the Bank of England is set to cut rates further.

The pound hit a low of 1.0756 euros before recovering to 1.0772 euros.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7787239.stm

Right now: 1.00 EUR = 0.926531 GBP (92p) (according to XE.com)

What do you guys think will happen when (or if) the Euro reaches parity or becomes more valuable than the pound? Reckon we'll be switching to the Euro? I hope not...Euro sounds so gay and mainland (no wait, that should be: mainland gay)...

Last edited by Mekstizzle (2008-12-17 11:30:20)

2008-12-17 11:29:03

#2

S.Lythberg: Mastermind; +429|6751|Chicago, IL

That 51st state offer still stands ;-)

2008-12-17 11:29:42

#3

jord: Member; +2,382|6982|The North, beyond the wall.

Yeah I was gonna post this but I wrote it and fell asleep. It was just essentially a drunken rant in which for some reason I thought foreign investors would read it. Good job really.

You mean you "hope not", not "hope now". Otherwise you're guilty of treason. And we can't play out together no more.

2008-12-17 11:31:58

#4

Switch: Knee Deep In Clunge; +489|6767|Tyne & Wear, England

It will pick up again.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

2008-12-17 11:33:56

#5

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6925|London, England

I don't think we'll ever go back to the glory days of £1 = $2, and the worst thing is, I totally didn't make the most of that. I know people who have, and they only ever rub it in my face

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2008-12-17 12:00:50

#6

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6853|UK

No small wonder. Manufacturing is practically non existant, knowone saves and there running the printing pressers faster than the daily fail.

2008-12-17 12:02:18

#7

S.Lythberg: Mastermind; +429|6751|Chicago, IL

Bell wrote:
No small wonder. Manufacturing is practically non existant, knowone saves and there running the printing pressers faster than the daily fail.

What does the British economy run on? Comedians?

2008-12-17 12:05:14

#8

jord: Member; +2,382|6982|The North, beyond the wall.

S.Lythberg wrote:
Bell wrote:
No small wonder. Manufacturing is practically non existant, knowone saves and there running the printing pressers faster than the daily fail.
What does the British economy run on? Comedians?

Everything yours does on a much smaller scale.

I think it's just overseas investors being stupid pussies. It's inevitably going to rise again, fucking billionaires...

2008-12-17 12:34:50

#9

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6953

I'm tempted to convert my euros into pounds, and wait for it to rise again.

2008-12-17 12:43:29

#10

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6853|UK

S.Lythberg wrote:
Bell wrote:
No small wonder. Manufacturing is practically non existant, knowone saves and there running the printing pressers faster than the daily fail.
What does the British economy run on? Comedians?

More like run by, said comedians

2008-12-17 12:51:20

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m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6975|UK

S.Lythberg wrote:
Bell wrote:
No small wonder. Manufacturing is practically non existant, knowone saves and there running the printing pressers faster than the daily fail.
What does the British economy run on? Comedians?

London

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2008-12-17 13:01:29

#12

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5915|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

S.Lythberg wrote:
That 51st state offer still stands ;-)

Ya, would love to have our friends across the pond join us as a 51st state, would make us multicontinental country sort of.

2008-12-17 13:01:49

#13

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6997

Imagine if the weight of the measuring unit pound went down in Great Britain. Some sort of gravitational rift. Everyone in the UK would think they were fit.

x

2008-12-17 13:19:14

#14

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6774

nickb64 wrote:
S.Lythberg wrote:
That 51st state offer still stands ;-)
Ya, would love to have our friends across the pond join us as a 51st state, would make us multicontinental country sort of.

It's your fault everything has gone tits up in the first place, economically speaking I'd rather eat my own arse.

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2008-12-17 13:25:17

#15

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6953

Uzique wrote:
nickb64 wrote:
S.Lythberg wrote:
That 51st state offer still stands ;-)
Ya, would love to have our friends across the pond join us as a 51st state, would make us multicontinental country sort of.
It's your fault everything has gone tits up in the first place, economically speaking I'd rather eat my own arse.

What is the economic equivalent of eating your own ass?

2008-12-17 13:31:15

#16

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6774

ghettoperson wrote:
Uzique wrote:
nickb64 wrote:

Ya, would love to have our friends across the pond join us as a 51st state, would make us multicontinental country sort of.
It's your fault everything has gone tits up in the first place, economically speaking I'd rather eat my own arse.
What is the economic equivalent of eating your own ass?

Joining the US as the 51st state.

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2008-12-17 14:37:30

#17

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6975|UK

ghettoperson wrote:
Uzique wrote:
nickb64 wrote:

Ya, would love to have our friends across the pond join us as a 51st state, would make us multicontinental country sort of.
It's your fault everything has gone tits up in the first place, economically speaking I'd rather eat my own arse.
What is the economic equivalent of eating your own ass?

Zimbabwe

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2008-12-17 14:39:40

#18

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7060|Scotland

It would be more feasible, in the long run, to switch to the Euro. Makes life so much easier.
But your Brits want to have your unique currency, travel in miles and be on the wrong side of the road. You can't have it all, can you?

I hate all this "we are brits, we need to be different attitude". You are part of the EU, you don't get to be special. Mainly because you aren't.

2008-12-17 14:40:23

#19

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6833|Global Command

Soon the Amero will be the worlds currency.

2008-12-17 14:43:44

#20

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6997

ATG wrote:
Soon the Amero will be the worlds currency.

One day there will be the Eartho.

x

2008-12-17 14:57:39

#21

DesertFox-: The very model of a modern major general; +796|6989|United States of America

ATG wrote:
Soon the Amero will be the worlds currency.

You sound like the radio program my grandpa listens to. That's not a good thing.

2008-12-17 14:59:33

#22

jord: Member; +2,382|6982|The North, beyond the wall.

Zimmer wrote:
It would be more feasible, in the long run, to switch to the Euro. Makes life so much easier.
But your Brits want to have your unique currency, travel in miles and be on the wrong side of the road. You can't have it all, can you?

I hate all this "we are brits, we need to be different attitude". You are part of the EU, you don't get to be special. Mainly because you aren't.

Ohhhhhhh buuuurn...

You'd think a bit of British spirit would sink in after a few years, but nope.

Heritage/Pride/History>Making things "easier".

2008-12-17 15:25:27

#23

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6757|The Twilight Zone

Time for Euro Brits

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2008-12-17 15:29:30

#24

jord: Member; +2,382|6982|The North, beyond the wall.

.Sup wrote:
Time for Euro Brits

No thanks, you can keep it.

2008-12-17 15:39:05

#25

BVC: Member; +325|6999

The US should adopt the GBP and drive on the left side of the road, TBH. Queen Lizzie on the backside of your coins... Go on, hoist the grand union once again

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