Somnambulistic Ramblings: Phriday Photo XVII

Friday, 21 November 2008

Phriday Photo XVII

The spot monkeys were discussing the other day how much EUR/USD a certain fund had bought in a certain space of time to move the market a certain amount, and the consensus of opinion was "truckloads." A wonderfully malleable term, I think.

When oil neared $150 earlier this year, the local car-pooling policy proved remarkably popular...

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10 comments:

70steen said...: Superb photograph... car sharing is certainly taken seriously over there lol; 21 November 2008 at 06:32
Somnambulist said...: @70s - Over there? This was taken outside the Arndale Centre ;-); 21 November 2008 at 07:24
70steen said...: ha ha if we get the conjestion charge we will be like this :-); 21 November 2008 at 07:39
Somnambulist said...: @70s - great.. I am sure everyone really needs another tax right now...; 21 November 2008 at 07:54
Anonymous said...: haha - great image; 21 November 2008 at 11:08
Somnambulist said...: @nursey - :-) I am still laughing at your post from yesterday hehe; 21 November 2008 at 11:22
Daddy Papersurfer said...: I'm finding the logistics quite upsetting .....; 21 November 2008 at 19:55
Anonymous said...: It's a Sudanese performance piece by the Khartoum Trucker Ensemble entitled:

"Western Obesity: A Skeleton's View"

Andrew Goulding; 21 November 2008 at 21:51
Anonymous said...: I hate to think what would happen to the driver if he slammed on the brakes!; 21 November 2008 at 22:06
Somnambulist said...: @DP - Try not to think of logistics. Or any other words with 3 or more syllables.

@laog - First I laughed. Then I wondered for a moment whether you may actually be telling the truth. Then I laughed again...

@Jay - I'm thinking there is someone running out in front, moving camels, etc. for precisely that reason.; 22 November 2008 at 08:13