Tim Price: Your D.I.Y. euro zone bulletin
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June 15 2012

Commentary by David Fuller

Tim Price: Your D.I.Y. euro zone bulletin

My thanks to the author for this inspired display of black humour, published by PFP Wealth Management. Here is the opening:
As this piece was written before the results of the Greek elections were known, we have prepared a multiple-choice commentary for the benefit of readers - simply choose from the following options as applicable.

Following the [shock / expected / bizarre] election of [New Democracy / Syriza / die Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei], the Eurozone was returned to a state of [normality / bowel-clenching terror / North Rhine-Westphalia] today. With the political scene now clarified, Greece was reported to be [calm / closed / on fire]. The Eurozone debt crisis was revised by ratings agency Moody's from [neutral / severe / hysterical] to [bad / very bad / worse]. Welcoming the Greek election results, Eurozone officials were said to be [elated / confused / sheltering in a storm drain]. In defiance of crude national stereotypes, the French responded to the Greek results by way of [fine dining / lowering the retirement age / surrendering]. Ahead of the EU summit on June 28, France called for [a stability pact / common Eurobonds / croissants].

David Fuller's view It continues in the same vein and certainly had me chuckling.

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