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Sat Dec-03-11 05:48 PM
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| 15. You bet yerass! Reminds me of one of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episodes |
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in which they were facing the Borg. The big, terrifying, invincible, daunting, fearsome Borg - against whom no effective defense had yet been developed. There were a fair number of those episodes but in this one, the alternative strategy of finding an Achilles Heel. Like a bee sting or mosquito bite on a very large fearsome adversarial beast. Dr. Crusher says "it might stop a moment to scratch."
And one of my favorite illustrative moments comes from one of the later two "Jurassic Park" movies. It's a scene involving this big fearsome ballsy bounty-hunter-type dude, not scared of anything. Scoffs at all these people around him who are fretting about hungry, carnivorous dinosaurs-come-to-life and running wild. Then one day he's in the jungle off by himself just a bit maybe taking a pee or something, and this itty bitty dinosaur about as tall as a chihuahua would be, up on its hind legs, hops over and looks at him. He sneers and shoos the little critter away, and it scurries out of sight. But a few moments later it comes back and hops toward him again. He's a little annoyed and shoos it away again, and off it goes - but not out of sight this time. Just a few yards out of reach. And then it hops toward him yet again. He's starting to get perturbed, and shoos it away a third time, and it hops backward again - only just not as far away this time as it retreated a moment ago. And now it's got a friend. And the two of them hop toward him and they can't be shooed away as easily. The man starts getting unnerved. This time he's the one who retreats. They continue toward him. Now there's three of them. He's spooked now, and turns and runs. But now a whole bunch more of the little guys have joined the first three and there's actually a small crowd of 'em chasing him. And inevitably, he trips over some large protruding tree root and falls down. And you can guess the rest of the story.
Guys - we're not the big swaggering lout here. That's the 1%. We're the 99%: like the gang of itty bitty critters who - when hungry and in increasingly great numbers - can fell ANY Goliath that tries to defeat us, or threaten us, or even shoo us away.
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| -They ARE getting scared at Wells Fargo. |
calimary |
Dec-03-11 02:50 PM |
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I feel sorry for the workers, but never, ever for Wells Fargo. |
sabrina 1 |
Dec-03-11 02:54 PM |
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Absolutely. I tried very hard to drive that point home. |
calimary |
Dec-03-11 03:06 PM |
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Newt Gingrinch would hire ten-year-olds to do that work. nt |
valerief |
Dec-03-11 05:06 PM |
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And Flush Limpballs would DO the ten-year olds that do that work. |
Raster |
Dec-03-11 06:05 PM |
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Yep, that scum would in a heartbeat. nt |
valerief |
Dec-04-11 12:40 AM |
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+ a brazillion! |
Enthusiast |
Dec-04-11 03:49 AM |
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I figured they were evil years ago |
DissedByBush |
Dec-03-11 11:51 PM |
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I've seen ads from small banks hinting that they aren't the big bad bail out taking banks |
Liberal_in_LA |
Dec-03-11 03:00 PM |
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My bank is financially conservative |
DissedByBush |
Dec-03-11 11:53 PM |
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When Occupy Lexington, Ky camped out at Chase, they knew |
alfredo |
Dec-03-11 03:04 PM |
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I saw you |
femrap |
Dec-03-11 03:08 PM |
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I wish I could spend more time there. My arthritis keeps me |
alfredo |
Dec-03-11 06:52 PM |
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Thx for the photos... |
femrap |
Dec-03-11 10:47 PM |
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It's a good town. Glad I moved there. |
alfredo |
Dec-03-11 11:19 PM |
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I am a former Wells Fargo agent. |
stevedeshazer |
Dec-03-11 03:06 PM |
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+1 |
sarcasmo |
Dec-03-11 05:47 PM |
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Their WV billing center has been sold. I wonder if the workers |
alfredo |
Dec-03-11 06:54 PM |
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Right.....nice is nice....even crooks can be nice. |
Magoo48 |
Dec-04-11 08:51 AM |
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Same at Chase |
Turbineguy |
Dec-03-11 03:07 PM |
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k&r |
hwmnbn |
Dec-03-11 03:09 PM |
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K&R |
liberal from boston |
Dec-04-11 10:30 AM |
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ha-ha love it |
PuraVidaDreamin |
Dec-03-11 03:36 PM |
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And then there was the news about the occupiers opening a cu in SF. |
peacetalksforall |
Dec-03-11 03:38 PM |
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Oh, dear, do I leave my two current local credit unions for the occupier credit union? |
valerief |
Dec-03-11 05:08 PM |
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If it works they'll open one in your community pretty soon |
lunatica |
Dec-03-11 05:53 PM |
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Beware the Saif effect... you know what I'm talking about. |
tcaudilllg |
Dec-04-11 04:44 AM |
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You study, weigh the available options that fit with your philosophy. Don't be silent. |
calimary |
Dec-03-11 06:00 PM |
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Well paper cuts is the most effective weapon if used succintly. nt |
Hutzpa |
Dec-03-11 05:16 PM |
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You bet yerass! Reminds me of one of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episodes |
calimary |
Dec-03-11 05:48 PM |
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I found that the people working at the local credit union I joined |
ThomThom |
Dec-04-11 08:33 AM |
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I reallly liked my branch staff but I switched any way. Sure, they might treat ME better |
Luminous Animal |
Dec-03-11 06:23 PM |
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Same here. |
zinnisking |
Dec-04-11 10:29 AM |
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I just left Wells Fargo in support of OWS |
tavalon |
Dec-03-11 06:41 PM |
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+1 |
AllyCat |
Dec-04-11 02:28 PM |
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As I wrote on the other thread you mentioned... |
tex-wyo-dem |
Dec-03-11 08:35 PM |
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Similar at my local bank. |
Left coast liberal |
Dec-04-11 12:04 AM |
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Ain't THAT the truth! |
TygrBright |
Dec-04-11 12:54 AM |
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Think we all need some OWS 99% buttons --- good way to show our support -- !! |
defendandprotect |
Dec-04-11 02:18 AM |
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You still need to move your money |
Revlon10 |
Dec-04-11 02:27 AM |
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Bank local or use a credit union. Will never do business with big banks again. n/t |
tcaudilllg |
Dec-04-11 04:42 AM |
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US Bank practically forced overdraft on me. |
aletier_v |
Dec-04-11 04:46 AM |
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We keep this up, they'll close. |
tcaudilllg |
Dec-04-11 04:57 AM |
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They have become very solicitous |
FlaGranny |
Dec-04-11 05:03 AM |
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HUGE K & R !!! |
WillyT |
Dec-04-11 05:18 AM |
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You're lucky...every time I walk in to my branch they make me feel like I'm getting a huge favor |
TK421 |
Dec-04-11 05:28 AM |
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I bank at Bank of America...... |
blueamy66 |
Dec-04-11 06:22 AM |
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Your making a mistake, I'm afraid. I hope it doesn't bite you in the... |
keopeli |
Dec-04-11 11:04 AM |
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I wish they were scared enough to stop using their own in house ratings |
midnight |
Dec-04-11 06:25 AM |
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They Lost My Mortgage This Year... |
KharmaTrain |
Dec-04-11 08:59 AM |
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Oooopzzz... |
KharmaTrain |
Dec-04-11 08:59 AM |
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Forcing opponents to react and respond on your terms is bang on. |
snagglepuss |
Dec-04-11 09:41 AM |
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Better be careful or you might end up as deep-fried calimary. LOL |
bertman |
Dec-04-11 09:47 AM |
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I'm in the process of a re-fi mostly so I can leave Wells Fargo. |
MindPilot |
Dec-04-11 10:02 AM |
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I had a very different experience with Citibank |
tblue |
Dec-04-11 10:06 AM |
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Thank you for this! |
Fire Walk With Me |
Dec-04-11 11:09 AM |
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Respect! |
Fantastic Anarchist |
Dec-04-11 11:36 AM |
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Regardless of the industry, good customer service wins every time |
Gman |
Dec-04-11 12:14 PM |
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Dream on. |
GeorgeGist |
Dec-04-11 12:56 PM |
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I bitched about Faux Snooze |
libodem |
Dec-04-11 01:04 PM |
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