Barclays Shows Enormous Restraint In Not Putting iShares On Par With TGIFriday’s 3-course Menu

Posted by LippyTex, Sep 28, 2007 11:03AM

That reminds me of when I started a retail rep job just out of college with a regional refining company. They gave all of us "trainees" a little pamphlet about the service station business and being a member of the community (back when there was such a thing). On the cover were the images of a judge, astronaut, policeman, fireman, physician and ....service station attendant. I have never forgotten that spin. We had to wear little clip on ties, too.

Posted by another anonymous, Sep 28, 2007 11:05AM

apparently tongue in cheek is not allowed in your world

Posted by , Sep 28, 2007 11:08AM

I don't get it.

Posted by , Sep 28, 2007 11:10AM

hah. barclays is a joke.

Posted by Jamie.BuchersGhost, Sep 28, 2007 11:35AM

After this ad runs, 95% of high school kids will think Penicillin was invented BEFORE sliced bread.

Thank u barclays...

And by the way, way to burn the SHIT outta my toast....seriously BLACK bread?

Posted by The "It Just Dawned on Me!" Guy, Sep 28, 2007 11:53AM

And they left out " Pockets on shirts"?

Posted by Mike Cervantes, Sep 28, 2007 11:54AM

@ 10:55 was right.

penicillin was invented whenever goldman says it was invented as they were responsible. i'm pretty sure they would say the idea of money (especially fiat currency) was their idea as well, which is why they should have it all.

I believe their general rule is, if the client made money, they did not front run enough trades. Fucking Ass Clowns.

Posted by Give-up Agreement, Sep 28, 2007 11:59AM

At first, I was excited. I thought iShares must be securities with music and video capabilities. I immediately thought that someone must have beat me to the punch on my idea for structured products linked to the performance of ‘80s music videos. Much to my disappointment, upon visiting their website, all I found was a picture of a smiling Brit “banker” – and info on some bullshit ETFs. Boring. And not even a single mention of Steve Jobs.

Posted by Hillbilly Banker, Sep 28, 2007 12:10PM

iPod at a woman iShares a room with last night.....

Posted by Dean Kamen, Sep 28, 2007 12:11PM

What about my Segway? That should be up there as well.....

Posted by Reader, I Married Myron Scholes, Sep 28, 2007 1:12PM

Bess, if I muster the financing for an LBO of DealBreaker, will you just write all of the content? You're Harold Melvin, and the rest of them are just Blue Notes.

Posted by classic, Sep 28, 2007 3:22PM

couldnt agree more with 112p.

get carney and his depository Hahn their jobs back at BSC and give bess 100% control.

Posted by Teddy Pendergrass, Sep 28, 2007 9:02PM

Kiss my ass 1:12pm.