Re: June 2014 chit chat

by Joanna Thu 19 Jun 2014, 19:22

Congrats Nicky & Lorna...god games.

hidingbehindsofa

......It's that time again here in UK !

But we've got hand-held-led-lit flags to wave at the TV....so should be OK ! Lol Lol Lol

by Nicky80 Thu 19 Jun 2014, 21:54

Sorry Jo just watched the game...Can't believe it. What a game. Thought in the last 15 minutes the game turned and you make it but then....

So now we have to hope that Italy will win tomorrow against Costa Rica otherwise England is out too right??? Shocked

This World Cup is crazy

by theminis Thu 19 Jun 2014, 22:13

World Cup is insane, but go Tim Cahill from Socceroos, Legend

by Joanna Thu 19 Jun 2014, 22:13

Oh thanks Nicky.....but the best team won on the night IMO.
That England equaliser was great though !
Yes it all depends on Italy now.

My hubby said..."We didn't have any great expectations...so they lived up to expectations"

Still we live in hope sunny

by party animal - not! Thu 19 Jun 2014, 22:35

Would love a photo of you two with your flags, Jo!

Never seen those before - sound really pretty and last night of the Prom-sy.......

by theminis Fri 20 Jun 2014, 05:48

Good grief!!!

http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/former-goldman-sachs-trader-deeb-amin-salem-complains-his-87-million-bonus-is-way-too-low/story-fnkgbb3b-1226960883792

AND bankers wonder why they have such a bad reputation.
A former Goldman Sachs trader has filed a suit against his former bosses over his $8.78 million bonus — one he says was much lower than the $13.8 million he had told his mum he was getting.
Former mortgage trader Deeb Amin Salem, 35, claims he helped earn the bank more than $7 billion over the six years he worked there and was led to believe he would get a $13 million bonus at the end of 2010 for his troubles.
It’s lower than the $15.9 million sweetener he received in 2009 because of a written warning he received over a self-evaluation, Bloomberg reports, but still higher than CEO Lloyd Blankfein

Instead, he got paid $8.78 million and filed a suit against the company that initially demanded more than $21.2 million in compensation, as Salem described himself as one of the “most sought-after investment professionals in the mortgage industry” according to a February hearing.

It’s since been revised back to $10 million plus shares.

A spokesman for the bank said Mr Salem’s claim is “utterly ridiculous.”
A lawyer for Goldman Sachs said he was paid more than $37 million over six years at the bank, more than many of his peers.
“He made a ton of money,” Mr Frackman said at the hearing. “He’s not entitled to more simply because he would like to have been paid more. If that were the case, you’d have traders and bankers in here every day of the week,” he said.
The outcome is due to be decided in September.

by Joanna Fri 20 Jun 2014, 11:43

Bldy Fng Investment Bankers.......there's been no word

created bad enough....YET.....to describe them by IMO.

Beaten

by Joanna Fri 20 Jun 2014, 12:34

party animal - not! wrote:Would love a photo of you two with your flags, Jo!

Never seen those before - sound really pretty and last night of the Prom-sy.......

See my avatar ! They strobe in three ways too !

They won't be there for long....unless a Mini Miracle happens
and England go through to next round !!!!

Hope Springs Eternal....and all that jazz.

by Nicky80 Fri 20 Jun 2014, 20:23

Are your flag still standing??? England and Italy are out too. All the European Teams have it really difficult this time isn't it???? Scary....Sorry Jo...maybe in four years you will make it Give Flowers

by it's me Fri 20 Jun 2014, 20:51

Italy is not out
baby

by Nicky80 Fri 20 Jun 2014, 20:56

Yes you are right sorry.

They lost against Costa Rica and that's why England is out. Probably because Italy lost that's why I confused myself that they are now out too - and my wishful thinking Razz

Italy still has to play against Uruguay. Good luck Thumbs up!

by it's me Fri 20 Jun 2014, 21:06

thanks

by LornaDoone Fri 20 Jun 2014, 22:14

Wow just read if the US can beat Portugal and Germany beats Ghana then they will both be eliminated and the US might advance to the second round.

Fingers crossed we don't blow it!

by Joanna Fri 20 Jun 2014, 22:30

Nicky80 wrote:Are your flag still standing??? England and Italy are out too. All the European Teams have it really difficult this time isn't it???? Scary....Sorry Jo...maybe in four years you will make it

Yes our flags are still there until the last game ! LOL

Two years to the Euros and the next "expectations" !!

Sofa bounce

by Nicky80 Sat 21 Jun 2014, 11:17

LornaDoone wrote:Wow just read if the US can beat Portugal and Germany beats Ghana then they will both be eliminated and the US might advance to the second round.

Fingers crossed we don't blow it!

We play today against Ghana....Fingers crossed....

by Joanna Sat 21 Jun 2014, 11:53

"Good Luck Nicky !"

oopsie

......first time ever that I'm supporting Germany....
Just for you ! LOL

The trouble is....I always support Ghana cos I sponsored a young lad
there until his family moved on to a better life.
He LOVED his football. Wonder if he's playing now.

by it's me Sat 21 Jun 2014, 16:45

too good not to share

June 2014 chit chat - Page 4 Image14

by Atalante Sat 21 Jun 2014, 21:14

Tomorrow it's up to US, the RED DEVILS against the Russians. Twisted Evil

by LornaDoone Sat 21 Jun 2014, 21:15

Nicky it's tied up - Germany 1 Ghana 1 but hey, you already know that right! :-)

I really need Germany to win.

by Nicky80 Sat 21 Jun 2014, 21:21

Yeah I'm shocked Shocked

I need Germany to win too....I'm eating nuts while watching...I need to chew on something....I'm nervous LOL

You know Lorna in case we should lose your team will feel lot's of pressure from us on the 26th Razz

by LornaDoone Sat 21 Jun 2014, 21:24

WTF!!! Ghana just scored!

by Nicky80 Sat 21 Jun 2014, 21:26

I know I just changed the channel for a minute....Can't believe it... Why is this happening...not fair Sad

I need to recover....LOL

by Nicky80 Sat 21 Jun 2014, 21:28

Ok now Schweinsteiger and Klose came into the game. I hope for the best Very Happy

by Nicky80 Sat 21 Jun 2014, 21:28

GOAL GOAL

We are back Yahooooo

by LornaDoone Sat 21 Jun 2014, 21:32

Hmm, a little excited are we Nicky? ;-)

by Nicky80 Sat 21 Jun 2014, 21:35

YES YES

I'm really hyper right now......I need chamomile tea ...12 minutes to go......

by Nicky80 Sat 21 Jun 2014, 21:55

Oh my what a game 2:2 my heart was beating...felt like the final already hihi....Our trainer was really angry....For the next game (USA on the 26th) he will change things for sure....Watch out Lorna....we are hungry Twisted Evil

by LornaDoone Sat 21 Jun 2014, 21:56

So now they just said Germany cannot advance?

I don't understand.

by theminis Sat 21 Jun 2014, 21:57

Me neither - yep Im up at bitch-oclock to watch soccer then take my daughter to her soccer game

by Nicky80 Sat 21 Jun 2014, 22:01

Me too co clue what they mean by it. But they played this time completely different and was weird to watch. But Ghana was really strong too.

But everything is still open.The USA will feel a lot of pressure from our team on the 26th..... They can not play like this again....

by melbert Sat 21 Jun 2014, 22:27

I know it's kind of late in the game, but for those who DON'T care about the sports games, could we start a SPORTS thread so that when soccer, football, baseball, basketball, racing, etc. gets people excited, they can all congregate there and not gunk up the ChitChat thread. Thanks for your consideration.

by Nicky80 Sat 21 Jun 2014, 22:55

mmhh sounds good for me and I don't mind but I'm not sure. I think Katiedot doesn't want to have too many none related George threads open as you remember. I would say we wait for her to decide....

but if it's bothers you maybe it helps to tell you that the Word Cup is only around 2/3 weeks left and then it is over hehe. I guess it is the excitement at the moment. And the chit chat is kind of a good thread to talk about everything. But I understand if it's too much at the moment. I think we can hold ourselves back until the 26th June. And until then we can talk about something else Give Flowers

by LornaDoone Sat 21 Jun 2014, 23:11

melbert wrote:I know it's kind of late in the game, but for those who DON'T care about the sports games, could we start a SPORTS thread so that when soccer, football, baseball, basketball, racing, etc. gets people excited, they can all congregate there and not gunk up the ChitChat thread. Thanks for your consideration.

mel the definition of chit chat is that it flows to whatever topic or comment is of interest to the commenter at the time.

Please stop spitting hairs here okay?

you didn't complain when Joanna was making comments about soccer so why don't you dial it back a bit.

Thanks.

by melbert Sun 22 Jun 2014, 00:49

Yeah, not a problem at all. Pardon the spit hair shit out of me!

by LornaDoone Sun 22 Jun 2014, 01:20

Great and thanks.

by Joanna Sun 22 Jun 2014, 08:35

A final word from me about the football....

Our Magic Flags didn't put the Winning Spell on England....again !

June 2014 chit chat - Page 4 Img_4512

by Nicky80 Sun 22 Jun 2014, 20:29

Oh this is funny....

June 2014 chit chat - Page 4 Fb10

by PigPen Sun 22 Jun 2014, 20:34

I LOVE THIS!

by amaretti Sun 22 Jun 2014, 21:18

Ha ha haaa

by theminis Mon 23 Jun 2014, 00:23

Go USA woo hoo

by LornaDoone Mon 23 Jun 2014, 00:40

FUCK IT!! USA GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!

by LornaDoone Mon 23 Jun 2014, 01:02

So, now we really do need to beat #Ger? No problem, we've done that twice when it really counted. Surely we can do it in kickball
— Doug Mataconis (@dmataconis) June 22, 2014

by Nicky80 Mon 23 Jun 2014, 09:33

cough cough big mouth cough cough.... You better watch us...I see you on the 26th Lorna warning

( congrats you beat Portugal with 2:2...did I mention Germany won against Portugal 4:0???) HA

by sparkie Tue 24 Jun 2014, 08:49

theminis have you been blown away where you are?

by Silje Tue 24 Jun 2014, 09:16

It is terribly quiet. No news of George and no one on the board.Everyone seems to have been blown away Sparkie.

Looking out the window doesn't cheer me up either. Cold, grey and rainy.11 degrees Celsius. What kind of summer is this?

I'm going to put on some music.Iggy Pop "The Passenger" and have some pecan nuts and more coffee. Sad

by sparkie Tue 24 Jun 2014, 09:43

Nah Silje they are all on their way to Italy, they just forgot to invite us. Never mind I'll join you for Coffee and I will put on 'The Band' cheers to us.

by Silje Tue 24 Jun 2014, 09:45

Cheers to us. Smile

by LornaDoone Tue 24 Jun 2014, 13:23

Well "I" was sleeping ladies! Nicky is probably in chocolate heaven gloating over the fact that she believes Germany will beat USA.

I think though as they get closer to wedding date day that the paps will intensify their scrutiny of George and Amal and we'll have tons of pictures to drool over here!

by sparkie Tue 24 Jun 2014, 15:23

LornaDoone wrote:Well "I" was sleeping ladies! Nicky is probably in chocolate heaven gloating over the fact that she believes Germany will beat USA.

I think though as they get closer to wedding date day that the paps will intensify their scrutiny of George and Amal and we'll have tons of pictures to drool over here!

Morning Sunshine.

by Nicky80 Tue 24 Jun 2014, 18:54

LornaDoone wrote:Well "I" was sleeping ladies! Nicky is probably in chocolate heaven gloating over the fact that she believes Germany will beat USA.

I think though as they get closer to wedding date day that the paps will intensify their scrutiny of George and Amal and we'll have tons of pictures to drool over here!

We see tomorrow super cool

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