OK, time to crowdsource some comedy from your creative minds.
So far, we know that GM stands for:
Government Motors
Gimme Money
Anything else? Use comments for suggestions . . .
Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data, ability to repeat discredited memes, and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Also, be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor even implied. Any irrelevancies you can mention will also be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.
Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof. —John Kenneth Galbraith
Knowing that the vote over the weekend in Greece was really a referendum on Euro membership, a majority of the Greek Parliament said yes to staying. European Finance Ministers meet again on Wednesday to solidify the 2nd bailout package for Greece at the same time hopefully a deal is consummated between Greece and its creditors this week. The Greek 14.5b euro bond that matures on March 20th is up by 2 pts. The optimism that all will be completed and contained AGAIN to Greece has yields lower in Portugal, Spain and Italy. The iTraxx Financial Index is also narrower by...
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March 30th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
GimMe
Got Moolah?
Generic Mush
March 30th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Generic Mediocrity
March 30th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Got Mechanic
March 30th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Gargantuan Moneypit
March 30th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Gas Mask
March 30th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Gigantic Mess
March 30th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Geithner’s Mess
March 30th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Gross Mismanagement
March 30th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
gross missallocations
gross missgivings
gadawful machines
grand marauders
goats and monkeys?
WAHHOOO ! ! !
March 30th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
mjbenun Says: Geithner’s Mess. I like it! ;)
March 30th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Goddamn Morons
March 30th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Gigantic Mirage
March 30th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Geewhizwhatthefuckhappened Motors
March 30th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Gone Monday
March 30th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Gigantic Malfeasance!
March 30th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Gawdawful Mangement
March 30th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Got Mine!
March 30th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Green Marx
March 30th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Greedy Mofo’s
Glaring Mistakes
Geriatric Motors
Glum Mechanics
Grim Meltdown
March 30th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Got More$?
March 30th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Great Misexpectations
March 30th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Giganormous Mismanagement
March 30th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Giant Merde
March 30th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Got More?
March 30th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Gone Motors
March 30th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
G “How’s shit-canning the EV1 working out for you assholes?” M
March 30th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
General Mortgaged
March 30th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Gran Mierd…
Grand Mugging
Gullible Morons
March 30th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Gargantuan Mistake
March 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Gelt Misallocated
March 30th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Genuflect Motors
March 30th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Grosse Merde
Genital Meme
Geee, My-ass-is-sore
March 30th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
gonads missing
March 30th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Gooey Marshmallows
March 30th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Greasy Morgue
March 30th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Git MoFos
March 30th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Got Madoff?
March 30th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Incompetent Rat Bastards
March 30th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Nothing, absolutely nothing.
March 30th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
On a sadder note it was just made official that Melissa Lee will be the permanent host on Fast Money. No mention still from anyone about Dylan, which I guess infers that the entire panel is now female. According to sources Miss Krakower will keep their balls in her desk from now on. Good work guys!
March 30th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Government Mooch
Oh, and by the way, for his stellar performance, Mr. Wagoner joins the list of fired CEOs who have more money than all the people on this board combined.
What a wonderful country.
cue the Bob Seger song….
March 30th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Greetings in Mandarin
March 30th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Ghouls Motors
March 30th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
My dad’s initials are GM.
When I was 4, we had a GM and I thought all the GM initials on the carpets and everywhere in the car were for my dad.
A few years later, I witnessed the bursting of my first bubble. LOL
March 30th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Giant Mess
Gross Malaise
Guilty Mooks
Greedy Morons
Gut Me
March 30th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Government Masturbation
March 30th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Goldman Missing -that’s why they haven’t gotten a blank check
March 30th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Goodbye Michigan!
March 30th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Getting Mauled
Guaranteed Mistake
Goofy Miscreants
Gear Malpractice
Graft & Malfeasance
March 30th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Got Money?
Gonna Melt.
March 30th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
GM stands for Edsel
March 30th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Geithner’s Monkey
March 30th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Gone Mindless
Galactic Mess
March 30th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Government Mule
Grotesque Machines
Gambled & Missed
Gobs of Manure
Garbage Merchandise
March 30th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Gentle Matures
March 30th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Good Moms
March 30th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Genuine Milfs
March 30th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Gaggin’ Mistresses
March 30th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
whatever happened to “What is good for GM is good for the country?”
March 30th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Who cares.
Without the GMAC debacle, GM would be like Ford, struggling but surviving and adapting. I think GM is just another victim of the cult of financial liberalization.
March 30th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Geriatric Managers
March 30th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
wdmarkle Says:
March 30th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
whatever happened to “What is good for GM is good for the country?”
_____
apparently, they didn’t mean this country.
March 30th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
“Godzilla, Mothra.” (as in, meets)
March 30th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Gullible Monkeys
March 30th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Itiswhatitis,
Is “financial liberalization” newspeak for the conservative core-value, “deregulation”? Are they one and the same?
March 30th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Greg,
There’s a whole lot more to Ratigan’s ouster than meets the eyes… The guy was bad mouthing GS among other things.
March 30th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Grossly Mismanaged if no one grabbed that yet…
General Motors was destroyed byt he UAW and AFL CIO and by nothing else.
Both bailouts went to pay Union Concessions whether the UAW’s and AFL CIO’s; back pay, future pay, sanctions, penalties, health care, old UAW, AFL- CIO worker’s pensions (which was an old contract), and other communist controlled workforce related matters…. Plus legal fees.
Mealer American Motors Corporation (aka Mealer Companies LLC) expects to be the next major USA Automaker. We are going through funding now and for the pst year…
We will build our vehicles in Right to Work states only and to be honest…
I am not afraid to bust heads when it comes to extortionists from the labor unions.
The BS stops here.
John Lewis Mealer
March 30th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Gotta Move-on
March 30th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Gamey Machinations
March 30th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Gettlefinger Motors
March 30th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Going Madoff
Giving Migraines
Generally Myopic
Great Mistake
Grinding Money
March 30th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Grow Mohawk
Geriatric Motors
March 30th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Gone Mad
General Mis-Management
Good-bye Money!!!
March 30th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Gimmee More ($$)
March 30th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Guillotined Management
March 30th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
GO MARX (Motors)
… so now the US will have its own LADA motor company.
Ask the Russians how it went with the government guarantees on these cars…
March 30th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Grave Mess
Greedy Munkys
March 30th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Genetic Misfits
Genitalia Munchers
Golden-parachuting Make-workers
Gerbil Manipulators
Gonorrhea-laden Misanthropes
Goddamn Muthafuckahs
March 30th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Hey, Mealer:
If you don’t want to take care of your employees by paying a fair wage and providing US-style benefits (healthcare, paid vacation, sick and family leave, and a pension to supplement Social Security), why operate in the US? You should go to China. Funny thing is, you complain about communism, but the only place you’ll be able to find a workforce you can abuse is in a communist country! Sheesh! Whoodathunkit?
If I ever see a car wit your name on it, I’ll make sure I’ll buy foreign.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Gasguzzlin’ Monsters
March 30th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
grim mortification
March 30th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Grand Mess
Got Much?
Government Money
GOP Madness
Google Motors?
Gag Me!
Gimme More!
March 30th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Gastroenteritis Motors..(I know, it’s a shitty name)….
March 30th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
there is a fundamental flaw in the business model of GM and Chrysler,’
where they build cheap cars that break down and cost more money long term.
The public is not stupid, they will buy a car like a toyota at a higher sticker price
but save money longer term on the quality of the product.
No one is pointing out this flaw in the american business model of planned obsolescence.
As long as they don’t change their tune, I will never buy an american car,
regardless of how many bailouts they get.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Got Millions!
Government Manipulation
Good-bye Markets!
March 30th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
or it could be Gastronenteritis Motors…our product is as shitty as our name…
March 30th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Geithner’s Moneyhole
March 30th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Gullible Minions
March 30th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Sorry, I seem to have stumbled on the “I hate America” thread.
Please go back to your America-bashing.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
We don’t hate America. We love American Innovation and Ingenuity!
Go Tesla Motors! Yaaaaaay!
March 30th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Gnot MorganStanleyGoldmansSachsCitigroupEtcEtcEtc (and therefore not to be sucked off constantly by the Obama economic team).
March 30th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Got Mylanta?
March 30th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Could someone on this board please explain to me how financing a purchase of an automobile at zero percent could possibly lead to a viable business model. GM, Ford and Chrysler have all been doing this since the mid nineties. Rebates of $5,ooo to $10,000 on certain models in addition to zero financing were a recipe for disaster. I never went to Harvard or Wharton, but please tell me this is not part of their business curriculum.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
General Malfeasance
March 30th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
It’s a viable business model because they make it up it in volume! Economics 101.
1. Make substandard cars.
2. Dangle 0% carrot in front unsuspecting customers.
3. ?????
4. PROFIT!
March 30th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
@greg: I think the course’s name is “Kicking the Can Down the Road 101″. Most of our leaders have taken it and passed with flying colors.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
kbrehm…they seemed to have missed point 4.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
The plan was to make it up on volume. Worked pretty well for a while…..sort of.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Grand Marnier – time for equity holders to start drinking
March 30th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Stop wasting my time
You know what I want
You know what I need
Or maybe you don’t
Do I have to come right flat out and tell you everything?
Gimme some money, gimme some money
Gimme some money, gimme some money
Gimme some money, gimme some money
– Spinal Tap “Gimme Some Money”
March 30th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Globalization Mythology
March 30th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Grimey Mitts
March 30th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Grandpa’s Mojo
March 30th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
clearly, after reading this quote from Obama today:
“I am absolutely committed to working with Congress and the auto companies to meet one goal: The United States of America will lead the world in building the next generation of clean cars.”
GM = Green Mobiles
March 30th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/japans-ruling-party-set-stock-buying-fund-report/
Japan’s Ruling Party To Set Up Stock-buying Fund: Report
Not to worry, Obama will see this and buy up the unwanted shares of GM….
(Not that this isn’t totally, completely, fully an insane idea…and we all can see why..)
Goodnight.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
kbrehm and Mannwich. Sorry, I’ve never understood the philosophy of making it up on volume, as the amount your volume has to increase never seems to be attainable. Reports claim that Microsoft loses some $450 per xbox sold at current prices , so would any increase in volume of sales possibly turn that number positive? Plus we must remember that all 3 of the major auto makers were offering the same deal. As we’ve seen, only a certain number of cars will be sold in any given year, and that number will not change dramatically for any period of time.
Perhaps their mistake was in taking economics 101. Grade nine math may have served them better, you know, borrow money at 3% and lend it out at 5%.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Gimme More Shelter like Bailout $$$
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJMnES7WoT4
No I have a better idea – Go Bankrupt assclowns !
March 30th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
SourceThree, I agree. I think we need to gut the general back in GM that means electric, solar, regenerative, capacitive, batteried whatever kind of motor it takes that is what they should be thinking about.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Grease Masters
Greenspan’s Mistake
G-spot Myth
March 30th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
is there enough revelry in the demise of an american institution here?
none of this is even slightly funny.
G’day Mate, is my reply..
March 30th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Gluttonous Moochers
March 30th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
@karen: I agree wholeheartedly. This ceased being funny a long time ago (and it’s actually quite sad to be truthful) but you know what they say, “when life gives you lemons……..make lemonade”.
March 30th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Jeff, I’m with you.
March 31st, 2009 at 12:35 am
Gormless Mashugana
March 31st, 2009 at 12:35 am
GM stands for Red Herring. Sorry you folks swallowed the bait.
Any idea as to amount of CDS held by GM? Know who holds them? What they pay in bankruptcy? Been the only story since day 1, when sub-prime was the fish of the day till somebody figured out you could hold them all for `1.3T ( now chump change ).
March 31st, 2009 at 12:41 am
Gatsbian Madness
Gargantuan Moneypit
Great Mistake
March 31st, 2009 at 12:42 am
Oh and Goddamned MotherF***ers.
March 31st, 2009 at 1:16 am
Goon Monsters
Gelded Moneygrabbers
Gaffs & Misfits
Global Misfortune
Geographically Migrating
March 31st, 2009 at 2:10 am
It’s tough to decide:
Great Manipulators….or Grave Manipulators
Soon to be Ghoulish Manipulators…
Global Mockery might be apt.
March 31st, 2009 at 4:38 am
Goals missed / Gasping miler / Gripping moment /
Grotesque madness / Gargantuan mayhem / Gain muffler
Ginormous mascarade / Growing misery / General morbidity
Grand misleading / Graft malfeasance / Gangrenous malignancy
Gone (in 3) months / Gear mess / Grace! Mercy!
Global merger (GM + Chrysler + Fiat + Lada + …)
March 31st, 2009 at 7:46 am
Got manure!
March 31st, 2009 at 8:18 am
GMAC Malfeasance
March 31st, 2009 at 9:38 am
Grown Man (living in the Nanny State’s basement)
March 31st, 2009 at 9:48 am
Cherp Says:
March 30th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Giant Merde
Funny stuff!
Generational Mismanagement
Graft Monument
Grief Mobiles
March 31st, 2009 at 12:40 pm
It’s time for America’s rock stars to launch a benefit concert to save Detroit –
Lemon Aid
March 31st, 2009 at 1:24 pm
ATTENTION Marcus Aurelius …
I expect to treat fellow employees much better than how the unions treat their employees.
Do you realize that the UAW employees the auto workers and not the actual auto companies?
I believe in very fair compensation and will probably re-hire most of the ex-union employees at a better rate, yet without the banked jobs. No one is above getting their fingers dirty.
If you show foreign, that’s fine.. I probably wouldn’t have a car ready for someone like you who may be looking to sue the automaker because they cut their finger while turning the ignition switch…
I am not your enemy Marcus Aurelius …. You need to realize what it really going on.
John Lewis Mealer
March 31st, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Great Mistakes, Genuine Miscues, Get Money, Goofy Marketing [Personal Favorite], Gas Machines, General Malaise, Getting Morbid, Gore Misaligned [Another Personal Favorite], Geitner Motors, and Gloomy Motors.
March 31st, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Gas Mongers
Genuine Mediocrity
Gimme Management – Please!
April 1st, 2009 at 1:27 am
GOBAMA MOTORS (Obama fires Wagoner, says the goverment will honor the warranties, now has plans to deal with Chrysler and GM, and he’s probably getting ready to deal decisively with the big banks and financials, watch him GO he’s entering his action phase…)