Comments on: Bailout Art http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/bailout-art/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:41:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Foghorn Longhorn http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/bailout-art/comment-page-1/#comment-160246 Foghorn Longhorn Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:22:55 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23154#comment-160246 Speaking of distancing oneself from the past, sitting here watching Woodstock, 1969. My how far we've traveled. We've gone from free love, power to the people, to this. People change I suppose. Speaking of distancing oneself from the past,
sitting here watching Woodstock, 1969.

My how far we’ve traveled.
We’ve gone from free love, power to the people,
to this.

People change I suppose.

]]> By: hipster http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/bailout-art/comment-page-1/#comment-160232 hipster Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:14:45 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23154#comment-160232 How bout some new art for TBP Barry....this new site sucks. I thought you were going to fix that annoying flash that takes forever to load? How bout some new art for TBP Barry….this new site sucks. I thought you were going to fix that annoying flash that takes forever to load?

]]> By: Foghorn Longhorn http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/bailout-art/comment-page-1/#comment-160204 Foghorn Longhorn Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:00:58 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23154#comment-160204 <i>What get me the most is the quickness people want to dismiss the past...</i> One guess The past is written in black and white, and thus unalterable, the present/future can be viewed with rose colored glasses. Tweak this, twist that, different result, because we are so SMART. What get me the most is the quickness people want to dismiss the past…

One guess
The past is written in black and white, and thus unalterable, the present/future can be viewed with rose colored glasses.
Tweak this, twist that,
different result,
because we are so SMART.

]]> By: VennData http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/bailout-art/comment-page-1/#comment-160202 VennData Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:51:30 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23154#comment-160202 Life as Art... anybody else notice Eric Dinallo stroking his pen while he was talking to Maria B. today? Life as Art… anybody else notice Eric Dinallo stroking his pen while he was talking to Maria B. today?

]]> By: Froglips http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/bailout-art/comment-page-1/#comment-160193 Froglips Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:17:43 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23154#comment-160193 @ Fog-Long Great toon, Chinese were already in the deal. Just wondering if Poutin is Stalin's replacement? Appears to be so.. What get me the most is the quickness people want to dismiss the past, as if we are smarter now than then. More sophisticated without a doubt, smarter I don't think so. @ Fog-Long

Great toon, Chinese were already in the deal.
Just wondering if Poutin is Stalin’s replacement? Appears to be so..

What get me the most is the quickness people want to dismiss the past, as if we are smarter now than then.
More sophisticated without a doubt, smarter I don’t think so.

]]> By: Foghorn Longhorn http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/bailout-art/comment-page-1/#comment-160182 Foghorn Longhorn Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:33:50 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23154#comment-160182 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/files/2009/03/trib-cartoon2.jpg Added this one to my home page. 1934 Chicago Tribune http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/files/2009/03/trib-cartoon2.jpg

Added this one to my home page.
1934
Chicago Tribune

]]> By: Mark E Hoffer http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/bailout-art/comment-page-1/#comment-160180 Mark E Hoffer Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:33:00 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23154#comment-160180 oops, nice link.. "There will be chess pieces randomly placed across a spance of chessboard hills, illustrating the financial 'game' that seems impossible to play." obviously, not a chess player, went with the 'random' approach.. still, it'd be interesting to hear his take on it.. oops, nice link..

“There will be chess pieces randomly placed across a spance of chessboard hills, illustrating the financial ‘game’ that seems impossible to play.”

obviously, not a chess player, went with the ‘random’ approach..

still, it’d be interesting to hear his take on it..

]]> By: Mark E Hoffer http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/bailout-art/comment-page-1/#comment-160179 Mark E Hoffer Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:27:05 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23154#comment-160179 I'm curious as eo why the Rook is so prominent, one could think that it would have been one of the first pieces 'swiped'.. w/that, I wonder if he/she considered using the Bishop, or King, instead.. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rook def 1, #2 past that, if was a play on 'birds', wouldn't it be Black? I’m curious as eo why the Rook is so prominent, one could think that it would have been one of the first pieces ’swiped’..

w/that, I wonder if he/she considered using the Bishop, or King, instead..

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rook
def 1, #2

past that, if was a play on ‘birds’, wouldn’t it be Black?

]]> By: DL http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/bailout-art/comment-page-1/#comment-160166 DL Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:54:59 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23154#comment-160166 That pig would make a nice float for the Thanksgiving Day Parade. That pig would make a nice float for the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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