UBS Stands For . . . ?
By Barry Ritholtz - August 19th, 2009, 7:46PM
Time to crowdsource some comedy from your creative minds, all at the expense of the Swissies:
We know that UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, has rolled over and is divulging the dirt on 4,450 accounts to settle a lawsuit with the United States. This is forcing the Swiss government to divest itself of its UBS position. Those 4,450 names of American clients will go straight to the IRS for prosecution and disgorgement of back taxes — plus interest and penalties.
Question: What does the acronym U B S stand for?
U Better Sing
Unreliable Bankers Swiss
Unexpected Benefits of Secrets?
Anything else? Use comments for suggestions . . .
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August 19th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Last time we did this with GM, it worked out very well
G.M. Stands For . . .
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/gm-stands-for/
Top 10 Things the Letters “GM” Stands For
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/top-10-things-the-letters-gm-stands-for/
August 19th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Unfortunate Bank Selection
August 19th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Unctuous Bailout Scum
August 19th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
U Been Suckered.
Unmitigated Blabbing of Secrets
Uncoordinated Bankers Society
August 19th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Unknown Banking Soured
August 19th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
U Been Swissed
August 19th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Useful Banking Secrets
August 19th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Untaxed Blowout Sale
Unusual Bi-Lateral Scrutiny
Unless Birkenfeld Squeals
August 19th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Ur Banging Stone
August 19th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
U Ben Screwed
August 19th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Ultra Bitching Shyte
Unnerving Bailout Situation
Universally Bullshiting Sycophants
August 19th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
U’d Better Surrender
August 19th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Uber Blown Secrecy
August 19th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Uber Brass Sacks
Usama Banq Suisse
Unique Business Strategy
Upended Bank in Stanford
U’ve Breached Security
U’ve Been Served
Unstable Borrowed Systems
Uncle Ben Shocked
Underwater Bottom-Sellers
August 19th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Useless Blowhards Shitthebed
August 19th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Unlocked Banking Secrets
The Draconian arm of the Federal Gov’t can be long when it chooses to extend it.
August 19th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Ubiquitous Bernanke Suppository
August 19th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Utterly Broken System
August 19th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Usain Bolt Subpoenaed
U Better Sell
Unearthed Bankers Swiss
August 19th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Unjustifiably Broad Sweep
Having a foreign bank account alone is not a crime — many expats do — just hiding income is.
August 19th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
… and just think… even if you spell it backwards in SMS text messaging…
s2bu = Sucks to be you
August 19th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
United Bullying States — think the Swiss will look kindly on our government the next time we need their help to mediate with a terrorist regime?
August 19th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
U B Stupid
August 19th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Unfortunately Ben’s Strapped
August 19th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
U Boned Switzerland
August 19th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Uh-oh Better Settle
U Been Screwed
Unprecedented Bankster Sweep? (not damn likely)
But in reality:
Uncle Broke Sam
August 19th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
UBS stands for this picture
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/19/coital-model-machine.html
August 19th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
km4-
funny shit
August 19th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Used to BS the IRS, now not so much
August 19th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Ugly Banking Solutions
KM4…damn, I think I might have dated her:)
August 19th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Unconcealed Banknote Storage
August 19th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Uncle Ben’s Servant
US’s Best Servant
US’s Backdoor Snitcher
U Been Screwed
Untaxed Banking Stash
Unnecessarily Blamed for Scammers
Under Bullying, Snitches
Unmasked Banking Swindlers
Underhanded Bludgeoned Shyster
Unexpected Black Swan
US’s Betrayer of Secrets
August 19th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Unitary Been Sustained
August 19th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Actually machine on left is all of Wall St. (not just UBS ) and American taxpayer is bending over at machine on right
August 19th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Unreliable Bi^^^^s Squealed
August 19th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Up your Butt with a Strapon
August 19th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
U Bought Shit
August 19th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Unfrozen Banking Sleestaks
August 19th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Used to Be Secure
August 19th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Unscrupulous Bourgeois Sentenced
August 19th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Upperclass Brig Sequestration
August 19th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Undisclosed Billions Still
UBS only agreed to disclose 5000 of 52,000 accounts. Who are the other 47,000? At this stage of the decline of our republic, I think you are definitely more of a kook if you spend more time postulating why there is no conspiracy.
BR, your take on the 47,000 and why they will remain undisclosed?
August 19th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
U B Sentenced
August 19th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
U Bilked Sam
August 19th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
U Ben Soldout
August 19th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
[In the voice of Get Smart's "Siegfried" character]:
Union Banken fur Ssshtealin’
August 19th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Unctuously Bereft Sociopaths
August 19th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Universal Bean Spillers
August 19th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Undress Bendover Scream
August 19th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Utilize Bahamas, Sorry!
August 19th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
U’ve Been Screwed
August 19th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Uncertain Banking Standards
Untrustworthy Bankster Swine
August 19th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Unfaithful Bank of Snitcherland
August 19th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Undisclosed Billions Stached
Undisclosed Bank Scratch
U’r Bank Sux (mine is better)
August 19th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
U’ve Been Subpoenaed
August 19th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
This is all good news for banks in other countries like Panama, Cayman Islands, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Belize, etc.
Obama’s tax collectors got the “low hanging fruit”, but that’s all.
August 19th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
U Been Shanghai’d
Agree the better question is about the other 47,000?
Top of the scale? Think not.
Phil Gramm on the list? Doubt it. He’s there.
Losers the UBS can afford to sacrifice. Bottom of the scale. Very bottom.
August 19th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Well that’s the other one:
U Been Sacrificed. Enjoy it.
August 19th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Ultimately Beyond Shady
August 19th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Unlicensed Bankshare Scalpers
August 19th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
U’r Busted… Seriously!
August 19th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
And the winner is………
1. gloppie……. Universally Bullshiting Sycophants
2. gloppie…… Ubiquitous Bernanke Suppository
3. gloppie…… Ultra Bitching Shyte
It’s a sweep… Congratulations…. That was funny…. You better get some therapy bro…….
Ciao,
Econolicious
August 19th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Unethical Banking Scoundrels
August 20th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Ultimate Bitch Slap
August 20th, 2009 at 12:02 am
Unleash Ben Stein
August 20th, 2009 at 12:04 am
Uniforms Becoming Striped
August 20th, 2009 at 12:07 am
Unless Barack Subpoenad
August 20th, 2009 at 1:07 am
U’re Balance Shanghaied
Unlawful Benefits Seized
UncleSam’s Bitch in Switzerland
Unlucky Buffoons Snafued
U.S. Balance-due Supplemented
U.S. Bankruptcy Staved-off
August 20th, 2009 at 1:09 am
or
U’re Balance Seized
August 20th, 2009 at 1:12 am
Untaxed Bastards Suffer!
August 20th, 2009 at 2:21 am
U Bubba’s Slave
(Thank you for banking with UBS!)
August 20th, 2009 at 2:24 am
I registered just to leave this obvious one.
Unbelievably Bad Service.
Lifetime lurker, hats off to your site and your commenter’s.
August 20th, 2009 at 3:04 am
Ahh, my old bosses. I just fixed their y2k bugs, not their investment strategies.
Usurious Bailout Swindle.
August 20th, 2009 at 6:39 am
Unsustainable Banking Systems
http://www.counterpunch.org/hudson08182009.html
August 20th, 2009 at 6:50 am
U Been Spotted
August 20th, 2009 at 6:58 am
Unilaterally Bludgeoned Secrecy
August 20th, 2009 at 7:05 am
Unified Banking Snitches
August 20th, 2009 at 7:10 am
Undone Banking Scoundrels
August 20th, 2009 at 7:27 am
u b stupid
August 20th, 2009 at 7:34 am
U Basically Suck
August 20th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Unconscionable
Borrowers and
Stealers
August 20th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Uh-oh Better Skedaddle
August 20th, 2009 at 8:20 am
Uncle Stupids Bitch
August 20th, 2009 at 8:25 am
i do believe the blame is being misplaced ……
August 20th, 2009 at 8:46 am
@Cursive:
Sad to say but I am forced to agree with you, “Undisclosed Billions Still
UBS only agreed to disclose 5000 of 52,000 accounts. Who are the other 47,000? At this stage of the decline of our republic, I think you are definitely more of a kook if you spend more time postulating why there is no conspiracy.
BR, your take on the 47,000 and why they will remain undisclosed?”
How about:
Unfortunately
Busted
Scapegoats
August 20th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Snap, I missed the fun part.
United Banksters of Switzerland
August 20th, 2009 at 8:58 am
@crazyjerrygarcialover
Are the 52 000 from the US?
Surely, there must be a few accounts from Germany, created around 1939-1944.
August 20th, 2009 at 9:20 am
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August 20th, 2009 at 9:40 am
U
Broke
Son!