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The Rand0m Thread: Pr0ud t0 Be Es0teric

muse-ic — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:52:29 GMT

This title is courtesy of Dawn.

The last thread: The amazingly, unrepentantly Rand0m b0red sh0w. http://forum.keanemusic.com/t/13213.aspx

Here we go.

Greece - Are you there?

sustained. — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:55:11 GMT

The following is from an individual on msnbc.com's message board regarding Greece (and the rest of us) and I found it profound and want to share it with you. What are your thoughts if any on this thought provoking content? Can we speak about such things anymore? I am an American currently residing in America and the atmosphere here is simmering with uncertainty too. TrustVerify (msnbc.com) The United States is in line to get our country foreclosed upon, just like what’s happening to the European countries. The entire banking system is corrupt and rigged and the rating agencies are insignificant. Spain is the next Greece. It is just one of the dominoes that is falling as the money junkies move in to buy countries for pennies on the dollar who are involved with the Federal Reserve. The governing elite of psychopathic bankers/Federal Reserve, Wall Street, corrupt politicians, and powerful mega-corporations create crises, then save us from the crises they created, while accumulating more control, wealth and power. This perpetual swindle has been going on for decades and has reached its zenith. This demented psychology is called Problem – Reaction – Solution. It is time to remove and arrest this criminal cabal that has enslaved humanity. I think most people have figured out that Wall Street is one of the most corrupt and ethically deprived institutions on our planet. I think most people also know the media is bought and sold just like most politicians. We also know that Wall Street is one of many tools of the elite but not the main tool. What is very clear is that our financial system has an architect and carefully designed plan that is playing itself out in Europe. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is very brazen in its fear mongering that we have lost a decade economically. Especially since the IMF has been one of the biggest contributors to perpetuating the instability of the European crisis. The dominoes are beginning to fall in what is an orchestrated attempt by the banksters to consolidate Europe and eventually the rest of the world’s economies under one umbrella that is to be controlled by those that have always controlled currency and money. The most egregious aspect of this contrived extortion is that they are blaming the people who are the backbone of any economy instead of their greedy corrupt political and business leaders. George Papandreou was pressured to quit because he lapsed into a morally and ethical responsible position by trying to give the people of Greece a say in their economic future through a referendum. This vote would have given the Greek people the choice to stay in the Euro zone and allow their country to be foreclosed upon by the banksters or leave the Euro regain their sovereignty and coin their own currency once again. The IMF bullied the smallest country as a litmus test for what is going to be a much more challenging foreclosure process when it comes to the larger economies. Spain and Italy are now in the cross hairs. This dilemma you are watching unfold goes to the core of the rotten apple that is the world’s financial system. Folks, you are witnessing the death throes of a desperate corrupt financial system where the stock markets and the fractional reserve banking system are at its core. The volatility in the stock markets are a microcosm of the greed, theft and corruption that has perpetrated all aspects of our and other countries economic systems. In the United States, It doesn’t matter who’s in office. Our political system has turned into a two headed one party system with both parties serving their masters, Wall Street and the banksters/Federal Reserve. The stock market is just another ponzi scheme whose intent is to fleece the gullible at the bottom of the pyramid. The stock market is a rogue element of a financial system that is meant to funnel the wealth to the elite/banksters who soicopathically control our financial lives. It is reaching a point where there is nothing more to take from the 99% of the world. The banksters would separate you from your rainy day fund if they could gain access to your shoe box or secret compartment in your purse or wallet. The stock market isn’t the main problem; it’s the fractional reserve banking system that has set the foundation for outright theft. We are experiencing the biggest bank and investment robbery in history and the banks and financial institutions are doing the robbing. When you blame one political party or another they have you right where they want you, in fear, divided and distracted to the theft that is going on right in front of your eyes each and every second of the day. When you have people on Wall Street day trading and speculating making half a million dollars a year in their twenties betting on people being foreclosed on, you need to ask yourself what is the true purpose of our banking system? At the moment it is largely a theft on the American public. MF Global CEO, ex Goldman Sachs CEO John Corzine knows this and knows that nobody with his connections have served any time for stealing the investor’s money (1.6 billion at last count). The financial system’s main mission should be to allocate capital to areas of greatest growth in the real world economy. Yet they allow all kinds of broker speculation and financial gimmicks such as the derivative markets which are based on non-realistic side bets which are now in the quadrillions. The derivatives market was illegal for most of the 20th century. The European banking crisis is a prime example of what is going to happen to all economies associated with stock market fraud and the Federal Reserve banking system. The financial strife in Greece is the model that will befall most countries. Greece is but a symptom of a cancer that has attached itself to the world’s economies. The Federal Reserve (which is neither federal nor a reserve) has been creating money (monopoly money) out of thin air and charging interest on it insuring a debtor economy for anyone who chooses or is forced to get involved with the Federal Reserve and their fractional reserve banking system. That is why this whole European or any countries current debt crisis will never be resolved and will be preyed upon by the stock market vultures. The Federal Reserve System is designed to cause economies to fail. If someone loans you two dollars to run your economy and expects three back for the loan and interest how are you going to pay the third back? You can’t unless you borrow more dollars which puts you in perpetual debt and in a constant borrowing cycle to pay off the debt. This is designed not accidental. Here’s the kicker, once the Federal Reserve/banksters have you struggling to pay off your interest, they send in their loan sharks the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF will loan you money to cover your ever burdening interest payments but they attach a provision that if you default, you will have to give them your assets in what they call privatization (foreclosure). Since the interest is exponential, you will default and the banksters will come in and try to foreclose on your country, like Greece, Spain’s next. They are being told to sell off their own country to pay back the people who caused the mess to begin with. This allows the elite to steal your intrinsic valuable assets because they gave you paper (loans/debt) and the interest on the debt that is systematically impossible to pay back. This also allows the parasitic stock speculators to profit from this designed theft. They not only know the outcome of an economy, they can gamble on the economic bubbles at the investor’s expense. This cancer goes all the way down the food chain. In the United States case, it doesn’t have to be that way. In our constitution, in Article 1, Section 8, it stipulates that we can “coin money” as a nation and avoid the Federal Reserve’s interest (fee charged on loans) black hole. The Federal Reserve has a 100 year charter and it is up in 2013. We have to stop these banksters from gaining an extension by our corrupt paid off politicians. If we can stop the extension, our income taxes will drop dramatically! End the Fed! So don’t be fooled that the Europeans have come to grips with their financial debt, it’s impossible, it’s a designed virus that has spread around the globe. The Europeans are now replacing their leaders with technocrats/ex Goldman Sachs banksters. These people haven’t been elected by anybody. The stock market vultures will continue to contrive “financial instruments” (credit default swaps/credit derivatives) to defraud the people of the world. The Federal reserve at the end of the day, is just another private company and its debts are NOT the debts of America or the American taxpayer. What we are looking at folks, is the demise of the most vile and corrupt institution ever put on Earth Banks, Central banks, World Bank, BIS, IMF = Federal Reserve = Debtor economies, Debtor Nations (economic slaves) and carrion for the stock market derivative heist. 44 votes #1.5 - Wed May 16, 2012 2:42 PM EDT

Favorite Movie

chrispitt — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:10:51 GMT

What is your favorite movie?

Today, I am reading.....

ClaraB — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:15:09 GMT

Yup, it's back, but bigger and better! The "what book(s) are you reading?" thread!!

I'm still attempting to march through Robert Graves' Goodbye to all that. I always struggle more with non-fiction hence it taking me so long!

Happiness Is.....(#2)

cowpie21 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:23:21 GMT

One of our spam friends is back, so the old one had to be removed. :(

So we'll continue here!

Happiness is spending the holidays with family.

Hello Everyone

chrispitt — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:25:11 GMT

Hi friends, i am chris and i am new user in this forum. And i want your support related to forum.

"I like" thread

petersl1 — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:28:53 GMT

This topic has been popular on a couple of other messages boards I've been on, so let's try it here!

It is easier than easy. Mention something you like.

Here are a few examples to get it going:

I like coffee.

I like helping animals.

And the obvious, I like Keane.

Your turn...

GO!

Your Favorite Quotes

Emmybear — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:40:18 GMT

Ran across this and thought I'd share. Dunno who it's by:

Whoever understands and lives out these concepts:

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered - Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives - Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies - Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow - Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable - Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds - Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs - Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight - Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them - Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth - Give your best anyways.

what are you watching these days ?

vencruise — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 03:09:48 GMT

hello friends my name is ven cruise. i am watching many shows on t.v. one of the show is Friday night light. it was a very nice show for all people..........

Good Morning and Good Night - Take Two!

Jules C — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:51:40 GMT

Hi Everyone!

I think our thread will be locked shortly as we are over the 1000 posts mark! So it's on to stage two!

Jules xxx

What are you listening to right now? # 9

Pat e Tom — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:10:46 GMT

my idol...

Sing The Changes - Paul McCartney

News

Chris — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:55:24 GMT

A hunt has been launched after police received reports of a lion on the loose in a Belfast park.

The animal was said to have been seen in Cavehill Park - only a short distance from the city's zoo.

But police said later that keepers had checked all cages in the zoo and all the animals were accounted for.

A police helicopter is scouring the area from the air and officers were deployed on the ground.

A spokesman said: "We are taking this seriously, there have been a string of calls about sightings."

A statement from police headquarters said: "Police in North Belfast are warning the public to be aware of sightings of what appears to be a lion in the Upper Hightown end of Cavehill Park.

"Police are currently responding to the incident and would urge the public to avoid the area.

"Anyone who thinks they may have seen the animal should not attempt to approach it.

Happy Easter Weekend!

Jules C — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:11:07 GMT

I just want to wish everyone a happy Easter I hope you all enjoy the weekend whatever you may be doing and i hope the weather will be kind to you too!

Love, Jules xxx

hmv

adelaide — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:16:54 GMT

i find it really sad that hmv is closing down. why do people not buy physical releases? i find it so boring downloading an album, a band is more than just music, like album covers, videos and artwork. are you sad to see hmv go?

I "Don't Like" Thread

Jules C — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:31:48 GMT

Milky tea

Happy Pi Day!

Pi — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:37:50 GMT

Yes, it's that time of the year again!

Pi, Greek letter (), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi = 3.1415926535... Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14th.

...even though most people only use it as an excuse to eat pie, as you should!

www.piday.org

Do YOU celebrate Pi day?

Any Moonrise Kingdom fans?

Kierkegaard — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:46:48 GMT

I was smitten by this movie, just as I was when I discovered Keane. I lived in Sam's world around his age, it was all scouts and campfires and compasses and pocketknives - and a crush on a girl I never could talk to. One day I swore I would pack up all my things on my bike and ride to the mountains of New Hampshire.

Anyway, I made a mashup of scenes from Moonrise Kingdom along with "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine" that I hope you might enjoy - and I hope it is OK to post here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOMTNZz0udI

26 january 2013 show in columbus, ohio

mrjangle — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:09:44 GMT

this was my first time seeing keane live...loved them...awesome show...can't wait to see them again

Our Best of 2012

Helen — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:47:03 GMT

Well, Keane have done their best of 2012 (though I think still Tom's to go) so thought it would be fun to share our best of 2012 and just put anything and everything rather than stick to one format but I have pinched some ideas from the questions asked to the band. Heregoes!

Best holiday - Visting Torquay with mum, got the best weather of the year I think it was sunny and warm most of the week. I also loved visiting Chester Zoo when we stayed in Chester for a few nights.

Best gig - I really can't choose between the Nottingham and Birmingham gig, Nottingham stands out of course because I met Tim for the first time but Birmingham well, the atmosphere was insane, will never forget it!

Best album - Strangeland, of course.

Best thing to happen at work - our department won a 'Stars' award at the ceremony they have each year! Such a great atmosphere that night, was like winning an Oscar lol!

Best birthday - mum turned 70 on 17 August, loved spoiling her with presents, shopping trip and visit to Chatsworth House.

Best thing someone else bought for you - chocolate Christmas tree mum got me for Christmas that I have just finished.

Best thing I bought myself - my new car a sunrise coloured Ford Ka

Best website - this one naturally, where I have made so many incredible new friends and was even lucky enough to meet a couple of you at the gigs!

Best meal out - the Mill House Hotel, Chester, they had a vegetarian menu, it was food heaven!

Happy New Year to you all!

Helen

Good Morning and Good Night!

Jules C — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:46:38 GMT

I thought it might be nice to have a thread where we could drop by and say hi, talk about what we are doing that day (school, college, work etc). Sort of a mixture of the *how are you feeling today* and *i like* threads! With so many new members on the forum it might be fun!

Y'Know What Really Grinds My Gears...? #2

muse-ic — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:13 GMT

Or you can call it 'makes you pull out your hair/kick the dog/punch the wall'.

Had an accident in my house so I called for an ambulance. Then a person who answered my call was like, "are you asking for an ambulance just because someone fell from stairs?" Yes, I know, but I wouldn't call unless it was an emergency. Then I feared that we wouldn't get an ambulance, the person sounded so reluctant to do his job, although I told him he hit his head and couldn't move. It took me a minute (or a few minutes) to explain to him then he finally said "OK, the ambulance is leaving now."

Sorry for calling at 5:30 in Monday morning, but I still believe I made a right decision. He's been ill for a quite long time and had a brain stroke last year, and he hit his head which started bleeding pretty badly, and he was nearly unconscious and couldn't move. So did I overreact?

Happy 2013 everyone

justanotherdawn — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:09:22 GMT

In case you don't have one to hand.

Favourite Christmas.........?

Jules C — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:36:34 GMT

I thought we could just have a laugh and ask a question each day about Christmas (anything you like)! Be fun to see what everyone says

I'll kick off.

What's everyone's favourite Christmas song?

Mine is 'Last Christmas' by Wham! I love the video and the song, George Michael don't look bad either! Hehe

Sovereign Light Café pics & info's :):)

brunoo29 — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:42:01 GMT

Hello to all Keane's fans, enjoy the link :)

http://www.sovereign-light-cafe.co.uk/

Missing memory stick

owrunow — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:59:13 GMT

Hi all, I know this section is for non-keane related stuff but I couldn't think of where else to put this. On our way out of the Manchester Arena concert last Thursday we pound a pink memory stick on the floor (it was near the back of block 104) and was wondering if anyone on here might be looking for it. If anyone has any info on who it belongs to I'd appreciate it so I can return it. Thanks :-)