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Thomson Tyne Tours

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:52:33 +0000

~Back in 1665 the Bubonic Plague had been brought to the village in a flea-infested bundle of cloth that was delivered to tailor George Viccars from London. Similarly, in 2007 the Financial Plague was brought to Newcastle in a flea-infested bundle of mortgage securities delivered to banker Adam Applegarth from London. Within months these places were deserted ~

The North East welcomes you to the Econapocalypse Centre!

Taking inspiration from Eyam, the home of the Black Death, we’ve turned the Tyne-Tees region into a brand new theme park where we invite you and your family to spend a week within the annals of capitalistic history.

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You’ll disembark at Middlesbrough, where you’ll be able to exchange your Yuan for freshly printed ‘Darling Dollars’. This fun currency sports a holographic British chancellor on the front, whose hair and eyebrows alternate between black and white as you twist the note.

Once inside the park you’ll be taken by open-top bus to the local Steelworks, which shuts down at 10am every day. Thousands of our best street performers and homeless will re-enact walkouts, picket lines, street riots and more, all ending in a spectacular display of firebombing!

The following day and it’s all aboard the ‘ghost tram’ which travels through the former pit villages. Be afraid, be very afraid as meth-heads leap out from nowhere and SCREAM. Watch out for those bricks folks *bang* ha ha, don’t worry, our reinforced windows will keep those kids out, it’s all part of the show!

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Once in Newcastle, take a walk down the high streets and see our world famous plastic retail stores and waxwork shoppers. Several souvenir (‘pawn‘) shops are still open, and here you’ll find plenty of bargain basement products to take back home, where they were made.

Why not visit the Northern Rock museum? Audio accompaniment is provided. Hear the whole lunatic plan being discussed in the boardroom right down to the very last Geordie shouting “give me my fucking MONEY!”. All faithfully reproduced for your amusement.

Final day is the ‘handing of the bailout” ceremony. Exchange your unspent Darlings back to Yuan. The theme park staff all dressed in their splendid blue and white collar uniforms are then given these Darlings by officials. They in turn hand them to the unemployed townsfolk, who make a pile and burn it all, followed by much dancing and dogging.

There are literally thousands of excellent hotels and brand new city living apartments to choose from. Book now!

Tweets / 2010-03-05

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:50:00 +0000

Forget US Stocks—Buy Gold Every Month ‘Forever’: #Faber http://www.cnbc.com/id/35707348/ #
Gold Going Higher, Even George Soros Agrees With Marc Faber http://is.gd/9FN46 #
If Greece is flushed (the creation of a single virtual reserve currency) will happen so fast you will lose your breath http://is.gd/9ALUU #
RT @Pivotchicken: Greece to Outline New Austerity Measures: http://bit.ly/cThMGV #
When the Bond Market Breaks, Or the True Cause of #Hyperinflation http://is.gd/9AKH4 #
http://jsmineset.com/2010/03/02/keep-it-simple-2/ #
Bank of England plans to sell 3-year bonds in dollars http://is.gd/9AIfc, so shit is #sterling #
Is the Sprott Physical Gold Trust trying to buy 10 tonnes? http://is.gd/9AHsC #
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Hella Dollar Stimulus Package. http://is.gd/9xlAl. #
RT @bullionvault: $31 Billion in One Freaking Week!: Never eat a burrito while you are reading Bad, Bad News (BBN) http://bit.ly/9OU5M6 #
RT @MarkSisson1: A quick tour of hyperinflation and the possible consequences for America by John Silveira Issue #122 http://bit.ly/d89zIM #
US Dollar money supply Is under reported http://is.gd/9w8Ff #
http://is.gd/9w8fT #Gold Fix Hits New British Pound Record as "Currency Battle" Between Politicians & Markets Intensifies #
#Silver supply crisis looms http://is.gd/9w19s #
RT @maxkeiser: British Pound Tumbles Against Zimbabwe Dollar http://maxkeiser.com/2010/03/02/pound-vs-zimbabwe-dollar/ #
Credit Swaps Show Kazakhstan Beating California: Chart of Day http://is.gd/9sIdI #
Ready to short the #USD States with much larger economies than #Greece are nearing bankruptcy. Perhaps this Euro plunge is planned. #
RT @gold_tracker: California is a greater risk than Greece, warns JP Morgan chief – Telegraph http://ff.im/-gKQpa #
RT @gold_tracker: Illinois is near the point of fiscal disintegration. http://ff.im/-gKQe5 #
RT @Pivotchicken: Pound Nears $1.49: Political, economic and monetary-policy risks pushed sterling to its lowest level http://bit.ly/awsXUT #
#Soros Signals #Gold Bubble as #Goldman Predicts Record http://is.gd/9r5RW #
Rant by A.Bloke http://is.gd/9r4EL #
RT @patrickkerr Gold breaks the rules – MarketWatch – http://on.mktw.net/90A5aV in reply to patrickkerr #
RT @SOTTnet Britain's #debt set to be higher than that of #Greece http://bit.ly/9YkHzZ #

Greece Frightening.

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:44:17 +0000

Max Keiser at his inimitable best:

Insurrection is an option! Which is what I’m hoping for over here in the UK. So far we’ve dodged the bullet, although the Pound has taken a few in the chest “in the line of fire” (Cable is currently trading at 1.51). Our deficit at 12.8% of GDP exceeds that of Greece, but at least we have currency debasement as an alternative method of impoverishing the middle class. The Greeks have Van Rompuy for that task (socialist impoverishment), and I for one would like to welcome our new overlord:

squeal like a pig, boy ..

Interesting fact I learned this week: Spain now has a youth unemployment rate (16-25yrs) of 40 percent!. That’s worse than my local estate. The EU certainly has a tough choice to make in the coming weeks with the Euro being shorted to hell and the PIIG dominoes ready to fall.

on the upside ..

The week ended on a high note for gold. With stronger than expected economic figures coming out of Asia and also rumours abound that China could be snapping up the remaining IMF stocks, Gold rose back above $1100, also bringing Silver back above the $16 mark. Precious metals also appeared to be changing their dynamic, rising with the dollar, as investors moved away from the worst of the worst currencies into the few remaining places of sanctuary. It all bodes well for a continued +$1000 bullion price and the resumption of the bull trend.

Tweets / 2010-02-26

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:50:00 +0000

Why China’s Rumored IMF Gold Purchase, If True, Would Be Highly Significant http://is.gd/9dSH4 #
#Gold disconnect now, you don't need the caboose that is the stock market. #
#Greek #Debt #Crisis @maxkeiser "to say there's no alternative is totally false, insurrection is a possibility!" http://is.gd/99BRZ #
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Who are you Mr President? Nigel #Farage asks Van #Rompuy http://is.gd/98SvR (to be fair it's the first I'd heard of my new overlord) #
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"The Failure of the #Keynesian State" the #Mises Circle in Houston, recorded Saturday 23/01/10. http://is.gd/8Ngbj #
#Britain at risk of worse deficit crisis than #Greece http://is.gd/8ID2N #

Tweets / 2010-02-19

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:50:00 +0000

1042 followers, thank you. Gold price $1107. Hopefully going for a follower/gold price 1:1 ratio as we go! #
U.S. Economy Grinds To Halt As Nation Realizes Money Just A Symbolic, Mutually Shared Illusion http://is.gd/8E9R5 #onion #
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US bank lending falls at fastest rate in history http://is.gd/8E16O #
Feeling queasy ~ #quantitative easing in the US, UK and Eurozone… http://is.gd/8E11q #
http://is.gd/8E0Gx If washing powder had risen at the rate of #houseprices it would cost £28.53 #
#Goldman Helped #Greece Hide Catastrophic Debt http://is.gd/8E0nP #
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RT @gold_tracker: "Investors in Europe, &4 that matter, Britain R buying #gold @ a torrid pace b/c they R afraid." http://bit.ly/9xmjec #
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RT @fuTuRe_sHOcK: Foreign Demand For Treasuries Suffers Worst Ever Drop As #China And #Japan Jump Shiphttp://tinyurl.com/yf5mxdd #
RT @gold_tracker: Britain and the PIGS – Telegraph Blogs http://ff.im/-g22nL #
@DarienMetals short version: profit surge of 92% reinforcing recent market rally and thus giving buoyancy to everything today (IMO). in reply to DarienMetals #
RT @USAGOLD1: #Gold seems increasingly disinterested in lofty #dollar levels. #
#Silver +$16, where it bloody well belongs. #
Game back on, thank you Barclays #
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#Gold pierces $1100 #
Is the Bond Market Screaming Inflation? http://is.gd/8eQQt #
#Gold: fundamentals remain strong, says World Gold Council http://is.gd/8enRq #
If #silver goes below $13 I'm selling my car, shoes and golf clubs to buy more. #
I just can't picture #silver going sub $13 whilever #gold holds its head above $1000. 'Whilever' is technically not a word but it should be. #

Tweets / 2010-02-12

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:50:00 +0000

#PIIGS Saved from Slaughter http://is.gd/8a3fp #
#Vietnam's central bank announced its second currency #devaluation since November http://is.gd/8a2SW #
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RT @USAGOLD1: Germany backs Greek bail-out as EU creates 'economic government' http://bit.ly/bLbEbl Details perhaps by Thursday's EU summit. #
RT @SerenasAttic: Gold steadies, awaiting direction from currencies http://bit.ly/bSHp39 #
For my money, the second dip begins when the bond market gets hit and the interest rates go up in earnest. #
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Hard to call, originally I said around $1020 to jump back in, but if the stock market stabalizes here, this could be a nice entry point. #
Captain of #Financial Services Authority jumps ship http://is.gd/80nJB after failing to spot the big nasty iceberg. #

Tweets / 2010-02-05

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:50:00 +0000

Precious Metals at ‘Bargain Basement’ Prices http://is.gd/7Kif3 #

Tweets / 2010-01-29

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:50:00 +0000

Eric King. Nice summary of what's happened so far plus a prognosis for 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UADx8vP0eA #
http://twitpic.com/zw7tk – The ring of fire. #
The UK is a must to avoid. Its Gilts are resting on a bed of nitroglycerine. http://is.gd/76uJF #
Financial crisis? It's a pyramid, stupid. http://is.gd/76uBf #
http://twitpic.com/zu4ym – Disregard Females, Acquire Currency #
Statisticians finally conjure UK out of recession http://is.gd/74q4M #

Tweets / 2010-01-22

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:50:00 +0000

RT @gold_tracker: Mineweb – If 10-year real interest rate goes negative #gold could really spike http://ff.im/-eAg85 #
RT @bullionvault: Has the March '09 Rally Topped?: US equities look set to question their own over-valuation http://bit.ly/5QaD3d #
UK economy faces decade of 'painful readjustment' http://is.gd/6vXho (no shit it does) #
RT @gold_tracker: The US Government's Deficit Grows Yet Again: Hyperinflation Watch | Graph http://ff.im/-elnpy #
Government Debt "Will Crush" the Stock Market http://is.gd/6k0FG #
Inflation 101 http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article16497.html #
RT @gold_tracker: Britain's recession the steepest for 88 years – Times Online http://ff.im/-ellpT #
RT @gold_tracker: U.S. Government Funded by Shell Game as Fed Buys 80% of Debt | Gold Stock Bull http://ff.im/-eljJP #

Tweets / 2010-01-15

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:50:00 +0000

RT @gold_tracker: "#GOLD sales from central banks dropped 90% to 24 tons in '09, the lowest in more than 2decades." http://bit.ly/60IZgK #
RT @gold_tracker: Shazaam!! RT @preciousmetals: Investment demand for gold outstrips jewlry demand for the first time in thirty years #
Silver 95% gone 10 years supply left on Earth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghLF47xSc94 #
Interesting metals counter on the USDebtClock website http://is.gd/6bxwL showing holdings, production and reserves. #
RT @Iconologist: China now controls Au market http://bit.ly/6uE1mm #