Comments on: QE in 462 words: the ballad of Mervyn’s shovel http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2010/02/08/qe-in-462-words-the-ballad-of-mervyns-shovel/ A voice of reason against illiberal nonsense Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:23:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Poetry Corner « My Crippled Eagle http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2010/02/08/qe-in-462-words-the-ballad-of-mervyns-shovel/#comment-4777 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:40:33 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1506#comment-4777 [...] 9 07 2010 Some of you may remember this rather excellent poem by Giles Wilkes, on the subject of quantitative easing. Inspired by some late night tweeting, [...]

]]> By: Funniest four minutes of last year « Freethinking Economist http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2010/02/08/qe-in-462-words-the-ballad-of-mervyns-shovel/#comment-3123 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:18:13 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1506#comment-3123 [...] Posted by freethinkingeconomist in Uncategorized. Leave a Comment This is why I keep listening to the Now Show.  Their Dr Suess take on Copenhagen. (echoes of this poem explained my embarrassing need to do the same for QE) [...]

]]> By: Breaking news: GDP revised down « Freethinking Economist http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2010/02/08/qe-in-462-words-the-ballad-of-mervyns-shovel/#comment-1956 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:21:45 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1506#comment-1956 [...] and now FT Alphaville are joining the QE poetry game. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Miserabilism: the Cato Institute doing my job [...]

]]> By: If the Bank is worried, why is it closing down the Special Liquidity Scheme? « Freethinking Economist http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2010/02/08/qe-in-462-words-the-ballad-of-mervyns-shovel/#comment-1891 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:08:09 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1506#comment-1891 [...] In my doggerel about QE, I quipped: [...]

]]> By: Poems for our time | FTdotcomment | FT.com http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2010/02/08/qe-in-462-words-the-ballad-of-mervyns-shovel/#comment-1574 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:45:51 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1506#comment-1574 [...] Wilkes on QE: Both the Chancellor’s mighty eyebrows took a leap towards the ceiling The money flooding out gave him that ‘Denis Healey’ feeling “Infla…” he checked himself. “Guv’nor, I’m rather disappointed” “To inflate away our troubles wasn’t why you were annointed” But the Guv’nor mollified with words like “money multiply” till the Chancellor signed the letter with a wary, weary sigh. [...]

]]> By: If you read anything today, read this by Tom Freeman « Freethinking Economist http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2010/02/08/qe-in-462-words-the-ballad-of-mervyns-shovel/#comment-1550 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:13:42 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1506#comment-1550 [...] My effort has clearly sucked productive effort away from the real economy; good.   There are surely more people out there who like rhyme, meter and political economy – step on up.   Extra marks to anyone who explains how stock and flow interact, as described on Ed Conway’s blog. [...]

]]> By: freethinkingeconomist http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2010/02/08/qe-in-462-words-the-ballad-of-mervyns-shovel/#comment-1547 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:32:15 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1506#comment-1547 Tom, that is BRILLIANT, tears of laughter here. I’m going to have to write a new post to draw attention to it.

Paul C, extend the competition to Friday. This one has a new winner in the lead….

]]> By: Tom Freeman http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2010/02/08/qe-in-462-words-the-ballad-of-mervyns-shovel/#comment-1544 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:57:41 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1506#comment-1544 Giles, this is a fantastic piece of work. Here’s my stab at a limerick:

The Old Lady was most displeased
That credit was painfully squeezed
She made billions from nought
And yet I must report
My own bank balance is uneased

And I’ve also, for nothing resembling a good reason, tried a longer poem. Hardly compares to yours, though!

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]]> By: freethinkingeconomist http://freethinkingeconomist.com/2010/02/08/qe-in-462-words-the-ballad-of-mervyns-shovel/#comment-1537 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:02:38 +0000 http://freethinkingeconomist.com/?p=1506#comment-1537 Now I feel positively uneconomical with words . . . and that is before the 20,000 word monster comes out. Respect.

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