Of course that's fair
If my Greek serves me, Icon simply means image or picture. In modern figurative use an icon is a symbol. So yes, Lehmans is pretty f**king symbolic of the disaster of modern banking. No brainer
Posted By: Old Git on September 7th 2011 at 22:17:40
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- semantic question - is it fair to call Lehman Brothers an "iconic" investment bank? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:52:00
- Of course that's fair (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 7, 22:17:40
- it's referring to prior to the crisis. Iconic is a bit much surely (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 22:42:43
- git.... (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 7, 22:25:27
- "once iconic"...? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 7, 22:13:15
- Under Capitalised? Over exposed to 3rd party counter risk? Fucked? Greedy? Dead? (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Sep 7, 21:58:57
- all of those things (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 22:10:38
- "failed" (n/m) (General Chat) - Astroturf, Sep 7, 21:54:41
- hehe well, "Formerly iconic" (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:59:57
- One of the founding members of the Merchant Banking Star Chamber within The Square Mile. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Sep 7, 22:09:14
- so I can put "long-time thieving bastards Lehman Brothers" (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 22:12:07
- One of the founding members of the Merchant Banking Star Chamber within The Square Mile. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Sep 7, 22:09:14
- LOL (n/m) (General Chat) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:54:56
- hehe well, "Formerly iconic" (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:59:57
- no (General Chat) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:53:18
- not prestigious either (n/m) (General Chat) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:54:26
- esteemed? (n/m) (General Chat) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:57:58
- there's no way I can say esteemed after what happened to them (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 22:11:32
- well formerly esteemed (General Chat) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 22:13:43
- yes, "iconic invesment bank" has quite a few google hits after all (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 22:41:42
- iconic it is then! (General Chat) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 22:45:52
- that's the beauty of language (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 22:54:40
- iconic it is then! (General Chat) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 22:45:52
- yes, "iconic invesment bank" has quite a few google hits after all (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 22:41:42
- well formerly esteemed (General Chat) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 22:13:43
- there's no way I can say esteemed after what happened to them (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 22:11:32
- banta (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Sep 7, 21:55:02
- esteemed? (n/m) (General Chat) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:57:58
- not prestigious either (n/m) (General Chat) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:54:26
- Of course that's fair (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 7, 22:17:40
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