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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:30 PM
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What should the letters AIG now stand for- Suggestions Please
http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/alerts/612

What should the letters AIG now stand for, given the horrible financial mess it has cost the taxpayers?
Submitted by Chad on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 10:17am. Alerts
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT

AIG and yet another bailout: if we aren't going to nationalize the banks, can't we nationalize AIG?

The phrase "too big to fail" couldn't disappear fast enough, but in this case, we are really tired of hearing it.

AIG isn't the only problem, but it's an ever costly problem taking money away from really important needs in this country.

Since the initials AIG will go down in (negative) history even 70 years from now when the next depression comes along, it might be fun to come up with our own phrases that match the initials AIG.

The initials actually stand for American International Group, a rather boring name when spelled out. So how can you make the initials AIG match the horror the company has cost the American taxpayer?

"Ain't it great" would be a really sarcastic version. But give us your best try. What should AIG stand for, given what the company has done to our bottom line?
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zagging Donating Member (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:32 PM
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1. And, it's gone.
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FudaFuda Donating Member (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:38 PM
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6. Assholes Is Greedy. n/t
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zagging Donating Member (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:41 PM
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8. Hey! I didn't know we could break grammar rules.
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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:49 PM
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14. Sure, why not?
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:35 PM
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2. Anfield Is Greater!
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:35 PM
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3. All Investments Gone


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burythehatchet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:35 PM
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4. Anal Insurance Grout
stream of consciousness
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Fresh_Start Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:37 PM
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5. Their "Ass Is Grass"
Edited on Mon Mar-02-09 02:38 PM by Fresh_Start
comes to mind
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BluePatriot21 Donating Member (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 03:30 PM
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20. darnit, great minds think alike :)
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Fresh_Start Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 04:01 PM
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24. too obvious to overlook
and sadly very true
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zagging Donating Member (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:40 PM
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7. America's Inhabitants Gutted
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:42 PM
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9. Absolutely Insatiable Greed
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:43 PM
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10. As In Grand Theft
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:43 PM
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11. Annuity is Gone.
I got an AIG life insurance policy based on their "A" rating. Kinda makes me wonder about those criteria.
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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:43 PM
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12. America's in Guano
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:55 PM
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16. ROFL... I can't top that one. not even gonna try
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Idealism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:44 PM
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13. "Analytically Impossible Growth"
has turned into "Amazingly Ignorant Gangsters"
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 02:52 PM
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15. AIG has taken a page from Blackwater and Phillip Morris and rebranded itself
You know those "21st Century Insurance" commercials that suddenly appeared all over TV and radio, even though nobody had ever heard of them 6 months ago?

Got some junk mail from them the other day. Guess what the fine print said? It's a front for AIG!
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rolltideroll Donating Member (410 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 03:02 PM
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17. Ain't It Great
As in ain't it great to keep getting away with this?
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FudaFuda Donating Member (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 03:19 PM
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18. American Insurance Gangsters.
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Fireweed247 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 03:41 PM
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22. winner
:applause:
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BluePatriot21 Donating Member (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 03:30 PM
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19. Ass is Grass as in...
Yo Ass is Grass Bitch!

YAIGB - new company Voila!
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Cid_B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 04:16 PM
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26. Damn it...
you took mine...
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 03:36 PM
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21. All Inclusive Garbage
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 03:44 PM
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23. Allah Is Great
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Earth_First Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 04:02 PM
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25. Another Investment Gaffe n/t
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 05:20 PM
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27. All I Grab. nt
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