Monday, April 28, 2008

Thinking of Changing My Name

High inflation and slow growth forecast in euro zone

BRUSSELS: Euro zone growth will be slower than expected in 2008 and 2009 while inflation will stay above target, the European Commission said Monday.

The Great Inflationary and Grand Growth Easing Mark the Second?

What do you think? Too long-winded?

It is just that there now seems to be a stigma attached to stagflation these days. Note how this article avoided the word entirely.


The commission assumes that the euro will appreciate 13 percent in 2008 against the dollar.

If they get higher inflation with a euro appreciating 13% vs. the dollar in just one year, I wonder what we'll be getting? Don't answer that. I think I have another name in mind.

Rhetorical Mark?


Too pompous? Before you answer keep in mind that I am an American, at the very center of the known financial universe meltdown.

This name thing sure is hard.

5 comments:

Rob Dawg said...

Not Too Far From The Mark?

Anonymous said...

Stag,

If you do indeed change your name, I would recommend using the Deuce instead of "the Second". It's more hip.

Stagflationary Mark said...

Rob Dawg & MAB,

Perhaps it is better to be fooled once twice than fooled twice once?

This Easy Mark Came Up Snake Eyes?

Nevermind.

http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/bushvideos/youtube/bushfoolme.htm

There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.

Anonymous said...

How 'bout Cautionary Mark
- jus me

Stagflationary Mark said...

jus me,

There's an idea. I wish we would have thought of it sooner. I could have been Precautionary Mark in 2004 and then smoothly transitioned to Cautionary Mark once the you know what and the fan started meeting up!