Friday Potpourri

First, a definition:

What's a pier loan?
A bridge loan that can't be sold.

Best Joke:

How to define Optimism?
A banker that on Sunday irons 5 shirts.

The TED spread has dropped below 4!

Dr. Roubini likes to party and has a facebook page.

Rudimentary fingers were already present in the ancestors of tetrapods, not later evolved.

Not only is Joe the Plumber NOT a plumber, he owes $1200 in back taxes. How are you going to buy that business, if you can't even pay your taxes, Joe?