There is no evidence that anyone leapt to their death because of the market crash, although several did shoot themselves. One man decided to end his misery by leaving his gas stove on and then taking a long nap. And then there was the guy who had a heart attack at his broker's office watching the dropping numbers on the ticker tape. The one person reported to jump from an upper floor of the Plaza Hotel in New York City, did so several days before the market tumbled. Will Rogers, the great humorist, picked up on it and included the "jumping out of windows" in his routine for a number of years, and so the legend.
http://www.atozinvestments.com/1929-stock-market-crash.html
― Ned Trifle II, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 15:16 (sixteen years ago) link
I noticed some of the fancier Jersey City restaurants looked pretty empty last night. Could have just been typical cold Tuesday night though.
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 15:21 (sixteen years ago) link
They were being held up by photo calls at the office.
― Alba, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 15:25 (sixteen years ago) link
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u120/kingkonggodzilla/data.jpg
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Saturday, 1 March 2008 12:01 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.nrc.nl/multimedia/archive/00058/beurs_58638e.jpg
http://cmp.roularta.be/cmdata/Images/site4/xavier2/thema/geld/beurs_azie_china_cm300.jpg
http://www.wereldomroep.nl/images/assets/13157209
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 1 March 2008 16:39 (sixteen years ago) link
dude on the far right is ready to take some motherfuckers out
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 1 March 2008 17:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Those last four photos, in sequence: 8:25 a.m....8:26....8:29...8:30!!!
― Eazy, Saturday, 1 March 2008 18:35 (sixteen years ago) link
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/03/17/business/17bear.3373.jpg
― Eazy, Monday, 17 March 2008 05:42 (sixteen years ago) link
If this thread doesn't remain up top for at least the next twenty-four hours, I'll be surprised...
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 17 March 2008 05:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Yes....looking like possible stock market meltdown today maybe!
― laxalt, Monday, 17 March 2008 06:57 (sixteen years ago) link
http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2007/stock_crash/stock_crash_07.jpg
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Monday, 17 March 2008 10:35 (sixteen years ago) link
If you look up a little you will see that poor man and his leg have been discussed alreasdy.
― Alba, Monday, 17 March 2008 10:39 (sixteen years ago) link
It's that guy!
http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BD868_borse__20080317081110.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 17 March 2008 12:48 (sixteen years ago) link
yep...
http://www.hln.be/static/FOTO/pe/11/3/2/large_343607.jpg
― StanM, Monday, 17 March 2008 17:59 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.movieactors.com/freezes1/TradingPlaces65.jpeg
― Brad C., Monday, 17 March 2008 18:50 (sixteen years ago) link
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080317/capt.477ea274d0a24e5193e12de735894e2e.wall_street_nyha103.jpg
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080317/capt.c7ed218e31ec4471bbdef45bab129b36.wall_street_nyha106.jpg
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080317/capt.544ba99136f14f1c86542fb604ec512d.wall_street_nyha105.jpg
― Pleasant Plains, Monday, 17 March 2008 19:03 (sixteen years ago) link
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/15201/thumbs/r-MARKESSWITCH-huge.jpg
― Eazy, Monday, 17 March 2008 20:03 (sixteen years ago) link
If I were a painter, I would start working on Worried Trader Triptych (2008-2009).
― Eazy, Monday, 17 March 2008 20:04 (sixteen years ago) link
this guy would be a lot less worried if he had invested in blue sabbath black cheer lps
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/bsbc_trader.jpg
― Edward III, Monday, 17 March 2008 20:26 (sixteen years ago) link
OK, in honor of this week's market recovery: rally photos.
http://www.portfolio.com/images/feeds/news-markets/national-news/ap/300af9c9-f513-4b75-8f69-f24f1963dc12.jpg
http://media.modbee.com/smedia/2008/03/11/13/30-710-Wall_Street.sff.embedded.prod_affiliate.11.jpg
― Eazy, Wednesday, 19 March 2008 17:17 (sixteen years ago) link
It's ok, Astrology will save the day
― ledge, Wednesday, 19 March 2008 17:19 (sixteen years ago) link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1055000/images/_1057429_stocks_ap300.jpg
UP! UP! UP!
― Eazy, Wednesday, 19 March 2008 17:20 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.portfolio.com/images/feeds/news-markets/national-news/ap/300af9c9-f513-4b75-8f69-f24f1963dc12.jpg = http://josephsmith.net/Static%20Images/kapp-first-vision_MD.jpg
― strgn, Wednesday, 19 March 2008 17:47 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/04/07/opinion/20080407_TRADING_GRAPHIC.html#step1
― caek, Monday, 7 April 2008 17:52 (sixteen years ago) link
http://xs126.xs.to/xs126/08151/nylole651.png
lolol
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 7 April 2008 18:06 (sixteen years ago) link
today seems like a very good day to revive this thread ...
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/07/11/business/stock_650.1.jpg
― Eisbaer, Friday, 11 July 2008 16:05 (fifteen years ago) link
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/07/11/business/stocks_337.55.jpg
― Eisbaer, Friday, 11 July 2008 16:06 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/data?pid=avimage&iid=iI5LPb.TDCBc
― Pleasant Plains, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:21 (fifteen years ago) link
this thread is brilliant
― czn, Friday, 18 July 2008 08:59 (fifteen years ago) link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/715000/images/_719474_worried_trader150ap.jpg http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/734961.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF193875DCB1DD8387ABBC7B41FA6A7248C1F284831B75F48EF45 http://images.publicradio.org/content/2008/03/14/20080314_worried_trader_80162370_18.jpg
― gnarly sceptre, Friday, 18 July 2008 11:56 (fifteen years ago) link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/110000/images/_111728_Worried_Wall_Street_Trader_-_June98-ap-150-2.jpg http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/110000/images/_111728_Japanese_stock_trader_using_eyedrops_12.06.98-ap-150-2.jpg
― gnarly sceptre, Friday, 18 July 2008 11:58 (fifteen years ago) link
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/08nYcGUawIdXU/610x.jpg
― gnarly sceptre, Friday, 18 July 2008 11:59 (fifteen years ago) link
These make me happy inside. Brad C-BRILLIANT. The mustache was the cherry on top
― VeronaInTheClub, Friday, 18 July 2008 12:06 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.gulfnews.com/images/08/07/17/18_wo_pakistan_stocks_4.jpg
― Hurting 2, Friday, 18 July 2008 12:29 (fifteen years ago) link
(yes, those really are agonized stock traders)
― Hurting 2, Friday, 18 July 2008 12:30 (fifteen years ago) link
agonized commodities traders:
http://ap.google.com/media/ALeqM5g10empNRYknQhlZb7__MUXg2HYbA?size=m
― Hurting 2, Friday, 18 July 2008 23:09 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.bitsofnews.com/images/graphics/economy/bonner_jumping_broker_medium.jpg
― Granny Dainger, Friday, 18 July 2008 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link
I got brutalized today
― Chelvis, Monday, 15 September 2008 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0cqPegC7mC5IF/610x.jpg
― Eazy, Monday, 15 September 2008 20:12 (fifteen years ago) link
This might be even more of a day for it:
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/09/16/business/16stox_germany_337.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 12:44 (fifteen years ago) link
superb pic
― it's not anti-semitism if they are out to get you (Roberto Spiralli), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 12:53 (fifteen years ago) link
I just came here to post that!
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 13:38 (fifteen years ago) link
I can't top that.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45021000/jpg/_45021319_trader_hk_ap_i.jpg
― Alba, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 14:54 (fifteen years ago) link
nytimes is good today
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/09/16/business/16markets3-600.jpg
― Drinking Island is inside every one of us (Ed), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 15:24 (fifteen years ago) link
seems timely to bump
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/09/16/man300180.jpg
― narlus spectre (gnarly sceptre), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 15:53 (fifteen years ago) link
http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/9348/tosserst1.jpg
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/4594/wtfum4.jpg
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/1364/wtf2ll3.jpg
― James Mitchell, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 17:35 (fifteen years ago) link
ken c, performance artist.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 17:38 (fifteen years ago) link
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/homepage/hp9-16-08a.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 19:04 (fifteen years ago) link
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/homepage/hp9-16-08d.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link
What a day.
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/homepage/hp9-17-08f.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 20:53 (fifteen years ago) link