Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e...
by bluedino on Monday April 20, 2020 @11:22AM
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"My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Lamborghini, his son will drive a Lamborghini, but his son will ride a camel"
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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e...
by umeshunni on Monday April 20, 2020 @11:58AM
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Actual quote was by the Sheikh of Dubai:
"My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel"
Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e...
by slg on Monday April 20, 2020 @02:21PM
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For interesting context, the man who said that was born in 1912, his eldest son was born in 1943, and his eldest grandchild that I can find in 30 seconds of research was born in 1976. That is were the Wikipedia articles stop but the child predicted to ride a camel is certainly alive today and they might even already know how to drive.
Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e...
by dharmab on Monday April 20, 2020 @06:07PM
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The man who said that used that quote as a rhetorical device to promote development of other industries such as finance.
Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e...
by agumonkey on Monday April 20, 2020 @06:03PM
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You need lessons to drive a camel ?
Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e...
by paxys on Monday April 20, 2020 @01:12PM
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People (justifiably) criticize the middle-eastern countries for a lot of things, but they are all aware that all the oil revenue is eventually going to dry up. Most of them have been hard at work transforming their economies for decades, not an easy thing to do when you're in the middle of a desert.
Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e...
by phyalow on Monday April 20, 2020 @05:51PM
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They havent been transforming in a remotely sustainable manner, Softbank, Neom etc.