Whoops there goes another .....

Maybe the physicists at Cern were forced to switch off their Large Hadron Collider last week not because of a helium leak, but because of the sudden appearance of a black hole over Wall Street. This would explain the mysterious overnight disappearance of the entire investment banking sector and the imminent collapse of the entire banking system as other institutions are gradually sucked into the abyss.

Paul - Now there's a thought.

Looks like the only way to not go down the plug hole is by being too big to fit. Pretty big plug hole though.

Looking for ways to come together might provide some safety, albeit not quite satisfaction.

The big guys are likely to get all the 'bargains'.

Dean I think you're right, you either need to be too big for the plughole or the wrong shape.

Dare I say it but the cycle has a way to go yet.  Ring-a-ring-a-roses is another rhyme that comes to mind...and so it goes.