Are you anywhere near the Bank for International Settlements? It's a great big, round building in Basle.

-- Anonymous, July 22, 2000

Answers

About 400 metres away....

-- Anonymous, July 22, 2000

Well that's all very intersting. Is that it Dougal or do we get to know why you're asking?

-- Anonymous, July 22, 2000

She's gonna hold it up tonight and is looking for a hideaway!

-- Anonymous, July 22, 2000

SADLY, IT'S NOT THAT KIND OF BANK - IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION COMPRISING CENTRAL BANKS FROM MOST COUNTRIES THAT TRY, BY DINT OF VARIOUS INITIATIVES, TO PREVENT INTERNATIONAL BANKING CRISES ETC. THE BASEL COMMITTEE (MYSTERIOUSLY CHANGED THEIR NAME ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO FROM BASLE COMMITTEE) MEET UNDER ITS AUSPICES AND MAKE STANDARDS THAT REGULATORS IN MEMBER COUNTRIES IMPLEMENT INTO LOCAL REGULATION (EG. THE CAPITAL ACCORD THAT BASICALLY SETS OUT HOW MUCH CAPITAL BANKS HAVE TO SET ASIDE IN RELATION TO EVERY ONE OF THEIR TRANSACTIONS..SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY HAVE NORMALLY TO SET ASIDE A SUM EQUIVALENT TO 100% OF ANY MONEY THEY LEND INDIVIDUALS IN CASE INDIVUAL DEFAULTS AND IT LEADS TO DECREASED LIQUIDITY FOR THE BANK - THAT'S WHY THEY GET PISSY ABOUT OVERDRAFTS). ER, THE REASON I'M INTERESTED IS THAT I'M DOING LOTS OF WORK ON THIS AT PRESENT...

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2000

Oi Dougal.....Who you shouting at girl...get thaty caps lock OFF

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2000

NO! WHO'S GONNA MAKE ME? TRY - IF YER THINK YER HARD ENOUGH!

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2000

The caps are very very irritating honey....

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2000

So sue me..((-:

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2000

You just have no idea about net etiquette do you....

I fart in your general direction...

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2000

Oi Lynda......... SUE

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2000

Am just nipping into Waterstones to buy that new guide to Netiquette by that Netgeek person who will no doubt be a virtual Professor Higgins to my CyberEliza Dolittle. Before you know it, I'll be "ROTFL" with the netocrats among you. In the meantime, sincerest apologies to Gav for my appalling typing. Never will I leave the capslock on again.

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2000

ITK, Mrs gus wants to know why you are shouting for her. She thinks it is because you want to tell her about something bad that I have done!!!!!1

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2000