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The Jolly Contrarian’s Glossary
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Germknödel on the launchpad, yesterday

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What elephants may or may not hide upside down in.^[1]

Where, eventually, we are all headed. Where many of our legendary forbears — the Enron ron, LTCM, Madoff, Lehman, Amaranth, Archegos, Wirecard, Theranos, Melvin, Greensill, Silicon Valley Bank, and — breaking! — Credit Suisse have already gone.

↑ “Did you know that, for a disguise, elephants paint the soles of their feet yellow, and hide upside-down in custard?”
“Trouble me not with such nonsense.”
“But have you ever seen an elephant hiding upside-down in custard?”
“No —”
“SHOWS WHAT A GOOD DISGUISE IT IS.”

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-{{a|g|{{image|tits up|jpb|}}}}[[Tetas arriba]], [[tette in alto]], [[tango uniform]], [[titten hoch]], [[seins en l’air]], [[βυζιά πάνω]]‎. Where, eventually, we are all headed.
+{{a|g|{{image|tits up|jpg|Germknödel on the launchpad, yesterday}}}}[[Tetas arriba]], [[tette in alto]], [[tango uniform]], [[titten hoch]], [[seins en l’air]], [[βυζιά πάνω]], [[Germknödel in der Luft]]‎. A.k.a. [[custard]], [[vanillesoße]], [[crème anglaise]], [[كاسترد]], [[on the dessert menu]].
+What [[elephant]]s may or may not hide upside down in.<ref>{{elephants in custard}}</ref>
+Where, eventually, we are all headed. Where many of our legendary forbears — the [[Enron ron]], [[LTCM]], [[Madoff]], [[Lehman]], [[Amaranth]], [[Archegos]], [[Wirecard]], [[Theranos]], [[Melvin Capital Management LP|Melvin]], [[Greensill]], [[Silicon Valley Bank]], and — breaking! — [[Credit Suisse]] have already gone.
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+*[[Roll of honour]]
 *[[Voidable preference]]
+{{ref}}