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[[File:Robin.jpeg|350px|thumb|The contrarian in all of us]]<center><big><big><big><big><big><big>'''{{Helvetica|The Jolly Contrarian}}'''</big></big></big></big></big></big></center>
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A stroll through the brambles of [[law]], [[crap jobs|management]], [[philosophy]], [[language]], [[technology]], [[cricket]] and [[high finance]]. Like a good alluvial fan, everything is silting up nicely and there are now {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles in this wiki.
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'''[[Anatomy|Anatomies]]''': Clause-by-clause [[Anatomy]] and [[nutshell]] guides (hit the bar on the left) to [[ISDA Master Agreement|ISDA]] and other [[master trading agreement]]s. These may be incomplete, out of date, out of touch, flippant — well, they ''are'' flippant — but will still be better value and more entertaining than that awful FT book about derivatives; <br>
'''[[:category:book review|Book reviews]]''' culled from twenty indolent years sounding off on Amazon; <br>
'''Much flippancy''' about [[plain English]], [[buzzword]]s, [[technology]], [[negotiation]], [[flannel]], [[Latin]], [[Greeks|Greek]], [[metaphor]] and [[:category:Egg|egg]]s. <br>
A new section on the [[Wage and price freeze|odd political situation]] in [[New Zealand]] in 1982. (Why? — long story, really.)
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Oh, for heaven’s sake. To ''browse'', use the bar on the left. To ''search'', use the box top right.
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'''The [[seven wastes of negotiation]]''': Imagine your [[ISDA]] was a [[Toyota Corolla]], and it all starts making sense. <br>
'''Sticking a {{gmslaprov|Cross Default}} in the [[GMSLA]]''': Good idea, right? Or — yeah, not so much.<br>
'''[[Confi Anatomy]]''': It may be the most pointless contract you'll ever negotiate, but doesn’t mean it can’t get tasty. Having an [[NDA]] smackdown? We've [[Confi Anatomy|got you covered]].<br>
[[File:GF logo small.png|200px|thumb|left|More about [[Georgia’s Fund]]]]
'''{{Helvetica|Get in touch?}}''' Ping us [mailto:enquiries@jollycontrarian.com here] | '''{{Helvetica|Complain?}}''' Who can blame you? Open your window and have a good old shout. | '''{{Helvetica|Leave a tip?}}''' Make my day and give it to [[Georgia’s Fund]] — you can get yourself a free gift at the same time if you snag yourself a copy of [[Hunter Barkley]]’s racey novel '''''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078LMG24Q The Montenegro Sanction]'''''? All proceeds go to [[Georgia’s Fund]].<br>
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