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A stroll through the brambles, taking in [[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.  
<center><Big>''“In Basic, I am told, you cannot make a meaningless statement without its being apparent that it is meaningless—which is quite enough to explain why so many schoolmasters, editors, politicians and literary critics object to it.”'' — George Orwell</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.  
<small>'''[[Never gonna gross you up]]''' — What it would be like were [[Rick Astley]] a tax lawyer</small> <br>
 
<small>'''[[Negotiation anatomy]]''' — Our brand new snarky guide to deal-doing</small> <br>
To ''browse'', use the bar on the left. To ''search'', use the box top right.  
<small>'''[[Conference call anatomy]]''' — Our field guide to  the world of corporate tedium</small> <br>
 
<small>'''[[Middle management blues]]''' — Our own tribute to W.H. Auden</small> <br>
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<small>'''[[General counsel]]''' and “self-awareness” go together like soup and naval signaling systems.</small> <br>
'''[[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bar on the left) to [[ISDA Master Agreement|ISDA]] and other [[master trading agreement]]s. These may be incomplete, out of date, out of touch, flippant — well, they ''are'' flippant —  but will still be better value and more entertaining than that awful [[FT book about derivatives]]; 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>
<small>'''[[Next following]]''': what it has to do with [[Voilet Elizabeth Botts]] out of Just William.</small><br>
<small>The [[Jolly Contrarian|J.C.]]’s '''[[nutshell ISDA]]''' ... and a burgeoning '''[[Equity Derivatives Definitions - In a Nutshell|nutshell equity derivatives defs]]'''!</small>
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'''[[Anatomy|Anatomies]]''': Clause-by-clause [[Anatomy]] and [[nutshell]] guides (hit the bar on the left) to {{isdama}} 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>
'''[[:category:book review|Book reviews]]''' culled from twenty indolent years sounding off on Amazon; <br>
'''Much flippancy''' about [[plain English]], [[buzzword]]s, [[flannel]], [[Latin]], [[Greeks|Greek]], [[metaphor]] and [[:category:Egg|egg]]s. <br>
'''Much flippancy''' about [[plain English]], [[buzzword]]s, [[technology]], [[negotiation]], [[flannel]], [[Latin]], [[Greeks|Greek]], [[metaphor]] and [[:category:Egg|egg]]s. <br>
To browse, use the bar on the left. To search, use the box top right.  
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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<small>'''Get in touch?''' Ping us [mailto:enquiries@jollycontrarian.com here] | '''Complain'''? Who can blame you? Open your window and have a good old shout.  |   '''Leave a tip'''? Make my day and give it to [[Georgia’s Fund]] |  Snag 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]].</small><br>
'''The [[seven wastes of negotiation]]''': Imagine your [[ISDA]] was a [[Toyota Corolla]], and it all starts making sense. <br>
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'''Sticking a {{gmslaprov|Cross Default}} in the [[GMSLA]]''': Good idea, right? Or — yeah, not so much.<br>
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'''[[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>
'''New {{anatomy}} guides''': [[Pledge GMSLA Anatomy‎|Pledge GMSLA]]  |  [[Negotiation anatomy|Negotiation]]  |  [[Conference call anatomy|Conference calls]] <br><br>
 
[[File:GF logo small.png|200px|frameless|left|More about [[Georgia’s Fund]]]]
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'''{{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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Revision as of 08:25, 17 July 2019

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The contrarian in all of us
The Jالی Contrarian
“In Basic, I am told, you cannot make a meaningless statement without its being apparent that it is meaningless—which is quite enough to explain why so many schoolmasters, editors, politicians and literary critics object to it.” — George Orwell

A stroll through the brambles of law, management, philosophy, language, technology, cricket and high finance. Like a good alluvial fan, everything is silting up nicely and there are now 4,609 articles in this wiki.

To browse, use the bar on the left. To search, use the box top right.

What’s in here

Anatomies: Clause-by-clause Anatomy and nutshell guides (hit the bar on the left) to ISDA and other master trading agreements. 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;
Book reviews culled from twenty indolent years sounding off on Amazon;
Much flippancy about plain English, buzzwords, technology, negotiation, flannel, Latin, Greek, metaphor and eggs.
A new section on the odd political situation in New Zealand in 1982. (Why? — long story, really.)

What’s new

The seven wastes of negotiation: Imagine your ISDA was a Toyota Corolla, and it all starts making sense.
Sticking a Cross Default in the GMSLA: Good idea, right? Or — yeah, not so much.
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 got you covered.
New Anatomy™ guides: Pledge GMSLA | Negotiation | Conference calls

More about Georgia’s Fund

So you wanna...

Get in touch? Ping us here | Complain? Who can blame you? Open your window and have a good old shout. | 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 The Montenegro Sanction? All proceeds go to Georgia’s Fund.