Það er kreppa og krepputal hvert sem litið er. Þegar ég var í Hollandi um daginn var IceSave málið að koma á yfirborðið þar í landi og ótrúlegasta fólk fór að ræða við mann um íslenska bankakerfið. Einnig var ég ásakaður um að drekka bjór fyrir stolna peninga (reyndar af manni sem sennilega hefur aldrei átt pening). Alla dagana fylltu stríðsfyrirsagnir um Ísland forsíður allra helstu dagblaða landsins. Skemmtilegasta forsíðan var vafalaust þessi úr Haagsche Courant.

Er kreppan komin til að vera? Verður mér ekki hleypt inn í Holland aftur? Hver er lausnin út úr vandanum? Stereolab útskýra málið nánar:

it's alright 'cos the historical pattern has shown
how the economical cycle tends to revolve
in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more

bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery

you see the recovery always comes 'round again
there's nothing to worry for things will look after themselves
it's alright recovery always comes 'round again
there's nothing to worry if things can only get better

there's only millions that lose their jobs and homes and sometimes accents
there's only millions that die in their bloody wars, it's alright

it's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin that they are losing
it's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin that they are losing

it's alright 'cos the historical pattern has shown
how the economical cycle tends to revolve

in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more

bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery

don't worry be happy things will get better naturally
don't worry shut up sit down go with it and be happy

dum, dum, dum, de dum dum, de duh de duh de dum dum dum... ah ah
dum, dum, dum, de dum dum, de duh de duh de dum dum dum... ah ah