As a stunned world struggles today to come to grips with the global economic catastrophe that is the collapse of Lehman Brothers, it seems that some of the investment bank's employees aren't quite as bothered as they should be:

Childish, yes, but nicely done. We're sure the couple in question will be warmly embraced down at Barclays, should the bank sweep up the remains of Lehman Bros. ®

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