If he were annoyed by southern criticism, he might call the whole thing off.

ECONOMIST: The Koreas

It ended, you may recall, with the line "Let's call the whole thing off!"

BBC: Cuts - Mind your language

Once German intransigence became clear - as it did overnight (see my post of yesterday evening) - EADS and BAE had no option but to call the whole thing off.

BBC: How Germany killed the merger of BAE and EADS

Many Europeans are ready to call the whole thing off.

FORBES: The Italians And The Greeks Look A Little Like The Americans

Whether the two simply call the whole thing off or become a single unified company, Vodafone and Verizon could be "resolving" their relationship very soon according to Bloomberg.

ENGADGET: Bloomberg: Verizon seeking to end Vodafone partnership through merger or buyout