Write-Offs: 03.07.08

Posted by guest, Mar 07, 2008 5:51PM

DB no coverage of Linday's new show?

http://www.moblogic.tv/

They cleaned her up a bit. I think she might be hotter than Julie now.

Posted by guest, Mar 07, 2008 5:56PM

Two comments:

- For the ladies, if you call Peter dont' be surprised if you'll be swimming in the Hudson soon. Or end up in a plastic bag. And he proably has the breath of an ashtray.

- For the guys, I think Julie needs to put the 'strip' into WallStrip.

Posted by guest, Mar 07, 2008 6:05PM

@5:51 Nice post. Lindsay has that All-American farmgirl fresh look. And she's got a degree from Stanford. Now if I could just get her to wear a bikini (or less). No, it's not sexist - I think male anchors should wear Speedos. All right, it's because it would be too funny, not because I think it's sexy.

Posted by guest, Mar 07, 2008 6:09PM

@6:05 - go to her website, you'll have all you can handle.

http://lindsaycampbell.com/imagevue/

Posted by guest, Mar 07, 2008 6:12PM

@ 5:51 what channel is that show on?

In other news Ron Paul dropped out of the presidential race.

Posted by guest, Mar 07, 2008 6:16PM

The "new" Lindsay is different from the old one. This new one is more confident and better dressed.

Posted by guest, Mar 07, 2008 6:26PM

@6:09 Thank you for the link. I think for her next segment she should wear the yellow 'silver dollars' outfit. Yowzah! Call me Lindsay if you're feeling lonely and need someone to interview at 2:00 am.

Posted by AJ, Mar 07, 2008 7:10PM

eh i'm leaning towards new girl...

Posted by diablo, Mar 07, 2008 7:11PM

Ron who?

Posted by guest, Mar 07, 2008 7:24PM

i'm leaning toward bess

Posted by guest, Mar 07, 2008 7:28PM

C'mon, Bess!!! Where's the screamin' headline: "Ron Blarney -- Dungeon Master Extraordinaire!"

I can't believe the WSJ had to break the story.

Mind you, I don't think this is going to help poor Lon Varney with the Ladies... he's probably over at Brian's apartment right now giving him noogies and a wedgie as payback...

Posted by guest, Mar 07, 2008 9:22PM

Where did the "Bonus/Blarney the D&D Master" post go? Am I the only one who saw this? Also, am I the only who spends hours daydreaming about Marisa Miller and KLW? Bess, I'm not alone am I?

I've made a huge mistake

Posted by guest, Mar 07, 2008 11:50PM

I am going to tickle her tonsils with my cock

Posted by guest, Mar 08, 2008 12:48AM

@7:28 bess wrote a post about carney's D&D obsession....looks like he took it down...douche bag.

Posted by guest, Mar 08, 2008 7:06AM

Hey, what happened to the blogroll update? Anyone? Anyone?

-- Ben Stein

Posted by Billy Ray Human, Mar 08, 2008 11:29AM

@7:28, 12:48

i got your back:

http://tinyurl.com/2ar4a2

Getting You The Bonus You Deserve
Posted by Bess Levin, Mar 07, 2008, 1:47pm

It might seem like we got a kick out of writing about all of you who took it up the tailpipe this bonus season but, in truth, it pained us. We want you to get big bonuses 'cause when you don't, the Meat Packing district suffers, and Murray Hill suffers, and my beautiful roommate suffers. All unacceptable crimes against humanity. We know it wasn't all your fault-- many of you can simply blame your employers for losing billions of dollars and not having the scratch--, but, if we're being honest, it probably was a little your fault. They could've come up with the money, somehow, but you didn't give them a reason to, and, instead, your boss from stuffed 5 gift certificates to the Sizzler in an envelope and thanked you, insincerely, for your time. In order to prevent shit like this from happening again, we're going to start doling out little tips that will ensure next time around, you'll be saying "Oh, please, Mr. Thain, don't shove another hundo in my mouth." Today's tip is: kiss ass. But not in a transparent, could be construed as sexual harassment way ("You look really good today, Mr. Blankfein, did you do something different with your hair?"). It'll take a little sleuthing, but we generally find the best approach is to find out what your boss's interests are, and pretend to have them, too. Like, okay, say I were trying to kiss Carney's ass, via claiming to like spending my free time the same way he does. I might say something like, "Hey, Carns, I don't know if this is something you're into, but my friends and I are getting together to play some Dungeons and Dragons this weekend, I thought, if you're not doing anything, you'd maybe want to come with, even though it'll be a total geek-fest? LOLOMG, it's your favorite game, too?"

Mind Games: Dungeons & Dragons Immersed Players in Another World, by Brian M. Carney [WSJ]

Posted by guest, Mar 08, 2008 12:12PM

Julie is unattractive

Posted by guest, Mar 08, 2008 1:35PM

Wow, Ron Blarney made it into the Wall Street Journal. His brother wrote,

"But at the risk of sounding like a geek and a curmudgeon at once, in my day we did it the old-fashioned way. In all likelihood we were in somebody's basement, sitting around a table with our dice at the ready and our character sheets in front of us. My brother John was the dungeon master, and he was a good one, too. My brothers -- Mike and Tim -- and I, along with our friends Chris and John (I'll withhold their last names to protect their reputations), spent hours at a time exploring a world that existed only in our imaginations. D&D was, after all, much more like old-time storytelling than the videogames that have come after it. The game allowed our little troupe to star in some of the greatest stories we ever told."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120486500666119109.html

Posted by Lowly Assistant, Mar 08, 2008 2:10PM

@ Billy Ray Human,

Your diligence is much appreciated! The Varney household must've been rip-roaring circa 1986.

Posted by guest, Mar 08, 2008 6:40PM

The dealbreaker party should be d&d party where "dungeon master" Ron Blarney (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120486500666119109.html) leads the little troupe of readers.

Posted by guest, Mar 08, 2008 8:06PM

bess is too fucking funny--

http://tinyurl.com/2ar4a2

Posted by guest, Mar 09, 2008 2:21PM

Hey, did you see the self-portrait of Peter? Does anyone know him?
I am curious to what does this guy do to afford posting such a joke of himself online.
And if he actually has a job, I doubt that it would last much longer (forget about that $26K/year allowance).

Posted by guest, Mar 09, 2008 4:10PM

Cody gets dumped, http://codywillard.com/2008/03/08/dating-in-nyc-2008-predictable-anarchy

Posted by HAM05, Mar 10, 2008 9:59AM

db blow up? what happ

Posted by guest, Mar 10, 2008 10:04AM

What's happening? Are markets closed today (and I am at work because I didn't notice that?)

Posted by EE, Mar 10, 2008 10:35AM

unless i'm missing something, the market is open today and I don't see Joey W's daily pearl's of wisdom, sup w/that

Posted by guest, Mar 10, 2008 10:45AM

Can anyone confirm the rumor that Lehman just laid off 5%

Posted by John Carney, Mar 10, 2008 10:54AM

We're having some technical problems this morning. Apologies for the delay. The site should be up soon.

Posted by mrpink, Mar 10, 2008 10:56AM

10:39 10Mar08 RTRS-LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC LAYING OFF 5 PCT OF GLOBAL WORKFORCE -- CNBC
10:39 10Mar08 RTRS-LEHMAN LAYOFFS COVER ALL LINES OF BUSINESS -- CNBC
10:47 10Mar08 RTRS-Lehman to lay off 5 pct of workforce - CNBC
10:53 10Mar08 RTRS-LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC TO CUT 5 PCT OF WORKFORCE - SOURCE
10:54 10Mar08 RTRS-LEHMAN JOB CUTS ARE ACROSS ALL DIVISIONS; NOTIFICATIONS ARE BEGINNING TODAY - SOURCE

Posted by mrpink, Mar 10, 2008 10:57AM

additionally:

NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc
, the Wall Street investment bank, is laying off 5
percent of its work force, covering all lines of business, CNBC
television said on Monday.
A Lehman spokeswoman did not immediately return a call
seeking comment.
Lehman employed about 28,600 people as of Nov. 30, 2007,
according to the company's most recent annual report.
The company cut a few thousand jobs last year, as the
nation's housing slump hurt mortgage operations.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel, editing by Gerald E.
McCormick)
((jon.stempel@reuters.com; +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging:
jon.stempel.reuters.com@reuters.net))
Keywords: LEHMAN/JOBS

Posted by guest, Mar 10, 2008 12:06PM

Wondered what happened. No comments on the 3/10/08 site yet!

Posted by guest, Mar 10, 2008 12:41PM

Can anyone comment on the Bear Stearns liquidity concern reported on BB? BB says the drop in BS shares is pulling the market down.

On BB:``There's an insolvency rumor and concerns on liquidity, that they just have no cash,'' said Michael Mainwald, head of equity trading at Lek Securities Corp. in New York. ``There's been rumors of this for the past week or two.''

BS stock was way down but started to bounce back when Ace Greenberg went on CNBC at about noon and said the rumors were "ridiculous."