Greenlight v. LEH

Posted by Investorcluzo, Jun 04, 2008 11:11AM

@blndebnker - you're right, that picture is horrendous. reminds me of the old leathery beyatch from "there's something about mary"...xionx!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H_XZ_Nh8AI

bess, you can do better. at a minimum, you should put up the picture of of big d in the sweater to even the playing field.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 11:12AM

Bess, I thought you had more class than this. How dare you post such a pic of the almighty Erin...I am all for a little friendly competition but that's just uncalled for! Did you really have to superimpose B. Arthur's face on her body?

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 11:13AM

cluzo-- click the 'badass sweater' link.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 11:14AM

@11:12-- that is the times graphic. hence, "the times went there." try and keep up.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 11:21AM

@11:14- I wipe my ass with the times

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 11:23AM

Round three - he pinches her nose shut and stuffs his toupee in her mouth. She slaps the canvas in submission. Fight over.

Posted by blndebnker, Jun 04, 2008 11:25AM

@Cluzo - TOTALLY Magda from Something About Mary. My God the fact that Erin allows such a photo of herself to be circulated publicly astounds me.

Posted by HAM05, Jun 04, 2008 11:31AM

hate to bring this up again, but she is STILL hotter than the monsters on my floor

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 11:34AM

can anyone answer the god damn question? here's mine: erin. hands down.

Posted by blndebnker, Jun 04, 2008 11:36AM

@HAM - Seriously Ham? That bad? That's awful.

@11:34 - Check out the first response, trigger.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 11:37AM

@11:23: A toupee, really? I will have to change sides in this fight then.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 11:39AM

Shrew indeed. Fake blond hair and that running-around-the-block-with-a-water-bottle-spandex look. I don't think she'll survive the next few LEH Board meetings.

Posted by mktmkr, Jun 04, 2008 11:42AM

She's a couple of trips to the tanning salon away from being Mozillo's twin.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 11:54AM

She's not a good substitute for a proper company front-man. She looks too much like a cartoon character, and with all that TV celebrity and fashionista business, she is having difficulty being taken seriously by investors. Credibility is not her thing.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 11:59AM

She is quite impressive in person... Taller than you would think.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 12:13PM

11:59: how's her rack?

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 12:15PM

Is it just me or does Erin look like The Joker...

Posted by blndebnker, Jun 04, 2008 12:21PM

In that picture, a little like that Runaway Bride from Georgia with the crazy eyes.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 12:25PM

I'd like to see her go the way of Zoe Cruz; that is, out of the newz.

hedgehog

Posted by diablo, Jun 04, 2008 1:29PM

The winner is whoever has a better poker face.

Posted by mrpink, Jun 04, 2008 1:29PM

i kinda like erin.... she's hot...

then again, i haven't slept in 48 hours... bleh.

-mrp

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 1:35PM

mrpink@1:29,

What have you been doing? You're not working, are you?

Posted by Anal_yst, Jun 04, 2008 1:36PM

If it makes you feel any better Mr. P, I got around 3 hours of "sleep" last night, may very well still be able to rack up an impressive score on a breathalyzer, and am running into a 3+ hour meeting that promises to be the most boring thing ever conceived by man. What i'm saying is that, I 1)think erin is kinda hot in that older cougar-ish sorta way, and 2)feel your pain bro

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 1:48PM

I don't care what you guys say; I think Einhorn is hot.

Posted by big r, Jun 04, 2008 1:50PM

einhorn!

Posted by diablo, Jun 04, 2008 1:59PM

BTW, this NYT piece says to me that LEH has already setup Erin as the fall girl.

Her lawyer should intervene and start renegotiating her exit terms.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 2:20PM

http://wallstfolly.typepad.com/wallstfolly/2008/05/lehman-brothers.html

Certainly not the most pretty face but the phrase "Beauty is only a light switch away" comes to mind.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 2:25PM

2nd sentence: Einhorn is a "rabble rouser" and Lehman is being "pilloried."

Jesus. Slant much, Louise?

Once you get that far, it's pretty clear the rest of the opinion piece, er, "story" is pretty much going to be junk.

It's practicaly a TMZ article, not financial journalism. Where's the shot of Callans knickers to go along with it?

Fat IT Guy

pillory[2,transitive verb]

Main Entry: 2pillory
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): pilloried; pillory·ing
Date: circa 1600
1 : to set in a pillory as punishment
2 : to expose to public contempt, ridicule, or scorn

Posted by mrpink, Jun 04, 2008 2:48PM

@ 1:35-

No, no worky. I'm flying out here in a little bit to that lovely city they call Chicago for an interview tomorrow..

-mrp

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 3:03PM

@mrpink Citadel?

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 3:06PM

@mrp : Please don't say LaSalle...

Posted by mrpink, Jun 04, 2008 3:22PM

LOL.. LaSalle... hahahah Nope...

This will be back in my old stomping grounds, the Financials room at the CBOT/MidAM.

Citadel - nope... I don't think I'd want to work for them anyway. Might get on Loeb and Dimon's bad side.

I know there's been a considerable debate raging about Chi vs. NY. I prefer NY better, but hey... I have to go where the $$$$ is. And, if I can get paid my NY salary in Chi, all the better. I can actually get a place with a freaking view of the lake and not the fat Value Stock Tips dude in the window across from mine.

Of course, I'm keeping all the options open... I think that's the prudent thing to do in these times.

-mrp

Posted by Investorcluzo, Jun 04, 2008 3:42PM

@3:06 - I thought bofa bought lasalle.

@mrp - good luck with the interview. the one thing chicago has on nyc is airport traffic. between ord and lga, you'll feel like you never left.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 3:46PM

Bofa did buy Lasalle

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 3:47PM

Einhorn IS a rabble rouser. Thats not bias that is just good reporting.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 3:49PM

diablo@1:59,

LEH would be foolish to renegotiate Erin's exit package, unless they can cut it down.

Just fire her skinny ass for cause: dereliction of her duties as CFO. Give her nothing but a cardboard box and a security escort out the door. And be ugly about it. She deserves no less.

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 3:52PM

If I talk up my long positions I'm cool, but if I talk up my shorts, I'm rousing rabble?

oohhhh-kaaayyyyyy....

You must be a Wall Street analyst.

"Buy Buy Buy!!!!!"

Or if you must, "hold"

FITG

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 4:12PM

@3:52 Exactly. Equity Research on Wall Street = Credit Research at Rating Agencies!

Posted by I am a Dude, Jun 04, 2008 4:12PM

good luck on the interview mrp

Posted by mrpink, Jun 04, 2008 5:01PM

Thanks guys.. Stay strong.

-mrp

Posted by guest, Jun 04, 2008 7:51PM

MRP - Good luck! Chicago is my kind of town. Check out the U505 at the Museum of Science and Industry, (One of the coolest places on earth), if you have the time.

TOGFD

Posted by guest, Jun 05, 2008 4:00AM

Lehman & Erin are going down like a Pi Phi on a Saturday night.

Suck some on it bitches.

Posted by guest, Jun 05, 2008 4:46AM

there's pretty valid fear that leh is not doing well. ask some clients of leh. the other thing is that at least bear had their prime brokerage unit that some people were interested in buying. what does leh have? fuld and callen.

though in this round erin is going to win because einhorn and the others have been criticizing them for so long that they've had plenty of time to go back and cook up their books.

Posted by diablo, Jun 05, 2008 7:51AM

Well, if they are cooking their books, then leaks to Gasparino should be investigated by the SEC. Read this:

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/06/dirty-tricks-at-lehman-and-defense-of.html

Posted by guest, Jun 05, 2008 7:55AM

Its ironic how many of you have trouble balancing a check book, yet feel obliged to accuse LEH of cooking their books.

Posted by guest, Jun 05, 2008 9:21AM

@4:46 interesting comment since cash payout from prime brokerage are what eventually did bear in, no?

what does leh have? how about global equities, ib, and asset management platforms?

the standalone value of Neuberger Berman's $300bn AUM is worth more than BSC's entire final selling price.