Lehman Brothers fell 5.2 percent to $16.40 before the official open this morning, and 24 percent this week. Obviously, that’s got to hurt, almost as much as the comparisons to Bear Stearns. But while Big Daddy Cayne’s preferred method of blowing off steam would’ve been to blow off smoke (often times setting off the sprinkler system to the extent that employees began keeping extra sets of clothes at the office), I think we all know Dick Fuld’s mode of chillaxing these past few days has been less of an herbal remedy than an electronic one.
When Richard Fuld, chief executive of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., couldn’t control his addiction, he took drastic measures. In October, he had the game BrickBreaker taken off his BlackBerry. “I was playing so much,” says Mr. Fuld, who had used it to relax on the plane or in the car. He missed it so much, though he had it reinstalled.
Which of course begs the question, in what order did it happen– hours of thumb-fracturing BrickBreaker as a means of coping with an LEH pounding, OR a spate of responsibility-shirking 9-5′s spent in the handicapped bathroom in an attempt to break 30,000 which led to said assault?
Please. While the events at LEH are troubling, to say the least, that BrickBreaker story from the WSJ is at least two years old.
Ok fine. 18 months.
February 17, 2007. Sounds like around 17 months rather than at least 2 years.
jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez, relax guys, it’s Friday!!!
No matter how stale the story, its just plain stupid.
No whats stupid is level 16…fucking wall
someone is a litle sensative when it comes to LEH huh??
Open question – better or worse than jerking off in the handicapped stall? I mean not as gross, but the payoff at the end would be better….and probably much quicker to crank one out I’d imagine?
Was posted by Fuld, in between brickbreaker sessions
I prefer the Cayne/Fuld/Vikram combo. I like to smoke a blunt, play some Brickbreaker, then eat some Count Chocula. Ahhh summertime.
Fuld’s son is no better. I was with him in Middlebury.
it runs in the family.
FUNdamental @11:12
Jerking off is only fun if there’s KY around.
Remember — before you beat it you better lube it first. It’s a blessing not a curse.
Besides, it is hard for Fuld, or anybody, to jerk off when in the plane with its tiny plane toilets. Unless you’re flying the companies G-5
Don’t hold back, Bess. It’s a Friday and these whiny snots want to ruin the kitschy dealbreaker delightfulness of a CEO’s videogame addiction. Go back to losing money and not printing it at LEH, clowns.
Hey Bess?
I really appreciate your thought leadership on this issue. Seriously, they should effing write up your thought leadershipness on crackberry addicts, i think it would help alot of people.
I don’t mean to toot my own horn (by which I mean, its my favorite fucking pastime) but you’re right, Bess. I’ve been absurdly on point about this crackberry-Fuld connection. You’re wiseness in pointing out my brilliance brings tears to my cold, dead eyes.
ps I love you
Bess + Girl = major wood
Wait, does that mean that girl has met with Bess?
And what was that about f*ing with a horn… Do you need help in that area?
Whatever Bess everyone and especially their mother has some sort of substance “abuse” problem…its just how we’re all wired. There’s really no obvious downside to being a crackberry junkie and if that’s how he chooses to release his compulsion, DickFold is in pretty good shape and I’d say this is non-news.
Now if he was jerkin it in the handicapped stall (like FUN is doing right now) or if he likes a giant fist in his ass (like the one in Sam Israel right now) or if he’s a dick in the popcorn at the movies type of guy…etc…
He, he, Bess just said that girl had a full hand in her thing.
Love you Bess. Would you marry me? You can bring girl along.
“Whatever Bess everyone and especially their mother has some sort of substance “abuse” problem…its just how we’re all wired. There’s really no obvious downside to being a crackberry junkie and if that’s how he chooses to release his compulsion, DickFold is in pretty good shape and I’d say this is non-news.”
seriously, are you retarded? read the response at 11:13AM– NO ONE WAS SAYING THIS WAS NEWS.
Did anyone else make a mess on their keyboard?
Girls of Dealbreaker Calender 09′
we’ll do the shoot in the valley (LA) at Rocco Siffredi’s.
solicitation for angel investors.
and no Carney, you may not dress up as a fireman.
-retail
@ Bess,
I concur. If the financial blogospohere were a ho, together we’d superman that dirty ho with our thought leadership on this shit.
We are the best thing since slice bread, peanut butter and jelly, and the Jasian race combined.
Question– when we have staring contests, do you agree that it’s almost kind of pointless because we could both stare into each other’s brains for hours on end?
Fireman? Carney’s dressing up as Bernanke….everyone knows this.
@12:01 – nero played a fiddle, jimmy c played bridge and fuld played his blackberry.
Carney,
Aren’t you supposed to be sending lunch to someone on Fridays? I think Bess should be personally delivering some Champagne and strawberries (with whip cream) to girl. Followup story on Monday.
1,350,000+ here. Then I started dying often when it went balls-to-the-wall so I killed off all of my remaining lives. I wanted to hit that 5M though.
Why are all of you toolboxes always drooling over Bess? She has def writing talent, but any photographic evidence that she is appealing to the eye? The way you guys talk you couldn’t get laid in a whorehouse with a fistfull of hundreds
@12:28– in person evidence.
1231, where? I gotta meet this chick
Bess doesn’t show up anywhere in person. Don’t you know she uses body doubles for public appearances..?
12:33 – dude photographic proof is old news. sorry to out you bess:
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x150/seeramaiste1/JessicaRabbit.jpg
@12:28 – thanks for playing along. Interesting analogy – personal experience?
@12:33– 2A
@1240, I ALWAYS get laid in a whorehouse with a fistful of hundreds. Ask your mom or sister, they’ll confirm
@12:48. Still enjoying 8th grade? Too bad you’re the only one who has to pay.
Fistful? I bring a wheelbarrow….
I don’t bring money to a whorehouse I print it there