• 24 Jul 2008 at 9:05 AM

Is Wall Street Hammered?

By Bess Levin


Portfolio went downtown yesterday and sort of tested Bartender Bush’s not off-camera confessional about Wall Street’s drinking problem. Except that he said “Wall Street got drunk and now it has a hang over,” so the fact that many of the random passersby were sober at the time doesn’t really prove or disprove anything. Nonetheless, watching a bunch of you guys blow into a breathalizer was definitely a quality way to start the morning, and will dovetail nicely with our project this afternoon, when we will kindly ask you to piss into a cup to test for a grab bag ofdrugs. Don’t be afraid, but we will be naming names and employers.

Comments (20)

  1. 1
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 9:11 AM

    first

  2. 2
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 9:23 AM

    as the late great Colonel Sanders once said….I’m too drunk to taste this chicken.

  3. 3
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 9:46 AM

    Shouldn’t she be on a road trip through Hoboken, Scranton and Rochester to test the local mortgage brokers? I’m sure they have investment banker on their business cards.

  4. 4
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 9:52 AM

    i know that guy, he’s my doorman!

  5. 5
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 9:54 AM

    Psst. Bess! Can you pee into this cup for me? I *gotta* pass this!
    -DK

  6. 6
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 9:57 AM

    Chick’s last name is “Chalupa.”
    God, high school musta been hard for her.
    -DK

  7. 7
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 10:04 AM

    $50 says they didnt clean the breathalizer after each test.
    and how about those three hooligan interns.

  8. 8
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 10:18 AM

    I like to picture Alan Greenspan with eagles wings, singin lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd with like an angel band, and Jimmy Cayne is in the front row hammer drunk

  9. 9
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 10:28 AM

    The chick sitting in for Gonzo (Erin B) this week is miserable. I wouldn’t let her serve me pizza.
    CNBC can do better.

  10. 10
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 10:53 AM

    I taught her that “Blow! Blow! Blow!” mantra……Didn’t know she’d go public with it.

  11. 11
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 10:53 AM

    No it Can’t.

  12. 12
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 10:57 AM

    Today from Dan Primack on PEHub.com
    “Am I the only one who can’t understand the attention being paid to President Bush’s “Wall Street got drunk” comments? Isn’t it a vocalization of the obvious? Sure we could hope for some introspection – like a comment about who was helping to serve the drinks – but that would have been a legitimate news story.”
    Seriously………….
    Move on.

  13. 13
    Posted by american bandersnatch | July 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM

    I hate Colonel Sanders and the Pentavarite.

  14. 14
    Posted by Investorcluzo | July 24, 2008 at 11:02 AM

    bring back lindsay cambell…that girl was a sad substitute.

  15. 15
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 11:12 AM

    Cluz, Thanks for reminding me.
    Photos, fashion, picture 1.
    I love her.
    http://lindsaycampbell.com/

  16. 16
    Posted by Investorcluzo | July 24, 2008 at 11:27 AM

    @11:12 – good work, I love the midriff on her cover picture. now that’s quality.

  17. 17
    Posted by guest | July 24, 2008 at 11:53 AM

    that was a nice blowout on that bromeo in the group of three.

  18. 18
    Posted by bank_teller | July 24, 2008 at 12:12 PM

    i’d drop that chalupa like it’s hot

  19. 19
    Posted by EricM | July 24, 2008 at 12:40 PM

    @13
    Oh, you’re gonna buy my chicken.

  20. 20
    Posted by Jesse | July 24, 2008 at 1:45 PM

    http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-happened-is-wall-street-got-drunk.html

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