• 17 Dec 2008 at 11:06 AM

How Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth, Act II

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B: “Hey, Mark, Andrew? Boys? I want to talk to you for a minute. Now… you know how long I’ve been watching out for you? How I’ve spent years guiding and shaping your lives, and providing for you?”
M: “We love you, Dad. You know that.”
A: “Aren’t we playing golf today?”
B: “But, boys… listen to me.”
A: “We have fishing planned next week, don’t we?”
M: “I almost forgot about the fishing!”
B: “Ok, I want to be serious for a minute.”
A: “We are very serious about fishing and golf.”
M: “Very serious!”
B: “Listen, boys. Just look at me.”
A&M (in unison): “Ok, Dad”
B: “I want to make sure I look out for you financially. Be sure nothing happens… make sure you maximize your returns. ”
M: “Uh… yeah, forget it, Dad.”
A: “It’s not that we don’t trust you, Dad. It’s just that we don’t trust you with our money.”
M: “Lehman Brothers seems like a much better spot to me.”
A: “I’m awfully happy with how Neuberger Berman is working out at the moment.”
B: “You boys are breaking my heart. Breaking it.”
A: “Ok, where are my clubs?”
M: “You left them in the plane.”
A: “Oh, yeah.”
The Curious Philanthropic Activities of Bernie Madoff [Citifile]

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Comments (12)

  1. 1
    Posted by guest | December 17, 2008 at 11:19 AM

    Dealbreaker is becoming “The Madoff Channel”; all Madoff all the time.

  2. 2
    Posted by guest | December 17, 2008 at 11:26 AM

    @1 BL still can’t get over the whole “Jew screwing Jew” thing and is obviously over-compensating.

  3. 3
    Posted by guest | December 17, 2008 at 11:27 AM

    @1- save for the 4 other stories this morning that have nothing to do with madoff.

  4. 4
    Posted by MarshallStack | December 17, 2008 at 11:27 AM

    @1 you don’t appreciate great theater. This has EVERYTHING – and it is still the first act.

  5. 5
    Posted by guest | December 17, 2008 at 11:30 AM

    @2- Bess and every other media outlet/new york city dweller…

  6. 6
    Posted by guest | December 17, 2008 at 11:34 AM

    EP, how are the YTD returns down at your fake private equity fund? How about you post the “Dear Investor” letters for us? Oh, they don’t exist? OK. Whatevs.

  7. 7
    Posted by merkin capital partners | December 17, 2008 at 11:52 AM

    did anyone else see barry’s appointee speak on cnbc? apparently he also goes by Pancho Villa.

  8. 8
    Posted by guest | December 17, 2008 at 12:12 PM

    This is one more evidence proving that Mark and Andrew knew what their dear father had been up to.

  9. 9
    Posted by guest | December 17, 2008 at 12:19 PM

    Mark and Andrew? I thought their names were Lyle and Eric?

  10. 10
    Posted by guest | December 17, 2008 at 12:27 PM

    Mark and Andrew? I thought their names were Lyle and Eric?

  11. 11
    Posted by guest | December 17, 2008 at 4:34 PM

    BM merely issued himself a receipt for the initial foundation monies.

  12. 12
    Posted by guest | December 17, 2008 at 6:28 PM

    So, the thing is: jews dont screw their sons, right?

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