Yes, the whole Madoff “scandal” seems real but I know you’ll all agree that it’s not official until Geoffrey Raymond, the greatest artist of our time, chimes in. For those of you waiting, that day has come. We just received word from Raymond that despite working on a Pandit at the moment, he’s decided to drop everything and put his back into Bernie. On one condition– Dealbreaker readers’ participation. Raymond writes:
I was reading a sidebar in The Post yesterday showing high profile people who had significant positions with Madoff’s company and the stunning criminality of the thing really hit me hard. I’m painting Pandit right now but my heart isn’t into it. But Bernie … man, he’s got my juices flowing.
My thought is this:
Let me paint him and you (as you so graciously do) post him in an unannotated state with a request for reader annotations. Whatever they want to say to Madoff, I’ll put on the canvas. I want to hear from everyone, especially investors. Hopefully Fairfield will weigh in to tell me how they feel.
Raymond also added that while he will likely go with the standard head and shoulders, alternative visions for positions will be considered, should any come to you.
Cock in mouth.
Don’t let Bill Miller (LM) off the hook. He’s done a lot of damage as well.
Tell he needs to paint two copies…they need one for Palm Beach.Worth Ave should be graced with a showing…
Bernie ‘jewed’ his own people.
“Ponzie was a pussy…”
I just don’t understand your fascination with this artist. The work is, well, not very good — definately nothing that anyone would hang on their walls …
Oh well, “eye of the beholder” and all of that.
‘Trust me, I know what I’m doing’
Can I commission a Wideclops?
I think the guy is a great fucking artist.
~The Ghost of Pablo PIcasso
@6– i still dont understand your inability to glean sarcasm from “the greatest artist of our time.”
@10 — I stand corrected. Thank you.
Can I commission a Wideclops?
WSJ Reports
12.15.2008 – 11:45am
Breaking News: Due to Bernie Madoff’s record setting Ponzi scheme, the term “jewed” has now been added to the English language as a noun and can only be used in a pejorative sense.
Anyone care to try and use this new in a sentence?
“Quit whining… and give me more money”
Will it be on Stone Street outside “My Daddy’s Pizza” or on Wall Street by the 2 train?
@4…fuckin’ A right. I hope we can boot him out of the tribe.
Don’t be surprised if someone shoves a Torah up his ass.
“So many freyers, so little time….”
In his own words (from the Barron’s and MAR/Hedge articles on Madoff):
“I’m not interested in educating the world
on our strategy, and I won’t get into the nuances of how we manage risk.”
“The strategy is the strategy and the returns are the returns.”
“If you invest with me, you must never tell anyone that you’re invested with me. It’s no one’s business what goes on here.”
“Whoever tried to reverse-engineer, he didn’t do a good job. If he did, these numbers would not be unusual.”
“It’s a proprietary strategy. I can’t go into it in great detail.”
and
“It’s all just one big lie”
“You fucked up… you trusted us!”
“The owners name is on the door”
I did it, and so can you! Just add two parts social status symbol, one part community college course in finance and a dash of knowledge of SEC reporting procedures!
I would like to nominate @16′s idea for “alternative visions for positions”. Preferably with a horde of golf club toting octogenarians egging on the “placement” of said Torah.
Sure I’m in. How do I enclosed urine in an email? I keep going through keyboards.
hes not a representation of our tribe. Sad day for all that lost from his “ponzi” scheme.
hes not a representitive of our tribe. Sad day for all that lost from his “ponzi” scheme.
Evertime a bell rings, a lawyer gets indicted.
http://endofesq.com/?p=700
A strategy without any faults can’t be kosher.
Really, in the end my firm was not a scheme at all, it was a bank, we just had a drop in liquidity and later had a bank run.
i still dont understand why he just didnt start reporting massive losses instead. yes, redemptions would have hit him hard and possibly cleaned him, but hey, its worth the shot.
The tongue that brings steady profits is a tree of life
but a deceitful tongue crushes the 401K…
Obama Pelosi Dodd and Reid should all end up there one day
Under Obamanomics, the bankruptcy code is not respected and all wealth is either destroyed or reallocated to pork barrel projects
Lord (not you Madoff)lift me up and take me to a place where I can do your best work
Lord (not you Madoff)lift me up and take me to a place where I can do your best work
La-di-da-madoff’s gettin a little stinky in the armpits, ain’t you
Right on #29.