Even though 857 of you implored us to write about it at the time, when Charlie Gasparino said last week that discussing bonuses is “a stupid fucking debate,” we made the editorial decision not to, because we didn’t give a shit. This mostly had to do with the fact that it was approximately the fourth time in the course of a month that CG let one slip on air, and it was about as shocking as hearing that *someone* in Stamford enjoyed himself a Little Debbie at the close, i.e. not.
Then, this morning on Squawk Box, when Chaz up and came out with the downright absurd resolution to “go cold turkey on the expletives,” we suddenly felt a loss for something we didn’t even know we gave a rat’s ass about, and it didn’t feel good. Did this include ‘ba fungool!’ or are we just restricted to the English language, we wondered, feeling like we were going to throw up. While we’re still shaking and sick to our stomachs, we’ve decided we can be victims or we can turn this around and make it work for us, by making things interesting. We haven’t had it approved by CG yet but our proposal is this– if Charlie “The Second Coming” Gasparino makes it ’til March 1 without breaking his vow, Dealbreaker readers will scrape together the funds to buy him a night of beverages at Elaine’s and (/or) a pound of sopressata. If he slips before then, CG must do something, on-air, for us. You know what I want (a Champion sweatshirt appearance, sans sleeves), but I’m open to suggestions from the crowd.
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An “I ‘heart’ Bess” tattoo on his bicep of choice
What is the world coming to when Gasbags has to apologize for his god-given right to say fuck and Michael Phelps is remourseful about his bong hits? I am especially torn up about having to apologize for bong hits.
On air Lycan reference!
Phelps is not remorseful for the bong hits, he is remorseful for getting photographed engaging in such behavior. Cameraphones have to be the world thing to happen to athletes in the last 10 years.
Actors and actresses are used to being hounded, but it is the athletes that always seem to show up on the Internet, via a cameraphone catching them in the act of cutting loose.
@2 Jimmy, as a former BSC employee when you were CEO, you suck, never post here again
I think we need to see those Phelps pics again. GAnalYst
@3 maybe:
” . . . hearing of a big height target upgrade for the Lycans, situation is fluid . . .”
try this: if he can’t do it, he has to agree with a random dennis kneale comment and say, “guys, that’s the smartest thing i’ve ever heard anyone say. . .ever.”
@8- I like that A LOT.
@4, thanks genius.
Yes, Phelps is sorry and Daschle is deeply embarrassed . . . .
Would like to see Charlie drop and do 50 on air. In a sleeveless suit. I wonder if Gasbag will ever go the way of Wideclops (i.e., jump the shark)
too opportunistic, no options
Phelps is so desperate to hang with celebrities that it is obvious. Hope he doesn’t change his first name to “River” or “Heath”.
in re: Phelps
has anyone done an analysis of how the tax rev from legalization (and the attendant reduction in spend on enforcement) would impact the present financial crisis/recession? plenty of ex-hedgiues are out there with nothing to do but “phelp” the day away.
If Gasbag slips up, he should be forced to take Ratigan to dinner – at Le Cirque – ON VALENTINE’S DAY. Holding hands optional.
he should wear extra large lady sunglasses, a wife-beater with red pasta stains on the front, and a ball cap sideways…
Leave Phelps out of this Gasparino situation!
Phelps = just a young guy sowing some wild oats after YEARS of regimented training and discipline. He deserves to party like a rock star and enjoy himself.
Gasbag = an over the hill and over lubricated blowhard who will do anything to stay in the headlines, including this self-imposed cold turkey on the 7 bad words. Please, just get back to work Charles – and let the FCC monitor your outbursts. Once the Network tallies up the fines, how about it coming out of his bonus.
i’d like to see gas bag in a Sergio Techini Classic track suit, and end every comment using three fingers i.e sunny from a bronx tale
It’s actually “va fungool”
Check it!
I don’t get why Charlie wants to pretend to be Rupert Pupkin and hang at Elaine’s?