• 03 Feb 2009 at 1:44 PM

We’ve Reached An Agreement

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Yesterday Charlie Gasparino vowed to his CNBC colleagues that he was “going cold turkey on the expletives,” after having a string of on-air slip-ups. We contacted CG to see if he wanted to make this little personal challenge interesting, and after some debating, he’s relented. If Chaz makes it until March 1 without a slip– and this not limited to the English language but includes ba fungools, as well– Dealbreaker readers must scrape together the funds to sponsor one of CG’s famed Nights At Elaine’s (often the site of the reporters “big scoops,” thanks to very knowledgeable busboys). If he fails to do so, he must turn to the camera and declare, “You win, Dealbreaker readers, I bow down to you, you [and he insisted on this part, which, knowing how he feels deep down inside, I think you should take as a compliment] unemployed cross-dressers,” and then eat a plate of braciola, sopressata, and other nitrate-filled delicacies that night, while being taped for your viewing pleasure, at Big E’s.

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    Comments (33)

    1. 1
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 1:48 PM

      you forgot to add : …then he jumops out of the window.

    2. 2
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 1:49 PM

      Nice…Game on!

    3. 3
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 1:49 PM

      No Lycan costume? what about just for the antipasto?

    4. 4
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 1:50 PM

      Im in for $20

    5. 5
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 1:50 PM

      lame. he’s a wuss.

    6. 6
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 1:52 PM

      love it.

    7. 7
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 1:52 PM

      this could be the greatest dealbreaker accomplishment to date

    8. 8
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 1:52 PM

      Put the lotion in the baaaaasket.

    9. 9
      Posted by StillNoCouch | February 3, 2009 at 1:54 PM

      I Love it !
      Do you think he mention SNC’s awesome intellectual powers as well ?
      ;-p

    10. 10
      Posted by lehaigbsc | February 3, 2009 at 1:54 PM

      OK great now we need to get Dennis Keales email address and see if we can get him to get CG fired up on air.

    11. 11
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 1:55 PM

      In.It.To.Win.It.
      Chuck G. for mayor!

    12. 12
      Posted by Investorcluzo | February 3, 2009 at 1:56 PM

      the guy is getting off easy, only 28 days in feb!

    13. 13
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 1:57 PM

      So that’s all he’s got…? Let’s put together a fund to pay Dennis K & Dylan R to chide Chaz until he curses. I’ll throw down some $.

    14. 14
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 2:03 PM

      I’d rather put my funds toward hiring some unemployed cross-dressers in 25 days to jump him in the alley after work and stick a 12″ (fist) in Gasbag’s mouth

    15. 15
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 2:08 PM

      @11, apparently we just have to put them on in the same studio. . .

    16. 16
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 2:13 PM

      @14 & 16 – Hell, just email Dennis and Dylan this thread. I’m sure they’d antagonize Gasparino free of charge to see him pay up.
      -BeckyBootFan

    17. 17
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 2:13 PM

      Has anyone actually contacted Elaine about this? She may be over the whole Gasparino-as-messiah by now!

    18. 18
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 2:19 PM

      va a fare in culo, bess, va a fare in culo not bafungool. teach gasba the language of his ancestors too.

    19. 19
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 2:20 PM

      VICTORY IS OURS !!!

    20. 20
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 2:21 PM

      Cash and video should be held in escrow…

    21. 21
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 2:29 PM

      Ratigan would probably take on baiting Gazza, free of charge, just for the pure sport of it and all. And I think Ratigan could be the only one to break this blowhard, just by taking 5 minutes to ask a question and confusing the fuck out of him

    22. 22
      Posted by T C | February 3, 2009 at 2:30 PM

      I suppose that I’ll kick in for Elaine’s too, but if he won [not that I expect him to], he’d have had a better time at one of my suggestions

    23. 23
      Posted by Anal_yst | February 3, 2009 at 2:39 PM

      I’m in! (btw, “guests” above volunteering to throw down, uh, great, so, that makes keeping track easy…)

    24. 24
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 2:51 PM

      I hope you have confirmed that CNBC hasn’t recently switched to a 5 or 10 second delay.
      You might want to attach a rider onto the wager, so the guys in the control room don’t bail Charlie out.

    25. 25
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 3:12 PM

      Still no nitrates in braciola.

    26. 26
      Posted by Tanman | February 3, 2009 at 3:20 PM

      I like my odds – I’m in as well.

    27. 27
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 3:33 PM

      Aside from Bess, does anybody really care about this guy? What’s the attraction? Local grease-ball becomes C-list TV personality?

    28. 28
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 3:39 PM

      @28- hmm, lets see review this post and the two from yesterday. look how many people took the time to comment. “care” does have to me “like” but merely are interested in seeing be mocked. and obviously a lot of people care about that.

    29. 29
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 3:46 PM

      Gas Bag has a LinkedIn page:
      http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/7b7/881

    30. 30
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 4:39 PM

      I’d rather bathe in Dennis Kneale’s sweat then watch the resolution of this challenge, quite frankly.

    31. 31
      Posted by guest | February 3, 2009 at 5:12 PM

      THIS IS PRICELESS:
      Current on-are editor at cnbc
      Education University of Missouri-Columbia
      Connections 26 connections Industry

    32. 32
      Posted by guest | February 4, 2009 at 12:54 AM

      I never watched this show, but now you’re telling me that for the next 25 days it’s going to be missing it’s one bit of guilty pleasure?
      Guess I won’t be missing this show.

    33. 33
      Posted by guest | February 4, 2009 at 6:08 AM

      who is Charlie Gasparino?

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