We’ve got a special place in our hearts for George Soros, a roped-off VIP section, if you will, where we keep all of our favorite Budapest-born hedge fund managers. So we tend to give him the benefit of the doubt on most official business matters, but this we just don’t get. Jorge was recently spotted on a New York-bound Acela, which fits in nicely with the rich-guys-who-don’t-really-need-to-but-are-taking-the-train-anyway trend. Except for the fact that G.So, traveling solo, bought four first-class seats, and wouldn’t let anyone enter the Soros Zone, prompting some to wonder, why not just take a plane? Surely there’s a reasonable explanation, though one escapes us at the moment. Would he have taken a jet but, for whatever reason, wanted to avoid security (always a point in Amtrak’s favor), and need to stretch his shit out? Is this part of a monthly game he plays with himself wherein he buys a bunch of seats and rides up and down the Northeast Corridor offering them to ladies getting on at various stops along the way (assuming there’d be some tasty treats between Philly and NYC)? We’re thinking it’s most likely the latter, but feel free to offer alternative theories.
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Reminds me of The Simpsons episode where the nuclear plant is about to explode, and Monty Burns boards an escape capsule with 2 seats…by himself. The door shuts, leaving Smithers to bang on the door, screaming, “For the love of God, sir…there are 2 seats in there!”
Mr. Burns opens the door, “Yes. But I like to put my feet up.” …woosh goes the capsule…boom goes the plant…swish goes Smithers.
He’s one of those swarthy Mediterranian types who after a long trip can begin to smell like cheap aftershave and vegetable soup.
re: picking up chicks on the train…that’s not a bad idea.
–Larry Robbins
@2- Hungary is categorically not a Mediterranean country, shit for brains.
Love to hear the 85 to 110 IQ gang ripping on someone of Soros’ brilliance. Hilarious. He apparently doesn’t like being hassled by strangers and can afford to avoid it. So what?
@4 Ask me if I really care.
@2 vegetable soup and cheap aftershave = the smell of success.
-swarthy mediterranean type
He’s a train lover.
@5- um, who ripped on his brilliance? Lay off the roids, buddy. Might help you to not have a knee-jerk reaction to everything you read (or, don’t, since the post clearly did not “rip” on Soros’s brilliance).
#9 – #5 here: you proved my point nicely, dimwit.
@10- really? how so? please, point out to me how the brilliance of soros was ripped on in this post. because of some gentle teasing?
Imaginary friends – duh.
@10/5- the post said the editor didn’t understand the reasoning, and asked for an explanation. that’s ripping on soros to you? my, you’re quite the thin-skinned one, aren’t you?
12′s got it.
Lay off the guy, he is getting old. He booked the seats for himself, Graham, Dodd and Fisher Black, but none of the others showed up, like they used to back in the day..
@ 5/10 why stop at 110? did momma say were you one of the lucky (16.1%) ones to score in the 110-119 (High average) range?
@ HAM – rawrrr
Re: the Soros question, like everyone, I’m sure he has settled into an empty 4-some 10 minutes before leaving the station, awed at his luck, when all of a sudden 3 16 yr old girls from Baltimore pummel into the seats surrounding him, subjecting him to 3 hours and 20 minutes of “oh my god Jimmy texted me- WHAT SHOULD I SAY- he is like such a player though”/ “haha ZOMG obvs don’t text him back fro like, at least 20 minutes! Play hard to get!”
@17 then George leans back and is all like “Heyyy shorties, want to get with the *real* Billionaire Boys Club?”
These comments are all in gross violation of DB’s new policy on quality. Please try harder.
Dustin Pedroia
Just to give the actual, non-funny answer. Unless you live in some horrible place like Queens, the Acela can be much faster than the shuttle.
@20 is it faster than a private plane?
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Suk me Beautiful
@21 – Not much difference if you’re going Manhattan to downtown DC.
@ 4
he wrote “types” meaning “similar to” as in “like” or “as”
“The hot blond from Texas was one of those Scandinavian types who…”
“The politician was one of those car salesman types…”
In my two example sentences the loosely framed simile means that neither is the blond actually Scandinavian, nor is the politician actually a car salesmen, but rather that they share similar characteristics.
If you either a lawyer or an analyst please tell me that your bank is in the SKF.
The Acela is the only Amtrak train that runs on time. Most private planes headed for NYC land at Teterboro airport in NJ, you still gotta get through the Holland tunnel before you enter NYC.
You also have to ready a crew well in advance to fly. He doesn’t want to drag some drunken 23-year old out of bed and have them fly in their pajamas like they did up in Buffalo.
@24 – Nice try but not buying it.
If I was him, I would just ride my Hayabusa, 140 mph everywhere I went while screaming fanatically at everyone.
@24- nah, he didn’t. he’s just an idiot.
Needed room for the grave-dirt wallow in, just in case the train was delayed beyond sunrise. Tough to fit a coffin in just one seat.
The man is a baller and an environmentalist. Buying 4 first class seats on the acela allows him to ball out while being mindful of his carbon footprint. Well played George, well played.
Amtrak is the best way to get between Philly and NYC – it drops you off in the middle of the city, no traffic.
Stop hating
a)Soros was all set for lovin’ then Roubini goes past as the ladies leave poor Georgio.
b)Since he is one of the elite Bilderbergers he has been forwarned not to travel by jet as they’re planning to destroy all aeroplanes with lazers to forment the NWO’s global currency and ban on assault weapons etc etc etc
@25
Actually you’d probably go through the Lincoln tunnel or the GWB if you’re driving, but if you’re taking your G550 chances are you also taking your S-76 to one of the heliports.
Why take the train/eastern seaboard/this time of year: Afternoon thunderstorms.
He was billing travel to his Open Society Institute. They prefer Acela.
If Chuck Norris were on the train, would George have given up a seat? I’m inclined to believe yes, as a single roundhouse from Chuck would throw his beloved and IMF subsidized Eastern Europe back to the dark ages.
@32 Even if you had a G550, you’d not use it for this mission. You’d choose one of your smaller jets for more flexibility in where to put the bird down and more flex in routing. Bigger birds tend to get routed further. I’ve taken off KHTO to KTEB in a Cessna 210, right in front of Mort Zuckerman’s large jet (think it was a Falcon but this is 10 Yrs ago) and landed right behind him. Long story short, for relatively short trips, sometimes a big bird can be a liability or does not help.
One other point. For shorter trips, to save time, the helio to the airport is a nice touch but the air patterns in and out of the airport can be a big factor. KTEB is not only closer to Manhattan but there is less of a wait time for clearance (at most times, but not necessarily, 5PM of Friday etc). So the bigger planes may be able to land the smaller airstrips, but they MoDef can not take off with full or even half fuel from some smaller airports. I’ve been told that a G-IV taking off KHTO is having a fuel emergency pretty soon after takeoff, so range is limited. Again, nice reference to G-550 vs G-V and you know about the model types but you have much to learn…
@30
The cement plant I bought in China spews out more tons of carbon per day than you, Soros and San Francisco save per year.
Suck it