The coked up kind? But seriously: we’re ten minutes into the Frontline documentary on the Bank of Amerillwide deal (which you should watch if you’ve got an hour in the middle of the day to spare, and who doesn’t). Andrew Ross Sorkin has just described Bank of America (pre-MER ingestion) thusly: “They’re sharks…but they’re not Wall Street sharks…it’s a different type of uh, of…of sea these people are swimming in.” Somebody help me out here.
Update: We called up Charlie Gasparino, who’s also featured in the documentary, to see if he knew what kind of shark a Bank of America shark would be. Sayeth CG: “I love Andrew Sorkin, I think he’s a great reporter, but I didn’t get the shark comment. Sharks don’t get bullied into doing one day of due diligence. Sharks don’t assume billions of dollar of losses on their books. Sharks don’t agree to outlandish executive pay.” (Chaz also told us, when asked if he had an other issues with the show, “I thought they softpedalled John Thain’s statements on Merrill’s finances over the year, and what they did to the market.”)
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sucker sharks?
Who knew sharks could be retarded
@3 ha, yes. the answer is “retarded sharks.”
you know he wanted to say “”They’re sharks…but they’re not Wall Street sharks…it’s a different type of uh, of…of shark.”
“DB Shark Day”
nice, big fan
I am reminded of the Simpsons episode with Snarky, the killer dolphin.
this kid is a d-bag
What’s the green arrow pointing to? I don’t see it.
@9 it’s the “play” button
A deteriorating shark in Boones?
shoosh boy, shut your lips
shit for brains sharks
drunk sharks
A deteriorating shark in Boones?
@12 FTW
Sharks that can suck on my shark’s dick. Get somea this.
– Stevie
nurse sharks
cletus sharks
HammerHead Sharks of course…
@9 For the love of Jebus please tell me you were joking
Hammered-head sharks?
The lesson here is: Don’t send a boy to do a man’s job.
12 wins the day. I giggled so hard I dropped a shark in my pants.
I’m just a dolphin, ma’am
were gonna need a bigger boat
Lnad sharks. Rearguard did a nice story. When did this all happen?
Hammerhead isn’t BAC, it’s HR at Morgan Stanley:
# Hammerhead Shark
The shape of their head allows them to be able to find prey easier. Since their eyes are set apart they can see what is going on in various directions better than other species of sharks.
Oh shit.
Environmentally-friendly, biodegradable shizzarks..
@9 – behind the scenes look at making of “Butt Boys of Brazil” – one of their top-tier fluffers displaying his angular, ‘cup balls from behind’ technique.
I saw this last night. John Thain’s teeth are disgusting in HD. He should have spent some of that office renovation money on a good dentist.
The kind of shark that doesn’t give credit to other journalists when lifting from their website. Is that the kind of shark you’re referring to Andrew?
SPODE
@35- you’re good.
I imagine Greg to look like Andrew Ross Sorkin, only less masculine.
I will take Whale Shark to $1000 Alex
Too Big for its own good, not a very good swimmer but takes in an asston of liquid, Small eyes and a flat head with a small brain and souther accent, slow moving, lives forever, solitary…
Ken says, “Check the nearest pool for ML’s Shart remains.”
They are the kind of sharks that you used to +buy at the zoo when you were about 5 and put in water to watch them grow.
AFter about 5 minutes you got tired of them and either flushed them down the toilet, or chewed on them.
The kind of shark that got iced by E.P.
@19 – Jenowski? No f’in way dude!
Coke filled stuffed sharks.
When you work for a company that sells its product on the expectation that customers will take only one paper from the stack in the machine after depositing a quarter, well then really they’re all going to seem like sharks to you. But do you know who’s not a shark? Obama. He takes only one paper every time.
Shark sandwich?
god love cg
My all-time favorite ARS moment was on Morning Joe when he loudly dared the assembled cast to “NAME ME ONE UNIONIZED COMPANY THAT IS A SUCCESS!! YOU CAN’T DO IT!! YOU CAN’T NAME ONE!!!”
All this, in front of a room full of GE employees who are in unions.
CG knows that there is only one rule in life:
Live every week like it is Shark Week.
in spite of myself i’m growing to love cg
Dick Fuld, you’re fuckin’ out!
-Kenny P.
Reefer Shark?
Gummy Shark
- Andrew Ross Gherkin
sweet bronzed sharks?
a-mozz
Botox sharks?
Gasparino is so wrong about sharks.
Nurse sharks are legendary for doing no diligence and they have paid the price in poor returns.
@12 FTW.
Two sharks, one deal.
http://a315.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/97/l_d128a0ba44dbddd5120a56f9ee0008f2.jpg
sharks don’t take no prisoners!
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