Picture 1801.pngAnd what are they saying? That Bernie was a baller, and also an imbecile, possibly. The Post reports that an upcoming book about B-boy, “Madoff With the Money,” will expose a few previously unknown details about the Ponz Master. Some are of little interest (he was weaseled way out of serving in ‘Nam, he was “a serial Casanova,” he had to pay off female employees he might’ve banged). Others seem unlikely (supposedly acquaintances considered him “the dumbest man on Earth.” Obviously you don’t pull off the shit he did, for as long as he did without having something resembling a clue, leaving us to wonder, did Bernie actively play dumb to throw people off? And if so, how far did he go? Talkin’ telling people he couldn’t read, or, like, trying to convince them he was an actual rètard?). One is just. plain. awesome:

Just before Madoff’s arrest, a pal ran into him in Central Park and saw him wearing two gold Rolexes on one wrist. “I gotta know what time it is in my London office,” Madoff explained to the friend, who told Oppenheimer: “Think about that — Bernie couldn’t do the addition or the subtraction!

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Comments (61)

  1. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    He didn’t want to waste that enormous intellect doing simple math.

  2. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 9:59 AM

    Schumer such is a frggin tool. What is it that blinds NY liberal douchebags from seeing him for what he is before voting for him?

  3. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 9:59 AM

    @2 shut the fuck up we’re talking about my baller-ass watches.
    -b-boy

  4. Posted by NakedShort | July 24, 2009 at 10:02 AM

    Rètard (proper spelling for Hangover reference)
    -Guy whose Mom is a French teacher

  5. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:02 AM

    you don’t need to be smart when you’ve got a package that big.

  6. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:04 AM

    @5 “So that’s where the money is hidden!”

  7. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    Daylight Savings Time really complicates the issue. Sometimes it’s five hours, sometimes six…who needs that kind of uncertainty?

  8. Posted by Bess Levin | July 24, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    @naked- updated.

  9. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    @7 you get me.
    -berns

  10. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:09 AM

    @7 sometimes four. It’s enough to make a grown man cry.

  11. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:09 AM

    @4
    tell her hi from me!
    -Guy who has banged quite a few French teachers

  12. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    back in kindergarten i used to have 3 casio’s on my wrist, two of them special disney mickey mouse anniversary editions and the third one with a full qwerty under its glow in the dark plate..
    i guess i was destined to be a baller..
    PEB

  13. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    It all seems so obvious in retrospect.

  14. Posted by NakedShort | July 24, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    @11 you forgot to say “s’il vous plaît”; but I’ll tell her anyway.

  15. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:18 AM

    Sometimes your dick is in a different time zone.
    -Inmate #126BM

  16. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:18 AM

    @14
    in my defense, french is my third language and i did say thanks after a nice session of faire du pipe!

  17. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    he looks like a rètard in that pic

  18. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    @15 true, true.

  19. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:22 AM

    Is that the bass player from Spinal Tap?

  20. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    Obviously making a drop in a safety deposit box/about to mail them out to his loved ones…

  21. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    I hope that pic makes the cell block rounds.

  22. Posted by NakedShort | July 24, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    @11, 17 OK now I know you are full of shit. My mom would have demanded a “merci beaucoup” after a bone session.

  23. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:28 AM

    @16 I just got a “what are you laughing at” stare.

  24. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    I also let my watches talk for me.
    -50c

  25. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:36 AM

    I also let my watch talk for me
    - KIT

  26. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    seriously. what IS that in his pants, cuz it is not normal

  27. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    I wonder how many eggs BM could eat

  28. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    Time zone laziness aside, apparently just getting a Rolex GMT-Master or world-time watch would have been too complicated.

  29. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 10:57 AM

    so question for the peanut gallery.
    random girl i slept with last night; 1.) decided to stay the night, 2.) wanted to “cuddle” last night and this am…clearly i refused 3.) hadn’t yet left by the time i finished showering & getting dressed, and 4.) gave me a hug and tried to kiss me this morning as we parted ways…i only offered a high-five.
    i’m hugely annoyed by this ghastly display of clingy-ness, am i just being a jerk or is my annoyance valid? thoughts?

  30. Posted by NAS Keflavik boi | July 24, 2009 at 11:02 AM

    @31 -
    since you live in you mom’s basement and your sex life consists of jacking off with your cheetoh-stained hands nightly, it is clear that you are experiencing hallucinations. please see a physicaian ASAP.

  31. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    @31 = CG?

  32. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    @ 31, how old are you?

  33. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    @31
    you obviously didnt fuck her properly but instead made love to her. you have only yourself to blame.

  34. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    @23 That is a bj.
    - Guy whose gf is French.

  35. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:17 AM

    @32 nice

  36. Posted by NakedShort | July 24, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    @31
    Sometimes you’ve got to squeeze
    Sometimes you’ve got to say please
    Sometimes you’ve got to say hey Im gonna fuuuuuuuck you haaaaaarrrd.

  37. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    @31. What was his name?

  38. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:26 AM

    31 = CG fantasizing about BL

  39. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:28 AM

    @5 He’s sporting a package of kosher kidneys bound for Jersey. An early investor.

  40. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:29 AM

    That’s nothing. I’ve got a Cartier at Hong Kong time wrapped around my cock.
    And, no, I do not shave.
    -Bess

  41. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM

    @32…well played sir!

  42. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:31 AM

    to the gallery – these comments aren’t helpful, must be coming from a bad source. kids, shouldn’t you paying better attention in that econ 101 class? enjoy your public education pesants.

  43. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    @ 44, how ironic. good luck.

  44. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    Has anyone noticed the Goldman wiki page was obviously edited by employees? Listen to this drivel:
    “In the summer of 1904, Marcus Goldman died. From the most humble beginnings, the institution he left behind would soon become a full-service investment bank. With the advent of underwriting, coupled with the extensive lending, foreign exchange, and trading operations, the structure of Goldman Sachs was in place. Although much smaller and less sophisticated, it was already recognizable as the firm it would become.”
    It’s phrased like a fucking fairy tale.

  45. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:36 AM

    31 Some random thoughts: 1) You left her there when you left for work? What were you thinking? 2) Did you ever see that movie with Glen Close where she boils the rabbit at the end? Jusy sayin. 3) Your gal clearly has issues. She should know that the best way to not be invited on a second date is to be too clingy on the first. 4) That said, much as guys like to believe otherwise, the type of women that guys take home (i.e. not total skanks) never put out that fast, unless they get some kind of hint from you that there’s something serious going on (gay guys, being guys, are a different story) You sure you’re not to blame here?
    - homo banker

  46. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:36 AM

    @31 yes, you are just being a jerk. for someone who, one would assume, gets laid extremely infrequently, you ought to consider not pissing off one of the few females who will fuck you.

  47. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:38 AM

    @47 he didn’t leave her there when he left for work, he just said she was still there by the time he finished showering/getting dressed.

  48. Posted by BSD | July 24, 2009 at 11:49 AM

    Rolexes are for pikers who can’t afford a dual time Parek.

  49. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    @31
    Maybe you should date/bang guys, since you seem to hate women so much. Just sayin’…

  50. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 11:59 AM

    51 Plus (see 47), guys are easy. If you want, it can be all about the sex, no problem. Probably why some of you are out there after a few drinks experimenting.
    - homo banker

  51. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 12:09 PM

    @4/Naked, did she ever work with Michael Corbin?

  52. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 12:09 PM

    @4/Naked, did she ever work with Michael Corben?

  53. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 12:09 PM

    agreed with 51.

  54. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 12:10 PM

    Goddammit-been coming here for three years and have never double-commented
    -loser at 53/54

  55. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 12:12 PM

    @Bernie – Your wrist bling bling, my shit bling blow
    - 50c

  56. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    @31….. If she’s totally random (just met her and fucked her) then she’s probably a gold digger. If the two of you have been flirting for a while or she has been trying to court you, she probably really likes you and maybe a tad needy.

  57. Posted by NakedShort | July 24, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    @53,52,56
    The “If Looks Could Kill” referrence more than makes up for the double posting.

  58. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 12:18 PM

    @57 FTW!

  59. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    @50 – you mean paTek. And if you are going to throw around money to get a nice watch skip both rolex and patek and grab a lange or a dufour (if you can find one).

  60. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    that dude definitely stuffed his sweatpants with a pair of socks. “out like a boner in sweatpants”

  61. Posted by guest | July 24, 2009 at 3:49 PM

    she was a total random and obviously i didn’t leave her at my apartment when i left for work. but…now she knows where i live.
    i dont hate women but those that i meet and randomly sleep with on the first night are clearly not dating material ergo i prefer them to leave my apartment as soon as possible. random sex is just that, random sex…most women understand this, so it bothers me when they dont.

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