There are a lot of reasons to love* Paul Tudor Jones, the adorable scamp of a hedge fund manager who doesn’t want anyone to see footage of him from back in the day. One of them is that he keeps his employees well-fed, with artery-clogging fast food. Once a month– and apparently the event is happening next week, for those of you who just started at Tudor– PTJ sends out a company-wide email inviting everyone “for a southern-style BBQ, though it’s actually just KFC, ’cause he’s a huge fan.” Someone is dispatched to go pick it up** (“which can sometimes take almost an hour door to door, so you know he wants it bad”), and then they sit around and shoot the shit. Sure, a lot of firms offer their staffs tasty treats every now and then. SAC is big on individual chocolate fountains. AQR likes Ziplocks of whatever it takes to get people up to Biff Bassness’s speed. And so on and so forth. But no else actually makes it rain buckets of chicken. Jones does, and that is why he is better than everyone else.
In related P to the T to the J news, as previously speculated, he was the one who directed the filmmakers to invoke a copyright claim this afternoon. According to Teri Buhl, when he asked for the documentary to be taken out of circulation back in the 90s, PTJ told producers he’d pay “considerably more” (double or an asston unclear) than whatever they’d make distributing the thing.
*And since sometimes you twits don’t get it when we’re actually being sincere, on the rare occasions it occurs: we mean it!
**Supposedly in Darien, even though there’s a Stamford location, because PTJ thinks it’s cleaner.
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god damn i’m starving
What is this site? A “PTJ-Fest”???
@3 blow me
-ptj
@1 I second that notion
Mr. Jones,
I am in possession of a legally obtained copy of the film and have converted it to a digital format (AVI). I have been contacted by zero hedge in regards to allowing them to have my copy of the film.
Are there any lucrative openings at your firm?
Regards,
Comfortably Smug
comfortablysmug@gmail.com
@2 db has rarely written about him before. today there are a few stories. get over it.
“AQR likes Ziplocks of whatever it takes to get people up to Biff Bassness’s speed”
It is lines like these which keep me coming back for more, Bess.
All in all I prefer the “Fat Person’s Salad”
http://www.kfc.com/menu/bowls_biscuit.asp
PTJ likes to blow himself
The tux says “I’m on my way to Lincoln Center,” but the wry smile hints “KFC with biscuits, gravy and mashed potatoes is the new killin’ it.”
2 here – ok, I am over it – whewww – thanks
@5 do you really have it? i gotta see this!
@10…lucky.
Sadly I ate from the KFC in Stamford one evening after a few beers overlooking the Sound and had explosive d the entire ensuing trading day. A day to forget.
RenTec employees are invited to smoke an entire pack of Camel Unfiltered’s in one sitting.
This whole PTJ video is like the Furby/Tickle Me Elmo phenomena around Xmas. Its kinda cool, I guess, but its not worth shelling out $$ for.
SATISFACTION = 98% of all purchase options being
Pretty sure the Darien/ Norwalk are the same. It’s just over the border (pardon the fast food pun).
Cleaner? My ass!
- Norwalk dweller
Paul Tudor jones the Colonel.
the real sin is the double breasted tux
@13 yes I do
KFC is NFG.It causes more bathroom accidents than any disgruntled Merrill employee…
The man makes a pretty strong bird.
You have 15 more minutes to contact me before I hand it over to Zero Hedge
anyone catch how many views it got before it was taken down?
@5 — Yes: Piss Boy.
The post entails following me and selected other traders around the trading floor and providing a bucket for us to piss in whenever we so require.
The position hours are from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, six days a week. You are allowed two weeks vacation each 12 month period, but you must provide your own replacement Piss Boy (or Girl) during that period.
The job comes with full medical and dental coverage, and a lifetime supply of Purel hand wash. Starting salary is $10 million per year, with 75% deferred for 10 years. (We piss a lot.)
Please forward your resume and all digital and physical copies of the tape to my office by courier this afternoon, and I will have our Human Resources head, Bubba, contact you.
Sincerely,
Paul Tudor Jones
thecolonel@paultudorjones.com
27,
Last night, a little over 2500.
@comfortablysmug
Time’s up bra
Holy shit – I think 28 is REAL!!!!
Popeyes pwns KFC every day of the week, and twice on Sundays.
Oh I have a strong feeling if DB’s talking about PTJones love of grubbin on KFC he’s on here commenting. I use to work their and this report got it right.
macro trader
@33 Knowing that PTJ employs “special” people only adds to his rich philanthropic legacy.
how does no one have a copy of this video online? I missed out on it and would LOVE to see it. Can’t someone just put this on a Chinese video site or some other site that won’t take it down?
@29 thanks now i know how many people i’ll have to kill
Bess -
He seems like a pretty regular dude. Except for the billions in the bank. Why not call and ask for an interview? Would be an interesting read.
@37 i would LOVE to read a BL-PTJ sit-down. Jones, if you’re reading this, consent!
is he accepting resumes?
-sc
I could go for some chicken right about now.
making it rain buckets of chicken is the new killing it.
It may not be clean, but the Stamford KFC is right by Beamer’s.
@42 my absolute favorite 1-2 punch. night at beamer’s followed by a bucket of kfc.
You can eat chicken at Beamer’s. Just bring a boat load of singles.
@44 you’re sick
http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/defa…ug.avi_.torrent
Here are a couple of new links:
http://www.zshare.net/video/633213030ccaac6b/
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/XH5W4vffBbY/
@31-
Most definitely for real. I resigned the position a couple of weeks ago. Got tired of people telling me it was raining all the time.
Here is another link:
http://www.zshare.net/video/63460181316d3cc8/
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