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The only ingredients that belong in a proper martini are ice cold gin, vermouth and olives.
And blood.
Hey Bess – why do you remove comments that you do no like? You are a baby that can dish it out, but not take it.
This is only the beginning of your new nightmare since you removed my comment.
2 it’s her site ya dumb cunt. Get you’re own and bugger off-
Shocking really, I mean professional athletes who can actually keep count of their out of wedlock children, have the intelligence to grasp basic financial terms, and understand paying taxes.
Forget the ultra-wealthy segment in this country, the real gold mine is professional athletes without a brain.
Benja-man, Franka-lan…Dey ain’t non-a y’all frands.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU5KJt-NgVA
can’t believe no ones dropped this yet – but seems like mr. smith needs to examine his motives. because he’s a racist, you see.
Hey #3 – we do NOT live in Russia or China.
And using the “C” word seems to be pretty childish and probably shows how poorly you treat woman.
Will be interesting to see if Bess removes your post for foul language, if not guess will have to consider other avenues to rectify this situation.
Lastly, not sure how you can even comment when you did not get a chance to read my previous post that was removed.
@7 it may not be china or russia, but it is a moderated site. (and moderated well as bess kind of gets it) so take your phony indignation and no life and go back to world or warcraft.
Again why such hate when you do NOT know what I posted. Seems a lot of you on here are extremly angry people – probably most have been laid of from Wall Street, can not find a new job and just bitter.
Hate, hate, hate, hate.
All I asked was for Bess to not edit or remove comments that criticize her and to remove posts that use the ‘N’ word, anti-semetic, etc. Guess my other option is to contact the ACLU, and other legal avenues that will destroy her credibility and probably bring on other lawsuits and condemnation from her competitors.
seriously- are you the guy who used to pick fights with fraternity brothers in the basement of their own house? And then is surprised when he gets stomped?
@3 using the c-word, tisk, tisk
#10 – no I was the one who has a life, which many of you on here seem not to.
Again, seems a lot of you could not hack it on Wall Street and got thrown out and now whine like little bitches….hilarious!
@2,7,9 Quick question. Was this the original post you are throwing a shit fit about?
“Yesterday, July 12, 2010, 10:45:30 PM | Anonymous
Another schlocky report by Bess – you seem to be able to rip people but you do not even take the time to spell check – it is Soros NOT Sors. Guess you were too in a rush to get home to watch TV.
Get a real job or at least try and do this one a little better.”
If not then forget I even brought this up. If this was your post that got “pulled” you. are. an. idiot. It probably got pulled because it was an extremly lame, unfunny attempt at humor not due to it being an “attack”. GFYS and JO&CIYM
didn’t realize that mel gibson was posting on DB these days
#13 – so how were you able to get it after it was pulled – guess you and Bess have an inside deal going. But again – explain to me why it was pulled when other posters use profanity.
But you prove my point – Bess is a baby when it comes to criticism or herself, but she seems to have no problem dishing it out.
@7 – You sound like a real see you next tuesday!
@15 sorry buddy no “inside deal” going. How was I able to get it after it was pulled? Simple.
People that point out douche bags are everywhere. They are all around us. Even now, in this very thread. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes. It is our job to remove the wool that has been pulled over your eyes to show you what a big doucher you really are.
so #17 – Rather than attack attack attack – explain to me why the post had to be pulled.
and FYI – the post was up for < 2 hours, so unless you cut and paste every comment it is obvious Bess sent it to you to post, or it is Bess posting.
At the end of the day, it diminished the validity of Bess if she removes certain posts, but leaves derogatory and foul language posts. Seems you all have something to debate today so have fun.
REINSTATE SHITBREAK IMMEDIATELY!
Nerdrager @ 2, 7, 9 etc: Here’s a fun fact – every time you post it increases Bess’s page count and makes her work more valuable. If you really want to piss her off, leave and never come back. That’ll get her and spare the rest of us your emo tirades.
Kouwe seems to be really bitter about his departure and is trying to bring down Bess. I don’t think anyone here has any problem with how she runs this place.
@2 Bess censured me before as well, she is just trying to keep some order here, do not fret it, sometimes she may be saving her and you from trouble a comment may cause on this site, time to move on…..
@18 = reason good sites go to shit.
What makes the internet fun is that anybody can participate.
What makes the internet suck is that ANYBODY can participate.
#22 – you have made the best point on here as there seems to be only crap on here. I came to this site to crap a certain article and honestly, after one visit will not be coming back as it is a bunch or dreck from a writer who has NO real world experience (ala the problem with a blog and the internet) and poster who obviously are bitter from losing their jobs on Wall Street and seem to not have the ability to move on, or probably even find a new job.
Good luck all – and enjoying circle-jerking each other off today.
@23 you say circle-jerking like its a bad thing. ITS NOT GAY IF ITS YOUR CIRCLE.
RIP George Steiner
@23 In other words, it’s not gay if you are gay. And you are gay.
is Mel Gibson now posting on this site?
sorry but the crazy rants sound too familiar!
@2, 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 23:
You’re posting all night and into the morning and you’re saying that none of us have a life? GTFO
@23 – Hey racist, I didn’t work on Wall Street, my office was located at 745 7th Avenue.
-Former Lehman Quant
23,
Circle takes the square, Hamburgular.
@23 She fixed the typo. What more do you want?
-guest
wtf is wrong with all of you people
@EPD
What do you mean “you people?!?!”
Also, that f*cktard @ 2/7/9/etc/etc is either one of the most disciplined satirists to come across DB in a very long time or much more likely an interweb n00b/bitter hater who doesn’t get that calling out typos on a blog – at least while being smug/holier-than-thou about it – is not how this whole commmenting thing is done.
Dude(tte): as so many others who actually know what they’re talking about/work on Wall Street/in Finance have already said, GTFO, don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
@1 the only ingredient that belongs in a proper martini is gin.
- Winston Churchill