Mr. Kokonas added that during recent visits to Babbo and Del Posto, he noticed many customers were from out of town, as opposed to regulars from Wall Street. “He could probably p— off every bank in the world and still be fine,” Mr. Kokonas said. “Maybe Goldman will cancel their Christmas party at Del Posto, but that’s about it.” Goldman and other Wall Street banks declined to comment. But some bankers say Mr. Batali’s comments may have an upside. Said one Goldman banker: “If fewer bankers go to Babbo, maybe I can finally get a reservation.” [WSJ]
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Theres nothing funnier than innocent children being molested. NOTHING. Keep winning.
Officer Favre is puzzled how Galikanokus has anything to do with bankers and a restaurant.
Hey Bessar, your favorite painter (and ours) working on his Jon C painting circa now in front of NYSE
Can't wait to meet my new cell mate
No can do, I got an 8:30 res at Babbo. Great sea urchin cerviche…
Just because we were dressed like douches does NOT mean we're out-of-towners.
- OWSers spending mom's $ at babbo
After I got ignored yesterday, I'm not going to a Batali joint either.
–Pol Pot
10 years old and already at a university? Let's face it, it's probably the only way these nerds were going to get laid…
What is your problem, asshole?
Farva, Butchered it, Fail.
Go kill yourself.
-The Entire Commentariat.
Serious q: The guy's got what, 15-20 restaurants? What are the chances that on any given night a meal you eat in one of his restaurants is actually cooked *by him,* rather than by someone using his recipes?
bravo Bess, great headline!
Step 1: Plug in toaster
Step 2: Take out metal knife
Step 3: Jam metal knife into toaster.
Thanks.
I'm with you. The guy is clearly racist.
– Idi Amin
While the crime was horrific, I find myself torn between laughing and crying when I see elements of the Penn State community thinking that firing Joe Paterno was excessive.
Making a quip about some kids who were molested is definitely not the NKI.
Fair question. But would you pass on dinner at Per Se because the odds are that Keller's not doing the cooking that night?
If you are a ten year old smart enough to be going to college…you are probably smart enough not to go to Penn State…
Clearly, the commentariat consists mostly of bankers & analysts, not traders. Traders don't get all self-righteous when someone makes a crass, tasteless joke about a tragedy. Traders one-up it.
Nerds at Penn State. Are you thinking of UPenn?
Hey!!
- [Redacted Penn Undergrad]
Exactly, I was just "one-upping".
-Kweku
Scary isn't it. Sport has an ability to recalibrate thought processes. I don't have that sports gene for recalibration so I totally understand where you're coming from.
I'll attempt this.
20 restaurants with 5 chefs each = 100 chefs
So, 1/100.
–CFA Level 2
Agreed. Dealbreaker circa 2007/2008 would've guffawed at this and moved on. The times – they have a'changed.
No, probably not- but Keller doesn't seem to be spread as thin as Batali, number-and-geographic-wise (yes, I know there's a lot more of Batali to spread around.)
The "traders" that would find that funny are bucket-shop/floor traders, not actual ones.
Trader here, who's been here since DB started in 06. Still didn't find it funny.
Penn State sucks! And I am not talking about football. I don't see this as a JoePa witch hunt. I see this as an old fart who looked the other way while knowingly having a pedophile on staff. It kills me that PSU alums defend this asshole who should have retired years ago. Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho Joe Paterno has to GO!
I want to think you're joking, but the lack of a quant signature is confusing me
You know who went to Penn State? Anal_yst. No surprises there.
You're telling moi!
No, not really. But commenters did have a sense of humor back then beyond "UBS MD" ad nauseum and "[...] is definitely the NKI" formula.
Trader from '06 – me too, broheim. In my opinion, the only jokes that people should be losing their shit over are the inherently crazy/serious racist jokes. But then again, my sense of humor is fucked so…whatever.
Wow this thread escalated quickly.
Old timer here, sense of humor still intact. There are a lot of hilarious comments on a daily basis. Pretty confident that I'd feel the same way about child rape joke then as I do now.
My sense of humor allows me to laugh at you (rightly) believing that seriously racist jokes are too much but those about a ten year old being raped are all in good fun.
- guy who's been here since Day 1
Ron Blarney?
You can have some pretty thick slices of Batali and still cover 20 restos.
Okay – you honestly find this joke troubling? It's a fucking joke, taking perverse humor and adding shocking imagery. Pretty much par for the course on this very website for the past 5 years.
"10 years old and already at a university? Let's face it, it's probably the only way these nerds were going to get laid…"
(The first joke on the thread was admittedly awful, mostly because it was likely posted by some OWS jerkoff (hence, the "banker" signature).)
Next time either be funny or get back on your meds
Reader since '06 too, and non banker/analyst w a twisted sense of humor. Still found the joke across the line.
Racist people make racist jokes more often than not because they're truly racist.
You honestly think that ANYONE on this fucking board is even slightly okay with kids getting raped?
Get your fucking head examined.
Truth. As weird as it sounds.
And by trader you mean one step above a monkey about to be replaced by a computer why do you still think trading means something and you're not a PM kind of trader? Yeah. Stay snooty.
Even I find that insensitive!
-Carsten
Likewise. I remember commenting that Cajunboy's "bankers raping passed out girl" guest article crossed the line.
No, by trader I mean Portfolio Manger, as in a person who actually has to, y'know, use his brain. The point of the comment was to mock the person who thought a PM/Trader (at many hedge funds PM and trader are synonymous) would find a child rape joke funny, when in reality, the only kind of "trader" who would find that funny would be found at the NYSE or JT Marlin. You get that right? (Don't bother responding, just slink back to your teller window).
What is wrong with racist jokes?
-Don Rickles
Floor traders are not "actual" traders? Really? I'd argue that the definition of an "actual" trader is someone who is "actually" risking his own money.
rape is no laughing matter. unless you're raping a clown. or somebody who raped somebody else.
UBS MDs are the NKI
This all started when Paulson told GS he wanted to short the 8pm reservation tranche, but they had too much trouble laying off the risk so they had to expand the AA-tranche all the way down to A+.
I saw that. PermaGuestII killed a guy. Did you throw a trident?
Fuck you.
-Sammy "L'chaim" Davis, Jr.
Does anyone else find it ironic that the first guy to complain about the joke was called "shortnaked"?
I laughed. Comment of the day material right here.
Whose that? Pricasso?
Awesome! The bank teller joke from yesterday stuck!
Well, I have never been made to masturbate into my own mouth either.
Luigi Batali
May I remind you of numerous laughs that you should (probably) repent for.
http://dealbreaker.com/2008/08/john-paulson-also-…
http://dealbreaker.com/2009/07/bernie-v-mj-if-you…
Unfortunately the comments have all been erased with Disqus and all other changes, but enough with the moral indignation.
-Guy That's Bored And Wants To Start A Fight
I don't think geoffgeoffgeoff was implying it was funny…just that we wouldn't care….and I don't.
Step 4: Profit!
The next comment here better be about Batali and/or Goldman Sachs. This is why you can't have nice things.
Why are Jeffery Epstein jokes ok?
" .. . 40 girls aged 13 to 17 . . .saying Epstein sexually assaulted them"
Rape, murder, arson and rape.
You said rape twice.
I like rape.
Are you a rapist that does magic? Or are you a magician that also enjoys raping?"
I just saw two boys RAPING a 6th grader!
Just kidding…
I just can't believe there hasn't been a single comment removed from this thread yet. What's the over/under on comments until 1 gets removed?
Good thing money/bonuses don't do that to people!
Woah good point.
- The 56 people who liked NakedShort's comment
Thanks for sticking up for us kids, we feel touched.
[Furiously popping my own popcorn as I read this].
Seriously why was it okay for Michael Jackson to obviously have been a diddler and he gets dietized when he dies and then this sick fuck at Penn State, who is obviously off the roadmap, but anyone who ever said "hi" to the guy gets their eyes poked out?
Because idiots around the world love Billy Jean and only dumbass farmers from Lewistown remember picking off Testaverde 5 times in the Fiesta Bowl!
- Guy who hopes everyonerealizes this is tongue and cheek and they're all sick fucks and deserve to fry
well done
-been here since 06 as well, understand that bess' inbox is a national treasure, and feel that there is no such thing as a stale meme.
Honors college at PSU is pretty competitive.
- Guy who doesn't get the bigger picture of the argument
Yes but he benches 400lbs.
Having read a few of your comments over the past few days, I'd imagine that in person you either resemble Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds or McLovin.