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Entry: More Fodder For The Ponzi Trifecta
posted by CapitolCapital
Jan 21, 2009 3:37PM
A bronze Henry Winkler, rod and reel in hand, straining to pull in a giant letter "P"
A Fonzi the Bear stuffed animal would do in a pinch too. Staple a Fisher Price rod to it, spray paint it gold, and you could award it for less than the cost of paying a first year JPM bonus.
Entry: "Code Green Downfall, I Say Again, Green Downfall"
posted by CapitolCapital
Jan 22, 2009 10:48AM
W2's get mailed out by the end of next week. When you get them, open the little gift up. The tiny box that say "federal withholding" with the big number in it? That big number just went to pay the bonuses of a failed business.
Entry: There's Accountability And There's Accountability
posted by CapitolCapital
Jan 22, 2009 11:17AM
so that's why Lewis wanted to meet with Thain. To tell him about his new role overseeing the expansion of the China operations....
Entry: Errata
posted by CapitolCapital
Jan 22, 2009 5:21PM
nice tag, I bet that comes in handy again
Entry: Layoffs Watch '09: Madoff Securities
posted by CapitolCapital
Jan 23, 2009 11:16AM
quibble over semantics? I would fully expect a Madoff thread to be quite anti-semantic.
Entry: Citigroup Grounded?
posted by CapitolCapital
Jan 27, 2009 12:24PM
The macarons at La Maison Du Chocolat are ridiculously good. Crisp on the outside, chewey in the middle. Not cheap, but worth it - a bag of 6 large ones will run you about 4 shamwows. Don't waste your time with the little ones, they lose the proper crisp/chewey ratio.
Entry: Bonus Watch '09: BAC
posted by CapitolCapital
Jan 28, 2009 12:11PM
somewhere in a bar, 2 bofa employees are closing out a tab... "oh. you came from MER? guess you're buying"
Entry: Bank Of America's No. 2 Likens Firm To Days On The Farm
posted by CapitolCapital
Jan 28, 2009 2:12PM
being that they just f'd their employees, I hope he didn't raise sheep.
Entry: Live-Blogging The BAC Townhall
posted by CapitolCapital
Jan 29, 2009 11:27AM
" It's more strategically compelling than ever for bringing BAC and MER together."
no kidding. Too Big To Fail is the new business model and gives you access to those socialized risk capital markets
Entry: No More Than The President Of The United States
posted by CapitolCapital
Feb 01, 2009 10:31AM
in case of a nuclear attack, I'm sure having the president on American Airlines using an airphone activated by his POTUS Corporate Card is a viable option.
I'm not sure I'd classify any security measures as a "benefit"
Entry: Charlie Gasparino Thinks You're All Unemployed SAC Capital Employees
posted by CapitolCapital
Feb 02, 2009 12:20PM
I think having him write a blog post for DB would be a pretty cool outcome. Not sure if that his prize for winning or losing though. Maybe the topic is determined by win or lose.
Entry: Charlie Gasparino Thinks You're All Unemployed SAC Capital Employees
posted by CapitolCapital
Feb 02, 2009 12:22PM
@55. *that's*... not "that". *that's*. ah, fck it.
oh, I lose.
Entry: Here We Go Again
posted by CapitolCapital
Feb 02, 2009 3:36PM
in honor of the CitiPawn, I say we set up TARPPawn. Buy the assets for 10c on the $, split the profits beyond that on sale. The banks will get a pawn ticket where they buy them back for sale+interest unless someone else buys them first.
Entry: I Think I'm On The Point Of Spotting The Flaw In This Plan
posted by CapitolCapital
Feb 03, 2009 1:54PM
John Wilkes Booth, UCLA and SMU aren't "Ivy League".
What do I get?
Entry: Layoffs Watch '09: DB
posted by CapitolCapital
Feb 04, 2009 11:45AM
@4 - if they can pay it back, then they deserve to get paid.
Entry: The Magic Of Television
posted by CapitolCapital
Feb 06, 2009 12:34PM
I didn't know they remade the brady bunch.
Entry: Has He Not Earned It?
posted by CapitolCapital
Feb 10, 2009 10:34AM
400K to replace a pension that would have paid 50% of 160K for life (isn't that how a govt pension works? no idea, I don't even know anyone who works in govt) ? Not that great of deal for Geithner, IMO.
Entry: Greenlight: We Have To Be Able To Laugh About This Stuff
posted by CapitolCapital
Jan 21, 2009 2:39PM
was "Einhorny! Call us!" supposed to sound like "I'm horny! Call us!" or was that just some bonus accidental comedy?