Write-Offs: 06.14.06
$$$ Oil at $70 a barrel isn't funny. (Yes, it is.) [Borowitz Report]
$$$ Bored during meetings? Play transaction legalese bingo covertly. Finally, transaction jargon makes itself useful. [BullshitBingo]
$$$ A link for Ben Bernanke: How to talk to journalists: a guide for economists. (Speak slowly, etc.) [Nieman Watchdog]
$$$Thanks to the Fuqua School of Business, you can now get Jamie Dimon on Podcast. (Podcast here, under "distinguished speakers".) This is obviously a ruse on Duke's part to distract people from the lacrosse incident with big, important breaking news. And you know what? We're biting. Ooooh, podcast! Sparkly! [Playlist]