Bahoot? Kersplat!
bahamut
– December 09, 2007 05:56PM
Well, it's about time.
John Willoughby
– January 07, 2009 06:48AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
It must be weird... to be thought brilliant for decades... to think YOURSELF brilliant because the money kept pouring in... and suddenly to find out that you're incompetent; that you profited because of where and when you were, not WHO you were... and to know that your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, and rivals are finding out the truth about you at the same time.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2009 06:48AM by John Willoughby.
stan adams
– January 07, 2009 07:15AM
The Steven Good episode is odd. His firm (started by his father, whom he a very public feud with over the use of the name) was the PREMIER auctioneer of properties. They really knew the markets they were active in. Whether things were going up in value or down they seemed to be able to shift around and do really well.
The firm also had a pretty well respect "hard money lending" facility that many real estate investors would use for short term financing. I sorta wonder if maybe that part of the business got sucked into some kind of vortex of depressed values OR the guys that were funding it were maybe tied in to some broader criminal enterprise.
I think a guy in AZ offed himself about 6 months ago for similar reasons.
Kinda makes you appreciate living down a few rungs...
tliet
– January 07, 2009 10:23AM
John, apparently
this guy documented his findings 20 years ago in Liar's poker.
Cloudscout
– January 07, 2009 02:38PM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
That was a great read.
John Willoughby
– January 07, 2009 04:12PM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
I read that a week or so ago. But my previous post had more to do with the suicide of the execs. Hubris...
El Jeffe
– January 08, 2009 03:18AM
What a journey.
Think any super rich in other countries can or have faked their deaths? Pay the right people off or get some govt protection.
tliet
– January 08, 2009 06:45AM
Possibly, when the stakes are high all bets are off.
El Jeffe
– January 08, 2009 09:25AM
What a journey.
It would not surprise me.
El Jeffe
– January 09, 2009 06:17AM
What a journey.
Found this video of Chrysler employees talking about auto industry survival.
rino
– January 09, 2009 10:52AM
In America, the only respectable form of socialism is socialism for the rich.
hhahaahahhaahahaa ...
Oxymoron?
First speaker is
Debbie Hall
Fuel Economy Strategy
Cloudscout
– January 14, 2009 07:14AM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
John Willoughby
– January 14, 2009 07:28AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Wow. That makes me sad.
Cloudscout
– January 14, 2009 11:54AM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
It hasn't been a good day for inhabitants of creepy television islands.
Ricardo Montalban has also passed away.
John Willoughby
– January 14, 2009 12:02PM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Well, at last he can join his beloved wife.
bahamut
– January 14, 2009 05:14PM
He caught the last plane out of Fantasy Island. :(
So sad about McGooghan.
rino
– January 15, 2009 09:54AM
In America, the only respectable form of socialism is socialism for the rich.
Nortel Networks -- kersplat! Chapter 11.
Cloudscout
– January 16, 2009 06:57AM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
It's the end for Circuit City. They're closing all 567 remaining stores. Game over.
ddt
– January 16, 2009 07:02AM
think there will be big closeout sales?
ddt
ddt
– January 16, 2009 07:25AM
dpbd: andrew wyeth leaves this mortal canvas.
ddt
