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naugahydeinplainsight
07/20/09

In reply to Bernie Madoff's Only Regret
Hey Ruth, two solutions to your paparazzi problem come immediately to mind:
1) Use some of that $2.5 mill to hire security.
2) Plead guilty to something and go to jail, go directly to jail... No paps in prison.
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misslinda
07/20/09

In reply to Bernie Madoff's Only Regret
No, he's weeping cause she's STILL nagging him.
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goetz
07/20/09

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That fish filet with macaroni and cheese line actually makes me feel kind of bad for the guy. Not as a prisoner, but as an old man. It's pathetic. Of course, some of the retirees he bankrupted probably aren't faring much better, so I guess I don't feel that bad for him anymore.

Wow. This comment session has been very cathartic for me.
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My_Latest_Incarnation
07/20/09

@goetz: The retirees he bilked would probably kill for 3 hots and a cot at this point.
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goetz
07/20/09

@My_Latest_Incarnation: Which would actually be a good way of getting it.
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My_Latest_Incarnation
07/20/09

@goetz: Yes, and Bernie has plenty of relatives who were in on this scam walking the streets free...I think I see a solution to bankruptcy here.
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goetz
07/20/09

@My_Latest_Incarnation: Don't be coy, just come out with it -- we're not here to judge.
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goetz
07/20/09

@My_Latest_Incarnation: Wait, that's exactly why I'm here.
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rockandhardPL
07/20/09

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Yeah, because she is just an innocent victim just like...um, oh say, Elie Weisel. Spirits a-kindred they be.
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ChampagneSherpa
05/21/09

In reply to Fewer Newspapers= Death of Innocents
Although, to your last point, if there are less newspapers, perhaps the newspaper hoarders will have less newspapers to hoard (or at least the slenderness of them will lead to a slower accumulation time), leading to fewer house fires to begin with? This print demise trend may actually save lives in the balance.

But it's definitely a trade off: less inkstained hands vs. fewer impromptu rain hats. Who is to say where the ultimate good lies?
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misslinda
05/21/09

@ChampagneSherpa: I hear they have already switched to hoarding take-out menus, candy wrappers and used wrapping paper.
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bayktdin
05/21/09

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There was a time when my dad thought I was going to go down the tubes. He worried about me. A lot. It tore us apart for a while, probably tore a hole in his gut too. Getting PC'd, misdemeanors, hardcore partying, running with a bad crowd, almost always in the wrong place at the wrong time. All kinds of stupidity.

I worked my balls off, paid my way through college and I matured.

The perception that everything is going to go to hell if the print media keeps folding is just like a father worrying about his feral and wreckless son.
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SidAndFinancy
05/21/09

@bayktdin: Mom and I are very proud that you achieved your dream of becoming a felon.
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Tremonius
05/21/09

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Hold it! You mean every quarter I spend on the NYT (backdated to the Times before online access) might be used by such as this Barry Scheck to free such as that Simpson creep? Is that the tie-in with the photo above? Because hardly any of the grandstanding gallery of goons of '96 use that case on their resume. They're all in rep rehab, the survivors.
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Queen of the Passive Aggressives
05/21/09

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Well the move it to television. If their murdering clients are creative and interesting in their crimes Nancy Grace will cover the story for a couple years then larry king will have her parents on to refute any negative coverage. TV works Amerika!
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HiredGoons
05/21/09

@Queen of the Passive Aggressives: I know, let's get creative here people. Criminals are so lazy these days - no costumes, no elaborate easily-foiled traps, no zingy one-liners or catch phrases.
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son of spam
05/21/09

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Who will we turn to when Dear Abby is gone?
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bytememehard
05/21/09

@son of spam: Bookishlookish
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BookishLookish
05/21/09

@bytememehard: My advice is always the same: Yes, you should. And call your mom.
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pufflehuff
05/21/09

@BookishLookish: I was having a bit of a hectic day and reading your comment really relaxed me. Ahhhh.

Oh wait. Just remembered what I work in. Zoinks!
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SultanaEleusis
05/21/09

In reply to Fewer Newspapers= Death of Innocents
Think, also, of the effect on local business when there are no more reporters to cover the grand opening of the local Pep Boys franchise. That, in itself, is a good argument for some federal stimulus funds!
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
05/21/09

@SultanaEleusis:

Fannie, Fed, and Mac?
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bytememehard
05/21/09

In reply to Fewer Newspapers= Death of Innocents
Yes, I read this article this morning and wondered how long it would take Gawker to connect the dots and realize you are in cahoots with the state in killing people. MURDERERS!!!!1!
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