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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Wow it worked! We got Dan to let us talk politics. Who wants to start?

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Posted By: <b>Jim VB</b><p>I'm having a hard time posting. I have a massive headache from these images and I just threw up in my mouth, (not a little). It's a nasty direction this thread has taken. <br><br><br>Edited to remove reference to Swine Flu so Barry can make funny!

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Posted By: <b>Richard Simon</b><p>Your choice guys, which direction do we go now?<br>Bruce talking about his romantic life at Yankee Stadium (I am picturing George Costanza and Susan Ross, oy vey)or political talk?<br>What a choice you have forced us to make Dan.<br>==<br><br>I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.<br>Unknown author <br>--<br>We made a promise. We swore we'd always remember.<br>No retreat baby, no surrender.<br>The Boss

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Jim- I was going to tell a Swine flu joke but now I can't...you stole my punch line.

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Posted By: <b>Jim VB</b><p>Barry, <br><br>I've cleared the way for you. <br><br>You're up!

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>So I watched Rachel Maddow last night and I woke up this morning with a bad case of Swine flu...boy, she is dangerous.<br><br>Was it worth it?

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Posted By: <b>Bruce Dorskind</b><p><br><br>The Nutty Professor's sick and distorted mind is at work again.<br><br>We have in fact taken very lucrative clients to the Yankee<br>games. If the failed physics professor cares to put up wager and investigate<br>we will be happy to bet him. Otherwise<br>he should keep his inane comments to himself.<br><br>As for hours of joy, we could think of no greater joy than that the Yankees<br>have given us except when a certain obituary crosses our desk.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Bruce- a lot of images of death in your posts...very dark indeed.

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Posted By: <b>jay w</b><p>&quot;As for hours of joy, we could think of no greater joy than that the Yankees <br>have given us except when a certain obituary crosses our desk&quot;<br><br>Wow!<br>just hope this was written in jest, if not get some professional help.

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Posted By: <b>JimCrandell</b><p>Well this is usually the time I jump in to defend Bruce not because he is right or because down deep he really is a good guy. I could care less what kind of a guy he is. What he does do is consistently posts the most interesting posts on Net 54 and alone is reason enough to check the board from time to time.

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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>comedy could not be written. This is great...

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>This thread will keep everybody entertained while they plan and execute their bids for tonight's auction.

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Posted By: <b>Jim VB</b><p>Would someone please forward this thread to O'Keefe? He hasn't had a good column on Bruce since October.

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Posted By: <b>paulstratton</b><p><img src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z105/pstratt63/n629680631_4388156_4810.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>David Atkatz</b><p>&quot;As for hours of joy, we could think of no greater joy than that the Yankees have given us except when a certain obituary crosses our desk.&quot;<br><br>Ya know, Bruce, perhaps you'll get your wish. Years ago my (and my wonderful wife's, of course) wedding announcement was written up the Sunday <i>New York Times</i>. Who knows? Maybe, when the time comes, my obit will make the <i>Times</i>, too.<br><br>One thing's for damn sure, though.<br><br>Yours won't.

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>This thread is truly hilarious.<br><br>I'm considerably younger than both David and Bruce so I fully expect to be around when both of them reach their heavenly reward. Can we take action on the obit challenge? And no, paid obits don't count!

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Posted By: <b>Bobby I.</b><p>Ticket prices totally ridiculous. Cutting those prices 25% would not have increased sales at all. Just think about it though if you have sold 1/2 your $1000 seats or cut the price to $500 and sell all the tickets you bring in the same amount of revenue (assuming you refund those who paid the higher prices initially). So essentially the only thing they've accomplished is filling the seats. I would be po'd regardless if i paid higher and now get seats i don't want for free or that they tried to take advantage of me to start with. Either way its a total cluster f.

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Posted By: <b>David Atkatz</b><p>You can &quot;hold the money,&quot; so to speak, Jeff.<br><br>Just try and let me know what happened.

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Posted By: <b>Richard Simon</b><p>The greatest joy he has ever had is the Yankees (that is sad) and he hopes for the death of a poster on this board (that is more sad),,,, wow, sounds like a perfect candidate for that HBO shrink show.<br>You used to make me chortle Bruce, but you have taken a turn for the worse on this thread.<br>===<br><br>I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.<br>Unknown author <br>--<br>We made a promise. We swore we'd always remember.<br>No retreat baby, no surrender.<br>The Boss

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Posted By: <b>Greg Ecklund</b><p>Jeff,<br>Which of the Bruces would have to pass in order to win your challenge...all of them or just one?

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>Greg, fair point. We'll give David 2:1 odds because of that.

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Posted By: <b>Rob D.</b><p>Please cut Bruce some slack and give credit where credit is due: Instead of e-mailing wishes of death to someone -- as he usually does -- this time he has posted in a public place for all to see.<br><br>That's progress. I suppose.

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Posted By: <b>Al</b><p>Making money.<br><br>They were one of just two teams to lose money in 2008. Detroit has an excuse but New York? Must be the small market factor.<br><br>Also figures that they are the most highly leveraged. 95% debt level is similar to the worst of recent mortgage originations. No wonder they are whacking ticket prices. Can't service the debt without people in the seats!<br><br><a href="http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/33/baseball-values-09_The-Business-Of-Baseball_Income.html" rel="nofollow">Link</a> (new window)

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Posted By: <b>JimCrandell</b><p>I think Bruce's obituary has a much better chance of getting in--Atkatz is an asst prof and based on info Jeff has come up with for the board--a crappy one at that; he would not even have a job if tenure did not exist. Bruce is world renowned in private equity and is friends with Yogi Berra.

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Posted By: <b>Jason</b><p>Bruce is quite possibly the best forum persona/troll I have ever seen on a message forum. Magnificent.

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Posted By: <b>David Atkatz</b><p>Another gratuitous insult from that master of high finance, Jim Crandell.<br><br>Long, long after we're both dead and gone Jim, I will (at the least) be remembered for my published research, which exists at every physics library in every country throughout the world. Perhaps, even then, as today, my work will continue to be cited by working physicists.<br><br>What will you be remembered for, Jim? Helping to drive your company out of existence? Or perhaps owning the greatest number of slabs of clear plastic? When PSA disappears (as it surely will, eventually) your entire raison d'etre dies along with it.<br><br>Here's to a life well spent.<br><br>

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Well now I think that makes 4 members of the Dorskind Deathwish Club.<br><br>IIRC Jay Behrens was the charter member. Although I think I may be the most famous member of the club since it made the New York Daily News.

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Posted By: <b>JimCrandell</b><p>Ha Ha Azkatz--go back to your asst prof position and work on your student rankings--what an ignorant fool you are.

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Posted By: <b>David Atkatz</b><p>Jeez Crandell... is that your best?<br><br>If you're an example of their &quot;talent,&quot; it's no wonder Lehman went belly up.