It's like the inferiority of the rest of the world is highly annoying to them.
Robert Rubin (Citi):
Jimmy Cayne (Bear Stearns):
Smug Banker Mugs
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Smug Banker Mugs
Has anyone noticed the smug expressions that a lot of these big bank CEO-types seem to wear much of the time?
It's like the inferiority of the rest of the world is highly annoying to them.
Robert Rubin (Citi):
Jimmy Cayne (Bear Stearns):
It's like the inferiority of the rest of the world is highly annoying to them.
Robert Rubin (Citi):
Jimmy Cayne (Bear Stearns):
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Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
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Dick Fuld (Lehman Brothers):
Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
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John Mack (Morgan Stanley):
Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
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John Thain:
Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
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Lloyd Blankfein:
Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
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Larry Summers:
Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
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Ken Lewis:
Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
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Jamie Dimon:
Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
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Anthony Mozilo (Countrywide):
Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
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Hank Paulson:
Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
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Doing a quick check of where are all that jackassery and smugness got them:
- Bear Stearns: Dead, killed by peers for sport and entertainment.
- Lehman Brothers: Dead.
- Countrywide: Dead, and in the process of poisoning Bank of America as well.
- Merrill Lynch: Crippled, sent to Bank of America rehab center.
- Bank of America: In the process of dying of its own arrogance and stupidity.
- Citi: Permanent vegetative state.
- Goldman Sachs: Dead, but for the fact that former CEO was Treasury Secretary and saw to it that it was saved; will survive, like a cockroach after a nuclear blast.
- Morgan Stanley: Alive.
- JP Morgan: Alive.
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That's not much of a track record for a group of guys who think so highly of themselves.
- Bear Stearns: Dead, killed by peers for sport and entertainment.
- Lehman Brothers: Dead.
- Countrywide: Dead, and in the process of poisoning Bank of America as well.
- Merrill Lynch: Crippled, sent to Bank of America rehab center.
- Bank of America: In the process of dying of its own arrogance and stupidity.
- Citi: Permanent vegetative state.
- Goldman Sachs: Dead, but for the fact that former CEO was Treasury Secretary and saw to it that it was saved; will survive, like a cockroach after a nuclear blast.
- Morgan Stanley: Alive.
- JP Morgan: Alive.
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That's not much of a track record for a group of guys who think so highly of themselves.
Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
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Fuld looks like he's got an ax behind his back. *shudder*MediumTex wrote: Dick Fuld (Lehman Brothers):
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LOL. I see this turning into a sticky.
I'd like this thread more if we could see these guys as mugshots.
I'd like this thread more if we could see these guys as mugshots.
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Wow, he could be the real life "American Psycho" (great movie, by the way).Lone Wolf wrote:Fuld looks like he's got an ax behind his back. *shudder*MediumTex wrote: Dick Fuld (Lehman Brothers):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144084/
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Patrick Bateman: Harold, it's Bateman, Patrick Bateman. You're my lawyer so I think you should know: I've killed a lot of people. Some girls in the apartment uptown uh, some homeless people maybe 5 or 10 um an NYU girl I met in Central Park. I left her in a parking lot behind some donut shop. I killed Bethany, my old girlfriend, with a nail gun, and some man uh some old faggot with a dog last week. I killed another girl with a chainsaw, I had to, she almost got away and uh someone else there I can't remember maybe a model, but she's dead too. And Paul Allen. I killed Paul Allen with an axe in the face, his body is dissolving in a bathtub in Hell's Kitchen. I don't want to leave anything out here. I guess I've killed maybe 20 people, maybe 40. I have tapes of a lot of it, uh some of the girls have seen the tapes. I even, um... I ate some of their brains, and I tried to cook a little. Tonight I, uh, I just had to kill a LOT of people. And I'm not sure I'm gonna get away with it this time. I guess I'll uh, I mean, ah, I guess I'm a pretty uh, I mean I guess I'm a pretty sick guy. So, if you get back tomorrow, I may show up at Harry's Bar, so you know, keep your eyes open.
"I came here for financial advice, but I've ended up with a bunch of shave soaps and apparently am about to start eating sardines. Not that I'm complaining, of course." -ZedThou
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Ha, you're right! Good movie and great performance (as usual) by Christian Bale.Storm wrote:Wow, he could be the real life "American Psycho" (great movie, by the way).Lone Wolf wrote: Fuld looks like he's got an ax behind his back. *shudder*
That scene with the business cards was especially amusing.
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Yep. Great movie.Lone Wolf wrote:Ha, you're right! Good movie and great performance (as usual) by Christian Bale.Storm wrote:Wow, he could be the real life "American Psycho" (great movie, by the way).Lone Wolf wrote: Fuld looks like he's got an ax behind his back. *shudder*
That scene with the business cards was especially amusing.
Lots of great scenes, but I like the one where Huey Lewis and the News' "Hip to be Square" is playing in his apartment while he is enjoying the company of a young lady.
Q: “Do you have funny shaped balloons?”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
A: “Not unless round is funny.”
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That is a great scene. Also great is the business card scene and the opening scene, where he is describing the various creams and exfoliants he uses every morning.MediumTex wrote: Lots of great scenes, but I like the one where Huey Lewis and the News' "Hip to be Square" is playing in his apartment while he is enjoying the company of a young lady.
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