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Right, that would have been

acanuck — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:50:36 +0000

In reply to said too muchNo, if I said

Right, that would have been way too much. So glad you didn't say that.

That French Guy just took a

jollyroger — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:54:30 +0000

In reply to "What good does that do in

That French Guy just took a three year fall.

And he only made off with seven-tenths of a billion (Disclaimer-The bank claims losses around 5 billion euros) That's a rounding error for Cassano.

said too muchNo, if I said

jollyroger — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:46:13 +0000

In reply to Ah, you may have already said

said too much

No, if I said he used to fly back and forth to Arizona to advise Joe Bonnano during his protracted kidnapping that prevented him from ever responding to grand jury subpoenas from the New York U.S. Attorney's office, that would be too much.

Of course.

jollyroger — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:42:24 +0000

In reply to Ah, you may have already said

Of course.

Ah, you may have already said

acanuck — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:32:52 +0000

In reply to ;ABD being shorthand for PhD,

Ah, you may have already said too much, Roger. You're talking Jimmy Senior, right?

Not exactly. I'm an ABD, not

jollyroger — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:27:29 +0000

In reply to At the ivy leagues whilst on

Not exactly. I'm an ABD, not an MBA. Which means I am a trifle late on my dissertation.

See, I got a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in 1967 which included a stipend to take a year off and write my dissertation on Gouverneur Morris (who actually wrote the constitution, that is took home the report of the committee of the whole and rearranged (and changed a taste) it.

But, Noooo. Rogie also had a job offer from Hunter College, which had gone over from being a all girls school two years before, so had only the hint of any male students.

So I declined the stipend and took on 16 hours of teaching per week for 36 weeks or so.

Which is way over my rated gainful employment output.

Which crowded out the dissertation.

;ABD being shorthand for PhD,

jollyroger — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:26:22 +0000

In reply to At the ivy leagues whilst on

;ABD being shorthand for PhD, all but dissertation.

It's so common they make an abbreviation for it.

But to return to talking to the Feds, I recount a true story.

I was visiting my parents, the phone rings, I'm alone.

Me:Hello?

Phone:Is Mr. (fill in my last name) There?

Me: No . Can I take a message?

Phone: Tell him Jimmy Hoffa called.

My father once paid 5 large in sanctions not to be put under oath.

So I try to adhere to the principle that the default position is say nothing.

At the ivy leagues whilst on

Richard Day — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:05:18 +0000

In reply to Martha made several

At the ivy leagues whilst on your way to your MBA you probably have at least a full semester on how to address the Feds!!

Martha made several

jollyroger — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:05:11 +0000

In reply to Well I shall look for the

Martha made several mistakes:

1. She talked to the FBI (her beef wasn't insider trading, but "misleading" the feds)

2. Too pretty, too smart, too unwilling to put out for slobs.(If you don't think there was a crucial moment in the fbi interview where the judicious application of lips to dick wouldn't have made everything right, you don't know your "special agents"

hahahaTruth is ageless. ha

Richard Day — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:58:51 +0000

In reply to OK, Ok, I could be his

hahaha

Truth is ageless. ha