This guy goes way beyond our Moron of the Week and enters into the realm of Jerk of the Year. Bernard Madoff, former chairman of the NASDAQ stock exchange, performed the greatest (and by “great” I don’t mean cool) in the history of scams. He swindled, or “bilked” as some keep writing, people out of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘New York’
Madoff Goes to Jail for Ponzi Scheme
Posted in Culture, tagged Culture, Current Events, Madoff, New York, Opinion, People, Ponzi, Scam on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Identity Theft and Morons: Raphael and Norman Golb Seek the Dead Sea Scrolls
Posted in Culture, tagged Culture, Current Events, Dead Sea Scrolls, Education, New York, News, Opinion on March 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes I worry about finding the Moron of the Week. Will I be able to find someone who has done something really stupid this time? I question, I toss and turn in bed, then I go click on the NY Times New York/City articles and am usually pretty pleased with what I find.
Norman Golb, a [...]
Policeman Assaults Cyclist
Posted in Culture, Morons of the Week, tagged Critical Mass, Culture, Current Events, Life, New York, News, Opinion, People on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I played football in college. And one of my dreams was always to de-cleat someone so hard, that their feet would flip horizontally and create a parallel line to the ground. Unfortunately, due to injuries, this dream was cut short. But then I read about Patrick Pogan, who I can now vicariously live through.
On July [...]
Miracle on the Hudson
Posted in Culture, tagged Life, New York on January 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The miracle lies in the human being and his or her actions.
What’s in a Name? — Caroline Kennedy Drops in Polls
Posted in Politics, tagged Caroline Kennedy, New York, Politics on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Frankly, I’m tired of the name Kennedy. Get over it.
