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Money in the mail

March 14, 2013 by Dave Knadler

Lucky me. Today I received this check in the mail for $1,350, from my good friends at U.S. Airlines. Apparently I can use it for round-trip tickets to any place in the country. Sweet. Now all I have to do is figure out where in the hell U.S. Airlines is, exactly. I know it’s not U.S. Airways, since that carrier isn’t known for sending out checks willy-nilly, […]

Filed Under: spam, swindlers, Swine

Maybe that “dislike” button is a good idea

May 23, 2012 by Dave Knadler

kramer seinfeld the stock tip episode

Regarding Facebook, I’m starting to feel like Kramer in that Seinfeld episode, “The Stock Tip.” I put FB on my Yahoo listings and smile each time I look at it. Something about watching stock you don’t own plummet in value — it just makes all the world a sunny day. I guess they call that Schadenfreude. As Jerry would say: “Why does it please you?” I don’t […]

Filed Under: american life, Facebook, swindlers

Stock tip of the day: Eschew Facebook

May 17, 2012 by Dave Knadler

Nobody should ever take my investment advice. I am the guy who, in 1993, bought 50 shares of Apple Computer. My broker at the time mistakenly added a zero and prepared an order for 500 shares. The stock was going at around $24 and change. He called to confirm. I could have covered 500, just barely, and I did have a brief premonition that it might result […]

Filed Under: Facebook, Other Stuff, swindlers

Thieves, yes. But not that lovable

January 7, 2009 by Dave Knadler

We’ve all seen the movies: Lovable thieves make a nice living ripping off the corrupt and venal, until one day they rip off the wrong people and complications ensue. Maybe Sonja Kohn has seen those movies too. She’s the Austrian banker who harvested billions in Europe for the cash-incineration machine that has come to be known as Bernard L. Madoff. Sonja has dropped out of sight recently. […]

Filed Under: swindlers

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