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  1. “The financial meltdown cost Americans $17 trillion in lost household net worth between 2007 and 2009”

    Most of it ill gotten gains in the first place (paper wealth had by fraud – most participants guilty save a few grannys and gramps). I doubt the first Madoff “victim” who called bullshit gave back their gains and dropped a dime to the SEC/Justice Dept before it all came crashing down.

    ***Bid half off peak comps***

  2. Pete — Yeah. I’m exaggerating a little, but yes, they are a family-owned company operating with Christian values and all that. They are 7th Day Adventists.

    They sponsor a couple NASCAR teams… but… “From sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, the Little Debbie logos are covered or removed, and the crew wears non-Little Debbie attire.”

    They don’t proselytize with their chemically-flavored snack cakes. I think they used to have “inspirational” message on their packaging, but they stopped that. But who knows, maybe they still do in the Mid-West and Southern markets…

  3. As if daveinbedstuy wasn’t already infamous enough (certainly among Brooklyn brokers):

    “Both sides of this debate are letting it rip on the web. On the blog ‘brownstoner’ ‘daveinbedstuy’ writes: “These bridges weren’t built for bikes. What’s next, a vegan food kiosk in the middle of the bridge???””

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