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HughBeaumont

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11. It had me until . . .

Reply to Better Believe It (Original post)

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 02:44 PM

Jan 2012

"Let’s say you bought a bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 for $5,000. A couple of years later, what do you know, you sell that same bottle for $10,000."

Then I'm saying to myself, "OK, this sounds too bad even for R-Money."

Borowitz.

Well played.

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Mitt Romney releases a public letter to the "American people" regarding his finances and taxes [View all] Better Believe It Jan 2012 OP

Both Romney and Gingrich blame the media for their misgivings - YET... liberal N proud Jan 2012 #1

Why does it take him 5 paragraphs to say to us... louis-t Jan 2012 #2

I love Andy Borowitz. highplainsdem Jan 2012 #3

I cannot relate to his examples! mfcorey1 Jan 2012 #4

you're just jealous Enrique Jan 2012 #6

What in the "H" are you talking about? mfcorey1 Jan 2012 #16

Warning, this is satire. nt bemildred Jan 2012 #5

You sure? Looks like pure (R)money to me. Scuba Jan 2012 #8

Yeah, no doubt I'm mistaken. nt bemildred Jan 2012 #10

Has to be fake. I can't imagine Romney being generous enough to leave a 15% tip The Genealogist Jan 2012 #7

Many rich people are lousy tippers or they don't tip at all! Better Believe It Jan 2012 #9

Not as bad as my Mom I bet. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #13

Of course it's a fake gratuitous Jan 2012 #14

It had me until . . . HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #11

What if the waiter is Jose and he slips some cyanide into your caviar for stiffing him of his wages yellowcanine Jan 2012 #12

Andy Borowitz, true rockativity! n/t 99Forever Jan 2012 #15