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Archaic

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5. Any man that plays the ukulele and sings with the Fruit of the Loom guys

Reply to El_Johns (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 09:54 PM

Dec 2013

Can have a methy Christmas.

If you're ever in Lincoln or Omaha, you might notice they sell Cherry Coke in a lot of places that never have it anywhere else. It's because Warren might show up.

Fun guy, buys a new Cadillac every year or two, puts a novelty plate like "Thrifty" on it, and auctions it for charity.

And whenever Bill Gates is flying through the middle of the country, he'll land at the airport, go across the street to the diner and have a snack with Buffet.

There are a tremendous number of awful people in finance. He's one of the good guys.

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Warren Buffett appears as Walter White from “Breaking Bad” on his Christmas card [View all] n2doc Dec 2013 OP

ick Whisp Dec 2013 #1

Literature is rife with deeply flawed protagonists 1000words Dec 2013 #9

Jesse was the flawed protagonist. delta17 Dec 2013 #15

That's debatable 1000words Dec 2013 #16

Wow, I agree with you 100%. delta17 Dec 2013 #14

I don't know anyone who felt he redeemed himself. joshcryer Dec 2013 #24

He's an anti-hero. joshcryer Dec 2013 #23

Yeah Mr. Buffett, Yeah Finance! JeffHead Dec 2013 #2

made me laugh sammythecat Dec 2013 #28

I wonder what Buffet is cooking these days. :/ adirondacker Dec 2013 #3

Hmmm. El_Johns Dec 2013 #4

Any man that plays the ukulele and sings with the Fruit of the Loom guys Archaic Dec 2013 #5

I don't think he's a good guy. I also doubt that he'd send Christmas cards with references to El_Johns Dec 2013 #6

I get where you're coming from. But it is him. Archaic Dec 2013 #7

Hmm. I should concede, but how come his twitter account only has 4 posts? El_Johns Dec 2013 #8

Probably because he's not a socialite and doesn't have a PR team to do it. Archaic Dec 2013 #10

Buffett doesn't have a PR team.....? He's writing his own tweets? El_Johns Dec 2013 #11

I'm comparing him to the brands that have PR depts that post constantly. Archaic Dec 2013 #12

probably Drahthaardogs Dec 2013 #13

He has more than one home, and his original home has been added on to. El_Johns Dec 2013 #18

Go read up on what his son is doing. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #20

I already know what his son's doing. He's continuing the work begun by the Rockefeller Foundation, El_Johns Dec 2013 #21

Lol. Wait. I thought Cargill and ADM were doing that. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #22

No contradiction there. El_Johns Dec 2013 #25

His Wikipedia entry presents him a bit less ominously Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #26

In the HuffPo piece, Buffet lays it out. The broad argument he makes is not objectionable. El_Johns Dec 2013 #27

I doubt Buffet has a PR team. He does his own taxes and as of a few years ago got his Wall St data okaawhatever Dec 2013 #17

I like him. He gives great talks to young people Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #19

He has more than he needs. That is not integrity. seattledo Dec 2013 #29

lol. you have a goofy definition of integrity Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #30