Brooklyn Cab Driver Convinces You He Has A Hedge Fund, Steals $20 Million and more...

Tue May 05 2009

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Brooklyn Cab Driver Convinces You He Has A Hedge Fund, Steals $20 Million

Oh look, another Mini-Madoff! Meet Alan Fishman, 49, a livery cab driver from Brooklyn, NY who convinced people he was a hedge fund mastermind. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon May 04 2009 19:09

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wcia 2009
Worst Company In America FINAL FOUR: Ticketmaster VS AIG

A loathed entertainment monopoly? Or an economy-wrecking out-of-control insurance company? Which do you hate more? MORE >>

POSTED: Mon May 04 2009 14:19

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wcia 2009
Worst Company In America: FINAL FOUR

Here we go people: It's the Final Countdown. Let's hear it for the last four companies standing. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon May 04 2009 13:05

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donate to consumerist
Answering Some Of Your Tip Jar Questions

I've noticed a few recurring questions and themes in the donatetoconsumerist.com tip jar comments, so I'm going to take my best crack at answering them. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon May 04 2009 12:13

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microsoft
Read Pachter's Lips: No New Consoles Till 2013

Bad news for gamers who are dreaming of an Xbox 361, PlayStation 4 or Wiii. You won't be playing hovercraft Mario Kart or holographic Halo until well into President Palin's first term. MORE >>

POSTED: Mon May 04 2009 10:49

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swine flu
Swine Flu Fanatics Kick Man With Sniffles Off Airplane

James says he got ejected from his United Airlines flight because he had a cold and some of the other passengers wigged out, fearful of becoming swine flu victims. His letter, and its surprise ending, inside... MORE >>

POSTED: Mon May 04 2009 09:00

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snakes
Snakehead Found In T.G.I.F. Sandwich

Snakes on a sandwich! Reader Lauren's coworker was apparently dining at a T.G.I.F. in the Capital Region of New York and somehow a rotting snakehead, pictured, above, gross, found its way into his side order of broccoli. He writes: MORE >>

POSTED: Mon May 04 2009 08:00

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