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The Tale of a Bankrupt Billionaire

Patricia Kluge and her newest husband, Bill Moses

I’m not sure how one squanders a divorce settlement whose value was rumored to range from one billion dollars to less than a million dollars a year but apparently it is possible.  In 1990 Patricia Kluge divorced from John Kluge, a man once considered the richest person in America. In the divorce, Pat received a sprawling 45-room, 26,000-square-foot home near Charlottesville, VA and a boatload of cash which most people agree was $1.6 million a week. Since then she has opened a successful winery whose wine was even served at Chelsea Clinton’s wedding last July and entered into a variety of other ventures. However,  the debts have been mounting as rumors of financial trouble started when her $100 million dollar estate was auctioned off and repossesed by Bank of America for $15.6 million. Recently, Kluge and her newest husband have also been auctioning off a lot of her own personal items in what has been viewed as an effort to pay down their debts which have been tallied at around $46 million dollars.

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Taxi!

It bothers me when people berate cab drivers. In New York, the city would slam to a stop without these people who sit behind the wheel twelve hours a day and take you where you need to go. Critics say they drive like maniacs, they don’t know where they’re going, they’re always trying to scam passengers, and they don’t want to go to Brooklyn or Queens.

Back in the day, when I was devoid of both driver’s license and car, Butch would wait for me when I got off the commuter rail train in the bowels of Lawrence, Massachusetts. It was not a part of town where a young woman should be alone. Rarely did a cop bother to show up when the train came in. I was often asked if I was “selling” when attempting to cross the bridge over the Merrimack to the desolate downtown, where I could save two dollars on a taxi cab. That’s when I began hopping into Butch’s taxi. Continue reading →

Man Robs Bank in Order to Get Healthcare

Two Thursdays ago James Richard Verone of Gaston County, NC woke up with sole intention of robbing a bank. Is Verone just another nefarious malcontent thumbing his nose at the hardworking men and women of America as he tries to cheat his way to wealth? No, rather he is something of a poster boy for the connection between poverty and crime. He only attempted to rob the bank of $1 and all he actualy wanted was to be able to see a doctor about his many physical ailments.

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Nerd News Roundup: Someone Dies This Issue!

My fellow Nerdmericans, this week I bring you news of lawsuits that verge on cheating. I bring you news of clothing for cats and superheroes alike. Unfortunately, I also bring you news of the death of a beloved figure and the untimely demise of a career barely started. But put down your Bat’leth, there’s no reason to commit Hegh’bat just yet. I also bring you news of new shows that will numb the pain. All these stories and more in this week’s NERD NEWS ROUNDUP!
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Wednesday Morning Headlines


In 1977 Joe Strummer sang that hate and war are the only things we got today and it’s hard not to think that, man, how some things never change. Although, then he goes on to sing about “wops” and “kebab greeks” and  the song seems to be about “wars” between different ethnic groups in England and it sounds as though Joe doesn’t like foreigners at all. He could have been saying that stuff as parody, though, who knows. Have a listen for yourself as you read today’s headlines which happen to have a lot of war in them. Continue reading →

Broons Players Throw $156,000 Party

I like to party, you like to party, we all like to party.  But do you party as hard as these six ballers?

Tim Thomas, Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, Milan Lucic, Brad Marchand, and Shawn Thornton know how to do bottle service correctly. Their bar tab totaled over $156,000 from one night at the Foxwood’s Casino. I’ll grant you $100,000 was spent on 1 30 liter bottle of Champagne, but here’s a list of six other things they could have bought for $26,113.29 (each person’s share of the tab.) Continue reading →

How Did Keith Olbermann Do?

Monday night was the much anticipated return of comically egotistical, liberal blowhard Keith Olbermann. After much ballyhoo earlier this year that left MSNBC’s shouting mouthpiece out of a job amid copious rumors about campaign donations and other Gestapo tactics from the prolific sportscaster — now that he’s returned to his original time slot, but with a new home sponsored by none other than internet and manbearpig founder, Al Gore — was his return everything you hoped for? Continue reading →