Depression sinks the limerick?

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tinwhistler - 06 Jan 2009 21:42 GMT

Whither goest the limerick? Most dictionaries have the poetic form as
humorous – but here it is, after Madoff made off with the life savings
of a suicide. as a dirge:
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January 3rd, 2009
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The Villehuchet tale is so rare,
Accountable, and he did care,
In this Age of Abuse,
It is so hard to lose
A true Gent, in this sordid affair.
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January 3rd, 2009
— Posted by Larry Eisenberg

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tinwhistler - 07 Jan 2009 03:37 GMT

> Whither goest the limerick? Most dictionaries have the poetic form as
> humorous – but here it is, after Madoff made off with the life savings
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> January 3rd, 2009
> — Posted by Larry Eisenberg

FWIW, Sonja Kohn procured investors for Madoff in similar fashion to
that of Villehuchet, and her disappearance may be an assassination or
a suicide – this from the NYTimes today:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/business/07medici.html?hp
Mrs. Kohn’s background could not have been more different than that of
Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet, the French aristocrat who
committed suicide in New York last month after his firm, Access
International, lost $1.4 billion. While Mr. Villehuchet attracted
elite investors like Philippe Junot, the former husband of Princess
Caroline of Monaco, and Liliane Bettencourt, daughter of the founder
of the French cosmetics giant L’Oréal, Mrs. Kohn’s Madoff-linked funds
were more often marketed to individuals through banks like UniCredit
and its subsidiary, Pioneer Alternative Investments. In other cases,
Mrs. Kohn appealed directly to investors during her frequent trips
around Europe. Like Mr. Madoff himself, she used the promise of entree
to an otherwise unavailable investment as her key selling point.
Aloha ~~~ Ozzie Maland ~~~ San Diego

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tinwhistler - 08 Jan 2009 03:48 GMT

> > Whither goest the limerick? Most dictionaries have the poetic form as
> > humorous – but here it is, after Madoff made off with the life savings
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> to an otherwise unavailable investment as her key selling point.
> Aloha ~~~ Ozzie Maland ~~~ San Diego

And in today's news, 7 Jan:
Chicago real estate mogul Steven Good, head of the "largest real
estate auction company in the nation," killed himself with a gun
yesterday. He did deals with Trump. His motivation is a mystery:
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Aloha ~~~ Ozzie Maland ~~~ San Diego

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Depression sinks the limerick?