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Bernard Madoff Starts His 150-year Sentence

By Len Penzo

Good.

July 15, 2009

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Comments

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    Pat says

    That says it all. This is the first time I’ve ever written a comment that was longer than the topic post!

  2. 2

    Len Penzo says

    There is a subtle underlying message in the brevity of the post, Pat. Personally, I think this guy is among the most despicable criminals in the history of the United States. I figured if I could symbolically equate my level of concern for this scumbag by the number of words in the post, then I’ve made my point.

    Upon further reflection, I probably should have just used a smiley face and zero words.

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