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"(The New York Times) quotes people like one John Beckett from Monte Carlo saying things such as 'The yacht is probably the first thing to go.' That’s a very original thing to say, and the Times were right there to catch it before anyone else. I say the private jet is the first to go because it costs just as much and the fuel is more expensive, but then I own a sailboat and the wind has been until now tax exempt." (TakiMag)
"In 2006, newspapers reveled in the tale of Ziggy, an 8-year-old parrot in Britain who exposed the secret affair that his owner’s girlfriend was conducting with a man called Gary. Ziggy made kissing sounds when the name Gary was spoken on TV and said, 'Hiya, Gary,' when the girlfriend’s cellphone rang. She broke down and confessed after Ziggy said, 'I love you, Gary,' in an imitation of her voice." (NYTRB)
"The Republican Party's fundraising prowess isn't proving enough to overtake Barack Obama's spending advantage over John McCain in the presidential campaign's homestretch. For example, the Democratic nominee outspent his opponent $17.8 million to $8.2 million in TV advertising in contested states during the week of Sept. 29, the Television Advertising Bureau reported. 'We're in a strong position,' said David Axelrod, Obama's chief strategist. 'A stronger position, it's fair to say, than Democrats have been relative to Republican nominees in the past few cycles.' Obama may have raised more than $100 million in September alone and probably will outspend McCain by a similar amount in the two-month period concluding with the Nov. 4 election, Democrats say." (Bloomberg)
"On Wednesday night just passed, over at Astra at Third Avenue and 59th Street, in the D&D Building, they honored Stars of Design during the D&D’s Annual Fall Market. Mica Ertegun was recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award .." (NYSocialDiary)
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