What’s in a name
It’s been nearly a month since the Bernie Madoff scandal broke. And in all this time I have somehow managed to avoid the big punchline of a headline or news-clip…
“Bernard Madoff MADE OFF with $50 billion from…”
Until yesterday. Finally I saw it on the teevee. In the meantime I have to wonder how I avoided the obvious turn of phrase and play off of names. The google reveals a plethora of “Madoff Made off” headlines and by-stories, plenty from victims of the ponzi scheme themselves, “Madoff Made Off With My Money”. Maybe I heard the “Madoff Made Off” deal and somehow had it slip right past me?