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?

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