1938-2021
Made off with millions
Overconfident con man
All scheme, no exit
-- Abby Rhodes
Someone famous dies
We post haiku about them
It's just that simple
HISTORIC
HAIKU:
1938-2021
Made off with millions
Overconfident con man
All scheme, no exit
-- Abby Rhodes
Posted by Lairbo on 04/16/2021 at 12:59 PM in Business, Notorious | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Bernie Madoff
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1930-2020
Farewell, Trader Joe
Awesome produce and prices
But the parking, sheesh
—Tom Morrow
Posted by Lairbo on 03/01/2020 at 03:26 PM in Business, Food and Drink | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Joe Coulombe
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1924-2019
Lee Iococca:
Chrysler's K-Cars were crap but,
Thanks for the Mustang
--Kim Ono
* * *
Rescued classics then
Lady Liberty’s wardrobe.
Detroit’s last Big Wheel
--Michael Dominowski
Posted by Lairbo on 07/03/2019 at 07:35 AM in Boomer Icons, Business, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1927–2013
Saw value of games
When there was no gaming yet
Time to level up
Posted by Lairbo on 09/19/2013 at 07:00 PM in Business, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1932–2012
Seven habits of
Highly effective people
Would include breathing
— E. Basil St. Blaise
Posted by Lairbo on 07/16/2012 at 10:50 PM in Books, Business, Current Affairs, Miscellaneous, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Jobs has a new gig:
convincing the living that
death's insanely great
* * *
Having changed our world
Jobs is no doubt now changing
Whatever comes next
* * *
Cannot imagine
How many read his obit
On a Mac product
— Inshallah
* * *
With the death of Jobs
The Apple War is over ...
Paul McCartney wins!
— Inshallah
Posted by Lairbo on 10/05/2011 at 08:42 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Business, Pop Culture, Science | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 06/29/2011 at 05:08 PM in 20th Century, Business, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1923-2011
Leonard B. Stern has
[farted]. We mourn his [boner].
We will all [poop] him.
-- Jeff Tiedrich
* * *
Mad Libs, Get Smart,
And The Honeymooners, too?!
Man was a genius
-- O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 06/10/2011 at 04:16 PM in 20th Century, Books, Boomer Icons, Business, Comedy, Literature, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 01/30/2011 at 05:41 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Business, Historic, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 12/03/2010 at 10:20 AM in 20th Century, Business, Food and Drink, Journalism, Literature, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 10/28/2010 at 04:54 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Business, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Danno, Hawaii 5-0, James MacArthur
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Posted by Lairbo on 09/27/2010 at 06:24 PM in Business, Pop Culture, Sports | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Jim Heselden, segway
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Bye, Morrie Yohai
Cheeze Doodles and Melba Toast
Thanks for all the crunch
— D. Berk
* * *
Fingers stained orange
Morrie did other stuff too
But Cheez Doodles rule!
— Susan J Weiand
Posted by Lairbo on 08/02/2010 at 03:23 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Business, Food and Drink, Pop Culture | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 07/13/2010 at 10:02 AM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Business, Current Affairs, Notorious, Politics, Pop Culture, Sports | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Steinbrenner, World Series, Yankees
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Posted by Lairbo on 06/14/2010 at 08:46 AM in 20th Century, Business, Comedy, Food and Drink, Music, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 04/30/2010 at 11:44 AM in Boomer Icons, Business, Food and Drink, Historic, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 02/12/2010 at 11:36 AM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Business, Historic, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture, Sports | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 01/18/2010 at 07:04 PM in Boomer Icons, Business, Food and Drink, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 12/17/2009 at 12:40 AM in Boomer Icons, Business, Comedy, Film, Historic, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 11/18/2009 at 11:08 AM in Business, Fashion, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Lairbo on 09/09/2009 at 12:01 PM in Business, Film, Journalism | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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