This is scary. I didn't recognize the "Porter wants his $130,000" so I plugged it into Google. I still don't know what it means, but this thread was the third hit on the Google page. I'm going to go close my blinds now.

Playerslight: It's like a reverse Enron.

ENRON CORPORATION -- You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. Sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public buys your bull.

That would have been amusing if it didn't show up in my inbox every other week.

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Playerslight: I certainly can't take credit for the old "Two Cows" economic joke, as it's been around since WWII. Here's a larger list:

saw this. fair enough

Not Available: saw this. fair enough

I kinda thought it was common knowledge, so I didn't bother referencing it. Lesson learned. :)

irving47: I love that movie, too, but you lose so much on the network/cable version.

Indeed.

It gets chopped up like the TV-edited version of Road House.

"The owner has two months left to claim the money or it will be split between the prison guard and the county."

Yeah - that's fair. Just a quick reminder to oneself what to REALLY do when you find a wad of cash.

Kyro: Recycled headlines are always good Fark filler.

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And, yet, still no cure for cancer. Your dog wants steak. The Aristocrats. Penis.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: irving47: I love that movie, too, but you lose so much on the network/cable version.

Indeed.

It gets chopped up like the TV-edited version of Road House.

I own the uncensored version. I usually love watching Patrick Swayze but this one sucked.

So if I work in law enforcement, even off duty, I can't keep money I find? What kind of bull crap is that?