- Funny, when I think “bear bar” I think of something else, but maybe Dick Fuld had some hobbies none of us knew about.

- I’m in ur FHA, denyin’ ur bailout. Loan-loss reserves? We don’t need no steeenkin’ loan-loss reserves!

- Cougar invades Microsoft campus. Yeah. Bonus, the article includes what amounts to dating tips, e.g.,

• Do not turn your back on the cougar. Face the cougar and remain upright.
• Do all you can to enlarge your image.

- CNBC losing viewership… maybe another crisis would help them out. (h/t TakeAReport – which has now replaced Drudge in my daily reading.) I don’t have cable and am only occasionally exposed to the network at the gym so I can’t speak much on it as of late, but it does appear that in other CNBC news, Dennis Kneale lost his 8pm slot to the porn and gambling documentaries we’ve come to know and love from the network. The Reformed Broker took him out to the woodshed, deservedly, because that whole cheerleader/Luddite schtick wore think a long time ago. Score one for the bloggers!

Finally, you guys know I have a weak spot for the Onion’s videos, and this one makes a hilariously good point – yes, Virginia, there is downward mobility in America:

Report: Growing Ranks Of Nouveau Poor Facing Discrimination From Old Poor