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Scandals you found overblown?
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:32 pm
I was reading about the scandal that's developing around Michigan football, and it occurred to me that about 50% of the time, the scandal-du-jour kind of falls flat with me. I tried to list the most egregious examples:
Bernie Madoff's crime was failing to admit that he wasn't making his clients as much money as he'd said. He didn't just take all their deposits and steal them.
Mitsubishi Motors got in trouble circa 2000 because they tried to hurry up and fix problems proactively rather than have a recall. How in the frick is fixing people's cars a scandal?
The Milli-Vanilli thing; It was a catchy pop album. I wasn't all that fixated on it being those exact two dudes who sang everything. Do people listen to Pink Floyd and think, wow, I'm really glad it's Nick Mason hitting the bass drum there and not just some schlub? Who cares?
Bernie Madoff's crime was failing to admit that he wasn't making his clients as much money as he'd said. He didn't just take all their deposits and steal them.
Mitsubishi Motors got in trouble circa 2000 because they tried to hurry up and fix problems proactively rather than have a recall. How in the frick is fixing people's cars a scandal?
The Milli-Vanilli thing; It was a catchy pop album. I wasn't all that fixated on it being those exact two dudes who sang everything. Do people listen to Pink Floyd and think, wow, I'm really glad it's Nick Mason hitting the bass drum there and not just some schlub? Who cares?
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Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:34 pm to Porpus
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Bernie Madoff's crime was failing to admit that he wasn't making his clients as much money as he'd said. He didn't just take all their deposits and steal them.
You might want to read up on that.
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:35 pm to Porpus
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Bernie Madoff's crime was failing to admit that he wasn't making his clients as much money as he'd said. He didn't just take all their deposits and steal them.
Uhhh
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:36 pm to Porpus
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Bernie Madoff's crime was failing to admit that he wasn't making his clients as much money as he'd said. He didn't just take all their deposits and steal them.
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:37 pm to Porpus
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Bernie Madoff's crime was failing to admit that he wasn't making his clients as much money as he'd said. He didn't just take all their deposits and steal them.
You have no idea what you're talking about with this one.
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:38 pm to Porpus
Bounty Gate, every sign-stealing scandal ever, deflate-gate
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:38 pm to Porpus
The college enrollment scandal with the celebrity kids. WGAF?
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:39 pm to Porpus
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Bernie Madoff's crime was failing to admit that he wasn't making his clients as much money as he'd said. He didn't just take all their deposits and steal them.
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:39 pm to coolpapaboze
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You might want to read up on that.
I mean making your clients $0 because of his Ponzi scheme is technically making clients less money than he said.
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:39 pm to Porpus
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:41 pm to Porpus
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Bernie Madoff's crime was failing to admit that he wasn't making his clients as much money as he'd said. He didn't just take all their deposits and steal them.
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:42 pm to 3deadtrolls
Never forget that congress interrogated baseball players over steroid usage.
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:43 pm to Porpus
Inflategate
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:43 pm to Porpus
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Bernie Madoff's crime was failing to admit that he wasn't making his clients as much money as he'd said. He didn't just take all their deposits and steal them.
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:46 pm to Porpus
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Bernie Madoff's crime was failing to admit that he wasn't making his clients as much money as he'd said. He didn't just take all their deposits and steal them.
Our most famous alum
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:48 pm to Porpus
J6
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:49 pm to Porpus
Watergate.
Still hard to fathom the country went into meltdown over a botched breaking and entering in which nothing was stolen.
Still hard to fathom the country went into meltdown over a botched breaking and entering in which nothing was stolen.
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:50 pm to THRILLHO
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Never forget that congress interrogated baseball players over steroid usage.
Our worthless congress in action, doing the work nobody elected them to do
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:51 pm to Porpus
Bounty-gate with the Saints defense. Most bullshite “scandal” that comes to my mind.
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:52 pm to Honest Tune
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The college enrollment scandal with the celebrity kids. WGAF?
Students, faculty, and staff at the schools. People who did not get into those schools.
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