There’s a distinction between being really tight on costs and essentially extorting your staff. The first is a must in this business, the second is simply being an asshole.

Of course it ONLY happens when you are slammed!

Gee, is that how it works?

He is a living Rorschach test for the question, “Are you a joyless asshole?”

He is the daily walking, talking refutation of the “Just say no to drugs” campaign.

This is one of several instances where it sets my spidey sense off about Fertitta’s financials, and that maybe this guy is underwater. I’d bet his debt is massive.There’s been a couple of things in Nevada in particular that make me not trust this guy at all. I’d say Maloof 2.0 except this guy is way bigger.

It is over-used without question. That said, “washed 35 year old Melo Redemption Tour” is that rare time it is true. Even as it stands now, the roster still has 12 players better than Melo. So having them stand around watching Melo jack up 17 footers to prove he’s still got it is an awful way to go.

“Shit happens.” actually happens all the time in rehab and recovery. Bodies are unpredictable. So unless Chris Thompson has some unpublished data conclusively linking calf strains to Achilles tears, I’m not sure where he’s going with this. 

I suspect that while he had access to Les Wexner’s billions to play with, Epstein’s actual wealth is far lower than reported.

Play in enough poker rooms and you’ll quickly learn Worm wasn’t the exception, he’s the norm.

Do you only eat plain chicken? Pasta without sauce?

Are you serious? I’ve gotten more reference checks on former staff of my place from law firms, Wall St. companies, Universities, corporations, etc. than I can count. Even Google. “Real world” companies as I call them, LOVE that kind of experience.

This. I’d insist on meeting the manager/owner. Different restaurants have different workplace cultures and it almost always is set by the owner. If he isn’t interested you have your answer.

W/L this year will no longer be based on points scored, instead it will be based on rebounds. Knicks are gonna be good this year.

He’s liked, but it’s telling that not one of his former teammates has ever once stated they missed playing with him.

Ha, no question. I think that now, but 20 years ago? I didn’t care.

Misogyny is obviously part of the stew of hatred that is the GOP. No doubt. But even with that, that’s not why she lost, not by a longshot. Poor turnout lost her the election. That was caused by the wretchedness of her campaign that alienated all facets of the Democratic party, left, moderate, male, female, black,…

Nailed it.

Men don’t give a crap about wrinkles and premature aging caused by excessive exposure to sun like women do.

Meghan Markle? I mean nothing against her personally. But she gave up everything to become a kept woman whose only job now is the make babies.