5 Ways to Go Broke Getting Drunk
When does a shot of scotch cost $3,300? When the bottle’s going for $38,000 and hits $75,000 in a bidding war. Amazing Google capability: Enter ‘number of shots in a liter’ into Google Toolbar and before you hit enter AJAX serves up the answer of 22.5426817 shots, which would get an investor $72,600 in shots with a sip left over for themselves. But I suspect that bottle is going to stay on the shelf, or in the safe, the one behind the picture, for a very long time.
Betting on Volatility in Crocs
This just seems like a really bad idea. Like betting on stocks for the sake of the betting. Go to Vegas! You’ll have more fun, and people bring you drinks while your doing it, perhaps even $3,300 shots if that suits your fancy. Nicolas Cage’s character in Leaving Las Vegas would have lived a really long time at that price.
A White-Collar Sentence of 330 Years
Was it worth it? But the Dalmore 62 Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky was good while it lasted.
A federal judge sentenced 72-year-old Norman Schmidt last week to a mind-bending 330-year prison sentence after he was found guilty last May of a laundry list of conspiracy and fraud charges. Barring a scientific breakthrough in cryogenic technology, Schmidt will spend the rest of his days behind bars.
