"We're still the same, great company we've always been, only we've ceased to exist."
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close, closes, closing, closure, closures, bad news, firing, firings, layoff, layoffs, bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankruptcies, shutdown, shutdowns, shutting down, positive spin, spin, spins, spinning, spin doctor, spin doctors, reassurance, reassurances, reassuring, identity, corporation, corporations, company, companies, small business, small businesses, out of business, going out of business, corporate culture"I'm not huffing and puffing. I'm foreclosing."
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huff, puff, foreclosure, foreclosures, foreclose, foreclosing, bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankruptcies, housing crisis, housing crises, bank, banks, banker, bankers, big bad wolf, villain, villains, villainous, mortgage, debt, debts, mortgages, three little pigs, modern fairy tale, fairy tale, fairy tales, fable, fables, eviction, eviction notice, eviction notices, repossess, repossession, threaten, threatens, threatening, big bank, big banks"Looks like broker-assisted suicide."
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stockbroker, stockbrokers, broker, brokers, stock, stocks, financial adviser, financial advisers, financial advisor, financial advisors, financial, financials, finance, finances, bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankruptcies, bankrupted, assisted suicide, assisted suicides, depression, depressions, depressed, portfolio, portfolios"Birth, bed, bath, beer, bankruptcy, bifocals, balding and beyond."
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bed bath and beyond, store, stores, consumer, consumers, consumerism, suburb, suburbs, suburban life, suburban lives, suburban lifestyle, suburban lifestyles, bald, balds, balding, middle age, middle aged, bankruptcy, bankruptcies, alliteration, alliterative, alliterate, alliterates, alliterating, bunion, bunions"Still, I think we can all take some pride in being one of the signature bankruptcies of our time."
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bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankruptcies, ceo, ceos, c.e.o., c.e.o.s, go bankrupt, goes bankrupt, going bankrupt, company, companies, corporation, corporations, corporate, corporate control, corporate controller, chief executive, chief executives, incompetent, incompetence, qualification, qualifications, achievement, achievements, achieving, pride, proud, job well done, jobs well done, take pride, takes pride, taking pride, executive, executives, higher up, higher ups, stockholder meeting, stockholder meetings, stockholder, stockholders, too big to fail, bank, banks, banking, banker, bankers, big bank, big banks, corporate hierarchy, corporate ladderSign over one of three teller lines at a bank reads "Reassurances"
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bank, banks, banking, bank teller, bank tellers, teller, tellers, cashier, cashiers, customer service, money, finances, withdrawals, deposits, reassurances, line, lines, queue, queues, lineup, lineups, line up, line ups, lining, queuing, sign, signs, signage, bankruptcy, bankruptcies, economy, economic troubles, economic problems, recession, bank failure, bank failures, insolvency, financial institution, financial institutions, financial crisis, failure, failures, too big to fail, banking crisis"The company blog says we're doing extremely well, though. Blogs will do that."
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blog, blogs, blogger, bloggers, blogging, company blog, company blogs, social media, social networking, putting on a brave face, bankruptcy, bankrupted, bankruptcies, appearance, appearances, office politics, downturn, downturns, profit warning, profit warnings, layoff, layoffs, quarterly report, quarterly reports"Oh, them? They're old bankruptcy."
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party, parties, money, no money, money issues, money problems, money troubles, finances, financial issues, financial problems, financial troubles, debt, debts, bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankruptcies, old money, rich, wealthy, the one percent, the 1%, broke, poor, destitute, poverty, class, classes, financial crisis, recession, economy, bad economy, economic crisis"Unfortunately, you're not rich enough to declare bankruptcy."
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bankruptcy, bankruptcies, bankrupted, bankrupt, declaring bankruptcy, wealth inequality, financial inequality, financial inequalities, economic divide, economic divides, financial advisor, financial advisors, financial adviser, financial advisers, money problem, money problems, financial troubles"Unfortunately, you're not rich enough to declare bankruptcy."
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bankruptcy, bankruptcies, bankrupted, bankrupt, declaring bankruptcy, wealth inequality, financial inequality, financial inequalities, economic divide, economic divides, financial advisor, financial advisors, financial adviser, financial advisers, money problem, money problems, financial troubles"Sorry, we don't have your money anymore but if you want to see some photos of it we've taken over the years check out our website."
"Oh, Honey - our first bankruptcy!"
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bankruptcy, bankruptcies, bankrupted, bankrupt, bankrupted, budget, budgets, family budget, family budgets, family finances, financial, financials, money management, money-management, bill, bills, bill payer, bill payers, bill-payer, bill-payers, money skill, money skills, financial management, money problem, fiscal, irresponsible, financially irresponsible, financial adviser, financial advisers, financial advisor, financial advisors, fiscally responsible, fiscal irresponsibility, husband, husbands, wife, wives, proud, pride, achievement, achievements"And in what denomination would you like your 'every last damn cent'?"
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bank, banks, banking, run, runs, run on the bank, runs on the bank, denomination, denominations, clear out, clears out, clearing out, bank account, bank accounts, savings account, savings accounts, bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankruptcies, currency, currencies, withdraw, withdraws, withdrawal, withdrawals, withdrawing, savings, checking, checking account, checking accounts"Gentlemen, yours is going to be one of this period's seminal bankruptcies."
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office, offices, business, businesses, businessman, businessmen, executive, executives, bankrupt, bankruptcies, bankruptcy, money, bank, banks, banking, banker, bankers, seminal, notable, influential, precursor, innovative, groundbreaking, meeting, meetings"Why Bloomie's?"
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bloomingdale, bloomingdale's, bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankruptcies, department store, department stores, chapter 11, file chapter 11, filing chapter 11, mourn, mourns, mourning, pray, prays, prayer, prayers, praying, consumer, consumers, consumer society, consumer societies, retail store, retail stores, retailer, retailers"Who wants to hear a funny story about the third quarter?"
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spin, spins, spinning, profit, profits, profiting, third quarter, chart, charts, presentation, presentations, positive spin, positive spins, boardroom, boardrooms, boardroom meeting, boardroom meetings, business presentation, business presentations, huckster, hucksters, decline, declines, declining, slowdown, slowdowns, bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankruptcies"There's one consolation - he went down with his portfolio."
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portfolio, portfolios, widow, widows, businessmen, businessman, corporate culture, grief, griever, grievers, funeral, funerals, funeral procession, funeral processions, consolation, consolations, comfort, cold comfort, cold comforts, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, investment, investments, bankruptcy, bankrupt, bankrupted, bankruptcies