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Joan Juliet Buck | 04/03/2009 11:00 am

Joan Juliet Buck: Who Does Bernard Madoff Remind You Of?

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I have been wondering who Bernard Madoff reminds me of. Because, for all his evil deeds, there was something weirdly attractive and reassuring about his demeanor.

I wondered what it was. The flyaway gray hair, the tight line of the mouth — who did he look like? What was this strange, almost historic elegance? Why did his face — dear God! — reassure me? Why did the face of this criminal stranger look so intensely familiar, as if I had seen it every single day?

Oh my God …

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Read more about: Bernard Madoff, George Washington, Money, Resemblance

107 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Lee Harrison
I’ve thought the very same thing!
By Lee Harrison on 04/03/2009 11:15 am
Maureen O Brien
Genius!
By Maureen O Brien on 04/03/2009 11:28 am
marta pont
OMG, that’s eerie!!!
By marta pont on 04/03/2009 11:28 am
Marjorie C.
Right on.  It’s the hair, nose and forehead.  Creepy. 
By Marjorie C. on 04/03/2009 11:34 am
Susan Gabriel

Thanks, Joan Juliet. The images seem eerily symbolic. Perhaps it’s time to rebuild our country on something other than the almighty dollar. I vote for kindness and compassion.

susangabriel.com

By Susan Gabriel on 04/03/2009 11:41 am
L. P Sodano
I have been saying he looks like George since day one and everyone argued with me….then they really looked at his pictures and now they agree with me…..
By L. P Sodano on 04/03/2009 11:43 am
E .
I thought it was going to be Ebenezer Scrooge … but even the neurotic, mean and greedy E. Scrooge doesn’t deserve a comparison to B.M.
By E . on 04/03/2009 11:46 am
Margo Howard
I was thinking more like Shylock …
By Margo Howard on 04/03/2009 11:50 am
Rebecca G
I was thinking of someone evil too.
By Rebecca G on 04/03/2009 2:37 pm
Tinka Parker
Well, we don’t know what Shylock looked like, as he is fictitious. Shylock could have looked like PeeWee Herman for all we know.
By Tinka Parker on 04/03/2009 3:08 pm
Rebecca G
LOL!!!  I’m picturing Pee Wee as Shylock saying, "I’m trying to get my pound of flesh!!!!"  (Said like, "I’m trying to use the phone!!" in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure)
By Rebecca G on 04/03/2009 4:11 pm
Helen O'Reilly
I love that move. People should reference it more! Thanks!
By Helen O'Reilly on 04/03/2009 6:40 pm
Rebecca G
I love that movie too.  I am 42 going on 12 and as such I reference it all the time.  So many great lines in that moviei like, "Tell ‘em LARGE MARGE sent ya."  That makes me laugh every time.
By Rebecca G on 04/03/2009 7:52 pm
Gramma J
And "Everybody always has a big "BUT".  So come on, what’s your big "BUT"?"
By Gramma J on 04/07/2009 7:03 pm
Rebecca G
who is your question to?  i don’t understand what you are asking.
By Rebecca G on 04/07/2009 7:17 pm
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