Jerry Della Femina - Asshole and total fuckwad of the day.

[Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew]

@thelurkinghorror

Never heard of him, except that his name roughly translates to “girly man” (sic).

Actually, doesn’t that name mean “bastard”? (Literally “of the woman,” meaning without a father.) Sounds appropriate to me.

[Mr.Miskatonic]

Alright, who hid the Nano-Violin ™? I got a song I need to play for this guy.

[Dewey_Finn]

@Enkel

So.. do I have this right. The guy marked his place down nearly 50% so it would sell THIS year in order to avoid a 35% tax NEXT year? (OH, and he will still be paying a 20-something% tax rate this year)?

I’m thinking it sounds more like the guy is hard up for money and trying to save face.

I believe that the current long-term capital gains tax rate is 15% and that New York Post article mentions a five-percent increase. So he’s selling now to avoid a five-percent increase in the tax rate, after having already dropped the sales price from $40 million to $25 million (without previously finding a buyer).

[Amateur_Barbarian]

@runner pat

I had no idea he had gotten so high in the advertising world.

That’s basically what he’s known for, I think. Maybe, like Stan Freberg, his other accomplishments eclipsed his ad days. But all I’ve heard in recent years is asshole-spew from his direction, so this rant doesn’t surprise me.

(By the way, the funniest book on the golden years of advertising is Down the Tube by Terry Galanoy. Find a copy if you can.)