[dpapathanasiou]

This wasn't "how to keep your shirt" - this was "how to keep your shirt if you have the resources to start your own fund. oh, and you'll basically be screwing your investors- so just don't tell them."

Lewis writes in a tongue-and-cheek style, but he's so deadpan, people think he's being serious.

Compare this article with "This is what happens when you lend money to poor people" (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=a5lh...) , and the Hacker News reaction (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50853).

[rickd]

True- so I'm not personally insulted or anything ;)

It's just somewhat... amazing? I guess would be the word. Amazing (although, truthfully, not that shocking) that there really are many wall-street types that would behave this way.

There's a grain of truth even in dedpan/satire/etc.