<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">How could ANYONE resist that?<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Though NextDraft, as usual, summarizes better than anyone.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 44, 44); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="left" valign="top" class="section_title" style="padding-bottom: 20px;"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Verlag Cond A', 'Verlag Cond B', 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px;" class="">DICKPIC, LIGHTNING</h2></td></tr><tr class=""><td align="left" valign="top" class="section_content" style="font-family: 'Ideal Sans SSm A', 'Ideal Sans SSm B', 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">In a Dickensian saga perfectly reflective of our times, AMI, the David Pecker-headed parent company of <em class="">The National Enquirer</em>, attempted to extort Jeff Bezos with a below the belt threat to expose his prime member. But Pecker picked the wrong dick to shaft. With a net-worth north of $135 billion, the potential victim was particularly well-endowed to fight with sticks or stones. Some people have F U money. Bezos has Jeff U money. So the fluffer called the bluffer and prematurely revealed the whole story at length (not that size matters): <a href="https://nextdraft.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed102783e87fee61c1a534a9d&id=8bc3585904&e=d7a3264cd7" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(0, 112, 112);" class="">No thank you, Mr. Pecker</a>. And now the plot thickens (and hardens) because if AMI acted unlawfully, <a href="https://nextdraft.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed102783e87fee61c1a534a9d&id=45f6672ab3&e=d7a3264cd7" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(0, 112, 112);" class="">it could de-rail their immunity deal</a> with federal prosecutors. They thought they had Jeff's <a href="https://nextdraft.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed102783e87fee61c1a534a9d&id=d0fff27834&e=d7a3264cd7" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(0, 112, 112);" class="">dick in a box</a>, but this is guy who knows how to return a package. Bezos' full frontal assault ties the story back to Trump, the Saudis, and the Mueller investigation. So if this scandal lasts for more than four hours, call your broadband company. You're gonna need more bandwidth. (I know it seems like I got a little too hung up on the wordplay, but to paraphrase Nicki Minaj, my anaconda don't want none unless you got puns son.) </td></tr></tbody></table><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">…uh folks let’s keep this thread about word smithing. If we want to discuss actual political issues, I’ll be glad to join you in -pol.</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 8, 2019, at 11:10 AM, Carol Pinchefsky <<a href="mailto:will_edit_for_food@mac.com" class="">will_edit_for_food@mac.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="font-family: GoudyOldStyleT-Regular; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Oh, NYPost. You never disappoint.</div><div style="font-family: GoudyOldStyleT-Regular; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: GoudyOldStyleT-Regular; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Carol</div><div style="font-family: GoudyOldStyleT-Regular; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: GoudyOldStyleT-Regular; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They haven’t had that much fun with heads since Rep. Weiner was initially in the spotlight.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>