Come On, Nobody Gets the 'Bonus Army' Joke?

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March 18, 2009 02:14 PM

Here, watch this, and maybe you too can someday see why it is funny to tag the AIG flogging liveblog with "bonus army." Ugh.

Actual transcript of conversation between your editor and his "Ivy league graduate" co-editors:

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