fold (dollar) bill, balance glass.
In his own house, a century-and-a-half-old saltbox a few blocks from the Schiffs, you'll see steel welding discs hung like sculptures and swordfish bills in glass vitrines.
If only President Clinton had never signed the bill repealing Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, the post-Wall Street crash legislation that prevented commercial banks merging with investment banks, thus eliminating the opportunity for high-rolling investment guys to get their hands on limitless supplies of depositors' money.
And when he signed the bill repealing Glass-Steagall, Bill Clinton said that "This legislation is truly historic" -- a statement that's indisputable in hindsight: It's helped contribute to historic levels of unemployment, lost wealth for the middle class, and ongoing economic insecurity.
"Ever consider putting a hundred-dollar bill under the glass instead?" the reporter asked Mr. Moloian.
Orson Welles once told a story of his idealized father burning up a hundred-dollar bill in a glass while a disobliging waiter watched, saying "That would have been yours!" — making it plain that the elder Welles was not cheap, merely demanding.
Somehow, in the space of about 100 hours, the value of a share of Bear Stearns, one of the nation's most storied investment banks, skidded from about $67 to a bargain-basement $2. On Monday, just to twist the knife, some wit taped a $2 bill to the glass doors of Bear's headquarters.
A Bear Stearns employee with a dark sense of humour fixed a $2 bill to the glass doors of the bank's Madison Avenue headquarters early yesterday as staff arrived to hear of the firm's fire sale to JP Morgan for a giveaway price.
After he was given an undisclosed amount of money Ventura reportedly slid a $20 bill under the glass and told the teller, "Here's a tip for you".
It still looms unoccupied over the city, though an Egyptian telecom company seeking businesses dealings in North Korea did foot the bill for a glass exterior a few years ago.
My bill for two glasses of wine and two courses was $30.
