Ain't No Party Like A Wall Street Frat Party
Did you know that Wall Street has a secret fraternity? Scratch that, of course Wall Street has a secret fraternity.
Apparently it's called Kappa Beta Phi, and it's so secretive, so exclusive, that they hold a giant black tie gala every year at a hotel and invite the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper describes the gathering as "Part Friar's Club roast, part Gong Show," but judging by their description, it's clearly more "part leaden jokefest circlejerk, part boiling cauldron of laff-screams."
The group's humor is anything but politically correct. One crude joke took aim at Rep. Barney Frank's treatment of the U.S. taxpayer, with a reference to Mr. Frank's sexual orientation. Mr. Frank is the first openly gay member of Congress.
Good one, Wall Street fraternity. It's just nice to know that there's a place where bankers can go after a hard day of setting piles of money on fire and trading invisible values, to just relax and let off some steam by being openly homophobic and unfunny (at the same time!) in a room together.
Also shame on you, WSJ. You shouldn't encourage them by calling that "humor." Call it what it is: "The group's broken shoebox full of gasoline" or "The group's manure n' misery parade."
But it gets so much worse:
The hit of the evening, however, was this new take on "American Pie" performed by Mr. Scaturro: