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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 5:54 pm 
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He doesn't have fuck you money. When the score says goodbye I wonder what's next.


His wife working that job speaks volumes about their perceptions of their security.

Not many people can feel secure with a 500K+ balloon payment staring them in the face. You heard the concern the other day when Dan talked about what it takes to get into elite colleges, then he threw out high schools as well. It's difficult to get into a Chicago magnet and he isn't sending his kids to regular track CPS for HS.
Let me state that I'm not saying he is rich. He's doing better than almost everyone. $400k a year puts you in the 1%, and he is probably above $400k though.


and let me state, I think he is incredibly happy in life, as well he should be

We look at his show negatively. There are thousands who think his show is great and that he is making their lives better

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It seems that you are making the obvious mistake of looking at external appearances and assuming that tells the whole story. I would think you would know better than that, which is why many assumed this had to be a bit.
Ok, let me put it another way.

If we had a thread on here where people described their life, and I compared it to the life of Dan Bernstein, I predict that I would think Bernstein has it better for almost all of them for the reasons I stated.

Maybe Bernstein secretly hates his life. You are correct I don't know. What I do know, is that given his place in life, and what he has going for it, that he is set up for happiness more than most of us. It's ok.

As America pointed out, if you take out everything but the fact that he can show up about noon, talk sports for a bit, and then go home and get a check bigger than most of us as the end of the week, he has at least one major factor in his life going for him. I know I'd trade my job for his in a heartbeat, and I'm pretty sure you would too.

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Boilermaker Rick wrote:
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It seems that you are making the obvious mistake of looking at external appearances and assuming that tells the whole story. I would think you would know better than that, which is why many assumed this had to be a bit.
Ok, let me put it another way.

If we had a thread on here where people described their life, and I compared it to the life of Dan Bernstein, I predict that I would think Bernstein has it better for almost all of them for the reasons I stated.

Maybe Bernstein secretly hates his life. You are correct I don't know. What I do know, is that given his place in life, and what he has going for it, that he is set up for happiness more than most of us. It's ok.

As America pointed out, if you take out everything but the fact that he can show up about noon, talk sports for a bit, and then go home and get a check bigger than most of us as the end of the week, he has at least one major factor in his life going for him. I know I'd trade my job for his in a heartbeat, and I'm pretty sure you would too.

Most people would trade jobs with him, I'm sure. I would. But I also believe most people don't define themselves by their job.

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Most people would trade jobs with him, I'm sure. I would. But I also believe most people don't define themselves by their job.
Ok. That is one.

He's doing good work and has helped grow a pretty large charity that he gets quite a lot of joy out of. He's got me beat on that. How about you?

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Bernstein is happy overall. Great schedule, good pay, great family etc.

However, he hates his job. No question the arrangement is great (again, pay/schedule). But given his Duke education and circles he's been invovled with I believe he's disappointed.

But his grading curve is higher than many so there's that.


No doubt he looks at a guy like Seth Davis and thinks that should have been him. Still, he sees a guy like drinky and thanks god that's not him.

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Dan has the type of money where, if he got divorced, he could get himself a "trophy wife". A hot blonde gentile!!!!! The type he could never get when he was younger. But Dan strikes me as somebody who will never get divorced. Guilt is the reason why. He'd even feel guilty with his "trophy wife" after a while because he would know that everybody knows it's a "trophy wife". That would bother him.


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Boilermaker Rick wrote:
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Most people would trade jobs with him, I'm sure. I would. But I also believe most people don't define themselves by their job.
Ok. That is one.

He's doing good work and has helped grow a pretty large charity that he gets quite a lot of joy out of. He's got me beat on that. How about you?

I'm pretty satisfied with my amount of charity work. :lol:

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Most people would trade jobs with him, I'm sure. I would. But I also believe most people don't define themselves by their job.
Ok. That is one.

He's doing good work and has helped grow a pretty large charity that he gets quite a lot of joy out of. He's got me beat on that. How about you?

I'm pretty satisfied with my amount of charity work. :lol:
:lol: Yeah, me too.

I probably have a higher level clash of clans account than Bernstein.

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Dan has the type of money where, if he got divorced, he could get himself a "trophy wife". A hot blonde gentile!!!!! The type he could never get when he was younger. But Dan strikes me as somebody who will never get divorced. Guilt is the reason why. He'd even feel guilty with his "trophy wife" after a while because he would know that everybody knows it's a "trophy wife". That would bother him.


Hmmm. Divorce is a bitch for any guy even under a best case scenario...but that wife ain't leaving under any circumstances while the money is still coming in.

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I just want to point out that like King Benny said in Sleepers, Bernstein makes good money but he don't make real money. He's comfortable. He's not comfortable enough to not have to suck up to his corporate overlords.


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Beardown wrote:
Dan has the type of money where, if he got divorced, he could get himself a "trophy wife". A hot blonde gentile!!!!! The type he could never get when he was younger. But Dan strikes me as somebody who will never get divorced. Guilt is the reason why. He'd even feel guilty with his "trophy wife" after a while because he would know that everybody knows it's a "trophy wife". That would bother him.


These kinds of posts are ridiculous. Why not just stick to what he says on the show?


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I'd switch lives with Dan Bernstein in a New York minute! He eats way more Waffle House hash browns than I do!

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I'd switch lives with Dan Bernstein in a New York minute! He eats way more Waffle House hash browns than I do!


I'll be patronizing your Gastro Pub at the Linq hotel this weekend. Damn it was good last June.

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I'd switch lives with Dan Bernstein in a New York minute! He eats way more Waffle House hash browns than I do!


I'll be patronizing your Gastro Pub at the Linq hotel this weekend. Damn it was good last June.

Don't eat at the Linq, silly. :puker:
Just play the craps.

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First time I ate there was last June. Hash Hash a Go Go (one in Chicago too), and Guy's place are both nice additions. They actually did a great job rehabbing that area of the strip.

I did play craps there and lost $100 in a couple of rolls. Then I had a good breakfast.

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Due to a dental emergency wound up in West LV and eating at a strip mall "hash house." Ate at the Hash House a go-go and it wasn't bad but enjoyed the local joint more. The one on State (Chicago) is comparable to Vegas, service at both is good.

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I've had both. If you like big breakfasts with a unique twist, you can't go wrong.

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Back to the ol' sports-a-roo.... I listened to a little of yesterday's show (until Bernsie went off about CTE) and caught some of today's program. I've enjoyed the Bulls and Bears talk. Show has been pretty solid when they stick to sports.

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Back to the ol' sports-a-roo.... I listened to a little of yesterday's show (until Bernsie went off about CTE) and caught some of today's program. I've enjoyed the Bulls and Bears talk. Show has been pretty solid when they stick to sports.


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Well in a very basic sense, lack of money seems to be a source for a lot of struggle in peoples lives so money not being an issue certainly eliminates one of the biggest sources of unhappiness.

Well said

Probably the best line in Forrest Gunp

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Its not even the money. Being Dan Bernstein means you can sleep in til 11:00 every morning before a 6 mile commute that skips rush hour completely. And the job is just bullshitting about sports and reading some blog posts you like. Occasionally you branch out to pop culture or some local story. Do that for 5 hours a day then go home. Vacation time when you want it/need it. You can half ass literally everything and have obscene amounts of spare time.

The $400k a year is just gravy.

Yes the schedule and job are the awesome part


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