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Desperate Wall St Housewives and Girlfriends Start DABA Blog

by Lee Bains on February 3, 2009 at 07:03 AM



While their men sit in front of financial Web sites sobbing, Wall Street wives and girlfriends are now logging onto their own Web sites and commiserating, according to the London Times.

The blog, called Dating a Banker Anonymous, affords "DABA Girls" the opportunity to bemoan the dwindling passions (and allowances) they face in the wake of the economic downturn. Precariously perched between sarcasm and arrogance, the site's wit is undeniable, but its morality is questionable. One poster, under the alias "Jen," remarked, "I hope the government earmarked some bailout money for ex-DABA girls. Without my FBF [DABA slang for 'Finance-Guy Boyfriend'] subsidizing my lifestyle, I am seriously over leveraged with Saks," adding, "And I'm not talking about Goldman."

While it is easy to lambaste these women (and their male cohorts) as shallow and materialistic (if not delusional), it is more appropriate -- we think -- to look upon them as the embodiments of the United States' worship of wealth and its impending demise. We can only hope that, in light of the present economy, we here in the States can quit lusting after Paris vacations, coveting Paris fashions and -- above all -- admiring Paris Hilton. Maybe, then, we can again esteem those lamentably antiquated ideals of hard work, humility and charity. [From: DABA via London Times]

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