Fwd: David Mamet didn’t write the dialogue in this $40 million court order. It just sounds that way.

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Date: Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 10:38 AM
Subject: David Mamet didn't write the dialogue in this $40 million court order. It just sounds that way.
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David Mamet didn't write the dialogue in this $40 million court order. It just sounds that way. By Lesley Fair "A-B-C. Always be closing."  "As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired." "These are the new leads. The Glengarry leads. To you, they're gold. But you don't get them. Why? Because they're for closers."  Not much compares to the crackling dialogue of a David Mamet play. But one worthy contender is an order by a federal judge in Atlanta entering a compensatory sanction against the marketers of Fastin, Lipodrene, Benzedrine, and Stimerex-ES, diet products advertised online and in national magazines in violation of an earlier injunction. The story of how that came to be – including some quotes from the record that read straight out of a Mamet production – proves that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. Spoiler alert: The sanction totals more than $40 million. Read more   SUBSCRIBER SERVICES:  Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help This is a free service provided by the Federal Trade Commission.

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