NEWS: Distinguished Harvard Economics Professor Charged with Stealing Manure

CULTURE: Distinguished Harvard Economics Professor Charged with Stealing Manure

"He's been doing it for years," said Phillip Casey, a stable manager in Rockport, Mass.

Apparently Martin Weitzman, Harvard University's Ernest E. Monrad Professor of Economics, has been unlawfully acquiring Casey's horse manure for far below mutually agreed fair market value. That is to to say... he's been stealing it.

A near non-event to those who might wrongly believe that if anything ain't worth shit, it's horseshit. But as we learn in Econ 101, everything is worth what people are willing to pay for it. In this case, a truckload is worth $35.

Weitzman, is charged with larceny under $250, trespassing, and malicious destruction of property. Sometimes the invisible hand can give you a real invisible finger.

What kind of dumbshit steals shit?

I mean, he's a Harvard professor. What does he need shit for?

It is great fertilizer, maybe he's just trying to have a great lawn.

You'd think he'd be smarter than that.

...smarter than that...

...this thing on?

What a shit head.

Another economist gone bad? There was one in Fairbanks that dealt drugs and bootlegged liquor. The bad boys of the social sciences.

Wow ... what a pile of shit.

shitty.

Well I hope he gets in shit for it

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

I met Marty Weitzman once, a couple of years ago.

He was meant to come out to Australia earlier this year and bailed at the last minute because, well, he's Marty Weitzman and he does what he wants.

Including stealing manure.


Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! How funny is that!

I understand why he needs the shit, why the fuck does the college fucking care? How long has he been doing it, how much has it cost them?

Thats amusing, Could you imagine if that went on your criminal record? What would happen if you went across the Canada, USA border?

"I'm sorry sir, it says here that you 'steal shit' and you won't be able to enter Canada"

Shit happens.

Who in the world steals shit? I mean really?

Nicely written.

[Edited on Apr 08, 2005 4:08AM]

well that's enough to put me off. i'm returning my horse shit when it gets dark.

Where does anything say that the college cares?

Also, he's been charged with a criminal offence, so I guess if he's found guilty and they have policies they will care.

I don't understand all the people saying "why is he stealing shit?"; thieves steall al kinds of stuff, much of it with less value than shit. He's stealing because he wants it and because he doesn't want to pay for it and because he doesn't see his actions as harmful to the shit-owner.

It's official...this website has gone to shit.

*rimshot*



-TM

I've always heard you can get the best shit in Rockport.

Also, if I had the name, Ernest E Monrad, I would become a lion-tamer or some shit, so I wouldnt get the crap beat out of me.
Monrad, sheesh.

"Three hundred bucks? Three hundred bucks for a couple of dents? Hey, that's bullshit!"
"No, it was horseshit! And it was all over your car."

His name is Martin Weitzman, just so we're clear.

Ernest E. Monrad is the name of his endowed chair at Harvard. I've no fucking idea who Monrad is. Some dude with lots of money who endowed a professorship I guess.

Yah, I actually got that , seeing how I read English and everything. If you had been reading my English, instead of jumping up and down in your joy of correcting somebody's mistakes you would've realized I made no mention of Prof. Weitzman, because his name isn't nearly as dorky as Ernest E. Monrad.