Dan here -- I've gotten many DMs about this well-dressed sleuth so I wanna be clear.
Danièl Toumé is my cousin.
Not my friend.
Many years ago Danièl and I ran a boutique investigative department for the well-to-do. We worked above a pastry shop in the 14th Arrondisement in Paris and would perform investigative tasks for patrons who could afford it. Our clients included nobles, businessmen, and well-respected political figured.
It was a part of Toomey-Toumé that I learned many of the skills necessary for any detective worth their salt: how to squint like you're concentrating, say things like "hmmm," and approach any area confidently and ask "what's going on here?"
T-T was very successful. Within a few years we had made millions of dollars in contracts and even more in trenchcoat endorsements. We were the best dressed detectives in Paris, and that's saying something.
But it was at the height of our success that Danièl started to betray me.
As news of our success spread through Paris (this was the 1920s after all - word traveled quick), photographers were quick to show up at the scene to get a snap of the Double Ds whenever we stepped outside. Once my older, and might I say, shorter, cousin began to get a whiff of celebrity, there was no satiating his desire to steal the spotlight.
Day after day, Danièl would step in front of me for a photoshoot any chance he got.
The Partridge of Rue Cler. Chapeaux des Jambons. Le Dame De La Poubelle.
These were all high-profile cases that Danièl would use to stand in front of me and be photographed any chance he got. Dejected, I soon receded to the background in every press opportunity - as you see today.
This particular photo was just the latest example.
When I caught wind of the Louvre jewel heist it seemed like a great opportunity to forgo my usual Wall Street dealings and return to my old stomping grounds. But I should have remembered that once a Danièl, always a Danièl.
So here he is, stealing my shine once again. I believe his trench is Burberry. Well done, Toumé.
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Ok folks, here’s the deal: Good Work has a Patreon now. Here we’ll be posting tapings of our brand new Good Work Live shows each month, ad-free versions of Good Work episodes, and lots more bonus stuff including exclusive and extended interviews.
This community is gonna let us experiment, expand the scope of what we’re making, and quite frankly keep us doing what we’re doing plus a lot more. Even some stuff that perhaps, for one reason or another, wouldn’t be possible to support with advertising. We think all that is pretty rock and roll.
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Dan here -- I've gotten many DMs about this well-dressed sleuth so I wanna be clear.
Danièl Toumé is my cousin.
Not my friend.
Many years ago Danièl and I ran a boutique investigative department for the well-to-do. We worked above a pastry shop in the 14th Arrondisement in Paris and would perform investigative tasks for patrons who could afford it. Our clients included nobles, businessmen, and well-respected political figured.
It was a part of Toomey-Toumé that I learned many of the skills necessary for any detective worth their salt: how to squint like you're concentrating, say things like "hmmm," and approach any area confidently and ask "what's going on here?"
T-T was very successful. Within a few years we had made millions of dollars in contracts and even more in trenchcoat endorsements. We were the best dressed detectives in Paris, and that's saying something.
But it was at the height of our success that Danièl started to betray me.
As news of our success spread through Paris (this was the 1920s after all - word traveled quick), photographers were quick to show up at the scene to get a snap of the Double Ds whenever we stepped outside. Once my older, and might I say, shorter, cousin began to get a whiff of celebrity, there was no satiating his desire to steal the spotlight.
Day after day, Danièl would step in front of me for a photoshoot any chance he got.
The Partridge of Rue Cler. Chapeaux des Jambons. Le Dame De La Poubelle.
These were all high-profile cases that Danièl would use to stand in front of me and be photographed any chance he got. Dejected, I soon receded to the background in every press opportunity - as you see today.
This particular photo was just the latest example.
When I caught wind of the Louvre jewel heist it seemed like a great opportunity to forgo my usual Wall Street dealings and return to my old stomping grounds. But I should have remembered that once a Danièl, always a Danièl.
So here he is, stealing my shine once again. I believe his trench is Burberry. Well done, Toumé.
Hope this clears things up.
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hey little content rats, our extended interview with science journalist Adam Becker who wrote a very good book about "the terrible plans tech billionaires have for the future and why they don't work" called MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER is out now on our Patreon. it's sick, go watch it.
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Our newest live show is now out on Patreon.
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“So you’re $150K in debt with no job, paying $2,400/mo in rent?”
“Yes”
“And you’re not standing near a window where a sniper can see you?”
“Correct”
“Why don't you step outside for me.”
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do y'all agree? 🤔
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These are all over NYC
Launch video: https://youtu.be/oo_VuZHPF7Y?si=tiHMs...
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Thanks to everyone who came out to our second live show last night. Video up on Patreon soon.
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Ok folks, here’s the deal: Good Work has a Patreon now. Here we’ll be posting tapings of our brand new Good Work Live shows each month, ad-free versions of Good Work episodes, and lots more bonus stuff including exclusive and extended interviews.
This community is gonna let us experiment, expand the scope of what we’re making, and quite frankly keep us doing what we’re doing plus a lot more. Even some stuff that perhaps, for one reason or another, wouldn’t be possible to support with advertising. We think all that is pretty rock and roll.
Good Work Live on all things IMMORTALITY drops October 16th. Become a member: www.patreon.com/GoodWork
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