Poor Diddy

Diddy went on a much-publicized YouTube rant last week about the cost of gas. He claimed prices were so high, he quit using his private jet and started flying commercial. Except he doesn't actually own a private jet. Details, details. The Palm Beach Post says:

A thorough review of federal records shows that no plane in this country is registered to a Sean Combs or any of the trend-setter's numerous companies, including clothier Sean John and his music company, Bad Boy Entertainment.

One private aviation source scoffed: "It's my jet this, my jet that, he's just pretending. I have list of every plane with the name of the owner, and he's not on it."

Combs' publicist says he owns a fraction of a jet. NetJets spokeswoman Maryann Aarseth confirmed that Combs is a fractional owner but did not provide the amount of his share or the tail number of the plane. Fractional owners pay for a limited number of flight hours on any company jet, according to NetJets.com.(Source)

I've got $6.27 still left in an old mutual fund I used to contribute to at my last job's 401K plan. And since a mutual fund invests in hundreds of different companies' stock, does that mean I own "fractional" amounts of McDonald's, Microsoft, and Disney? If so, I'm going to take after Diddy and start telling that to chicks. Hopefully it'll work better than my most recent pickup line: "Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?"