Missed T.G.I.T last week, so here’s the roundup for Tuesday. Because Tuesday starts with a T, too. Changing this to numbered form instead of the faux-Journal ~~~ separations.

1) Sell side analysts make one FT columnist want to puke. Here’s how he describes analysts (college kids pay attention):

“…pull out Excel, figure out the 2009 numbers for every line of the business. Assume profit margins go down 1-2 per cent a year. Assume customers go up 2-5 per cent a year. Depreciate the equipment. Appreciate the real estate. Amortise the expenses. List all the things that can go wrong (’competition can encroach’; ‘customers can lose interest in product”; ‘housing bubble can cause real estate prices to fall’, and so on). Slap on a price target. And, finally, give a rating (’peer perform’ is my favourite). Bam! It’s a living. Or is it?’”

2) Joined Doostang and LinkedIn recently. Will root around, determine worth and write a review, shortly. I’ve already received one harassing email from LinkedIn.

3) Finally. Some context for those horrendous American Apparel ads. So horrendous I had to go check out more on their website.

4) Just because you’re a money manager, it doesn’t mean you ever, ever have to get out of your sweatpants.

5) Improve your B-School essay while you’re on the can by listening to MBA Podcaster (via the Economist)