lai@ucbvax.ARPA (Nick Lai) (09/14/85)
[ line eater bait ]
Do you know who in 1923 was:
1. President of the largest steel company?
2. President of the largest gas company?
3. President of the New York Stock Exchange?
4. Greatest wheat speculator?
5. President of the Bank of International Settlement?
6. Great Bear of Wall Street?
These men should have been considered some of the world's most success-
full men. At least they found the secret of making money. Now about 60
years later, do you know what became of these men?
1. The president of the largest steel company, Charles Schwab, died a
pauper.
2. The president of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, is insane.
3. The president of the N.Y.S.E., Richard Whitney, was released from
(an institution) to die at home.
4. The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Coccer, died abroad insolvent.
5. The president of the Bank of International Settlement shot himself.
6. The greatest Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Rivermore, committed
suicide.
The same year, 1923, the winner of the most important golf championship,
Gene Sarazan, won the U.S. Open and PGA Tournaments. Today he is still
playing golf and is solvent.
CONCLUSION:
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Stop worrying about business AND PLAY GOLF.
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Nick Lai
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* Can you believe it? This is the *second* chain letter I've gotten
* in a month. What is the world coming to? Anyway, I thought to
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