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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (91978)	9/8/2001 11:11:22 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

To all, one of the more fun weeks at work, despite the new Tuesday evenings on the plantation singing slave song hit parade standards. <g> I still remember the movie "Black and White-In Color," which was set in WWI Africa, but the concept is still the same. The natives had to carry the French and German priests in litters around the jungle and they would sing their native ditties. Of course, the Europeans didn't understand the words, which were something like "My white dog is fat as a hippo." "My white jerk has stinky feet." <g> Anyway, I was the only guy smiling this week, except for the fella who shares an office with me and now seems to be partially corrupted by my anarchist thinking. One of my buddies, whose name will go unmentioned because he posts on SI from time to time, bought calls on one name and puts on another, totally his ideas and none of my own. The one with calls was up a little and the one with puts did a swan dive. From now on, he's my first call. I'll get his ideas and then fan them out to everyone else as my ideas. It is a great job where plagiarism is not only acceptable, it is flat-out encouraged. <g> Sure beats working and doing research. My paperwork problems have dropped out of turbo-charged overdrive into neutral, which thrills me no end. I don't know if I'm getting better at it or if the high sheriffs are starting to figure out that what I say on paper is not necessarily what I really mean. <g> In the past 3 work days, I haven't been yelled at for screwing up our entire New York back office. That's a new record for me. Some of my former mutual fund teammates have been telling me their woes and triumphs in the elevator rides. The co. seems to be hanging in there, if not, prospering. At least better than most in the industry. And I certainly wish them well. Especially since I still have an annuity guaranteed by their uncollateralized credit. Please make a profit so Morgan Stuckup doesn't renege on what they owe me. <g> They are also very nice people whom I like, which matters somewhat less than the annuity concept. It is amazing how many movers and shakers I've been able to get on the phone and even agree to meet with me. However, when I walk into a wealthy person's abode, I kind of resent the double locks on the silver and liquor cabinets. <g> Best, The knight who sat at King Arthur's pyramid table.