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To: backman who wrote (23845)	6/14/2002 8:30:34 PM
From: rgood2002	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62558

one of those jokes is from "Where Are the Customer's Yachts?" in case you want to read the book. it is a good read. it is a comical look at wall street in the 1920's. very simular to the 1980's/1990's. it was first copyrited in 1940. the joke is, "A long time ago, a visitor from out of town came to a tour in Manhattan. At the end of the tour they took him to the financial district. When they arrived to Battery Park the guide showed him some nice yachts anchoring there, and said, "Here are the yachts of our bankers and stockbrokers." "And where are the yachts of the investors?" asked the naive visitor. "

To: backman who wrote (23845)	6/14/2002 11:58:17 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 62558

Discoveries Man discovered weapons, invented hunting. Woman discovered hunting, invented furs. Man discovered colors, invented painting. Woman discovered painting, invented make-up. Man discovered speech, invented conversation. Woman discovered conversation, invented gossip. Man discovered agriculture, invented food. Woman discovered food, invented diet. Man discovered friendship, invented love. Woman discovered love, invented marriage. Man discovered woman, invented sex. Woman discovered sex, invented headache. Man discovered trade, invented money. Woman discovered money, after which it was all over for men.

To: backman who wrote (23845)	6/16/2002 11:03:08 PM
From: Bag of Pucks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62558

My favourite Stock Broker Joke: Stock Broker goes to Heaven and St. Peter greets him but can't decide whether or not he should go to Heaven or Hell so he lets the Stock Broker decide after taking a tour. Stock Broker goes to Hell first and checks it out. There he found lots of people partying, drinking and having a good time. He goes to the bar and spots the Devil himself and says 'so, is it always this much fun around here?' and the Devil says, 'Yeah, everyday's a party!' Next the Broker goes to Heaven and there he finds birds singing, flowers blooming, streams flowing and general peace and tranquility. Thinking it through, he decides that Heaven is pretty boring so he makes up his mind that he'd rather hang out at the party downstairs and tells St. Peter so. So, back down he goes but this time when he gets to Hell, he sees people being tortured and screaming in pain. Again he spots the Devil and asks him "What gives? You told me that everyday was a party, but all I see are people in agony." Devil replies 'That was when you were a prospect... now you're a client'.