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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (584)6/30/2005 9:46:12 AM
From: Oeconomicus  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 777
 
"He told me his boss sees the loss of his labors as a situation that will pay for itself."

LOL. I thought that was your friend's self-depricating humor, then I read on.

Reminds me of a line from Harold Simmons (1980s drug store magnate and hostile takeover artist), though. Asked why he left banking early in his career, he responded, "my bosses and I disagreed over who was smarter." ;-)



To: Peter Dierks who wrote (584)6/30/2005 2:26:51 PM
From: one_less  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 777
 
Someone said to Voltaire, "Life is hard." Voltaire replied, "Compared to what?"