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To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (45730)	2/28/2006 10:39:56 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

Guess we've all been fleeced at least once.

To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (45730)	2/28/2006 2:34:48 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

A derivative of the principle is the description in Bonfire of the Vanities about how a bond trader makes money. The main character's little daughter asked, "mommy, how does daddy make his money?" Mommy replied, [and this is paraphrased], "well honey, imagine you're at a birthday party and the cake gets cut. And with each piece of cake that is given to a guest a couple little crumbs fall off. Your daddy is the guy who collects those crumbs."