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To: Sam who wrote (894)10/14/1998 11:01:00 AM
From: Henry Volquardsen  Respond to of 3536
 
Sam,

The first time I heard it was when I was still with Citibank in the early 80s. Delfim Netto (sp?) the Finance Minister of Brazil made the comment in a speech. Since Citibank was one of Brazil's largest lenders at the time, we didn't think it was funny. It got funnier after I left ;)

Henry



To: Sam who wrote (894)10/14/1998 11:19:00 AM
From: Ahda  Respond to of 3536
 
Accurately stated and the truest statement in the world.



To: Sam who wrote (894)10/14/1998 11:35:00 AM
From: Enigma  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3536
 
..........and they take you out to lunch.......e