Subject: Work....................
In 1923, Who Was:
1. President of the largest steel company?
2. President of the largest gas company?
3. President of the New York stock Exchange?
4. Greatest wheat speculator?
5. President of the Bank of International Settlement?
6. Great Bear of Wall Street?
These men were considered some of the worlds most successful of their days.
Now, 80 years later, the history book asks us, if we know what ultimately became of them.
The Answers:
1. The president of the largest steel company.
Charles Schwab,
died a pauper.
2. The president of the largest gas company,
Edward Hopson,
went insane.
3. The president of the NYSE,
Richard Whitney,
was released from prison to die at home.
4. The greatest wheat speculator,
Arthur Cooger,
died abroad, penniless.
5.. The president of
the Bank of International Settlement,
shot himself.
6 The Great Bear of Wall Street,
Cosabee Livermore,
also committed suicide
However,
in that same year, 1923, the PGA Champion
and the winner of the most important golf tournament,
the US Open,
was
Gene Sarazen.
What became of him?
He played golf until he was 92,
died in 1999 at the age of 95.
He was financially secure
at the time of his death.
The Moral:
f**k work..
Play golf.
I'm hoping this is true for even a "hacker" like myself............
Obviously the present day corporate heads have decided to pillage the corporations at our expense so as to
NOT die penniless like their predecessors.
RedGolf . . . a good walk spoiled. Mark Twain
I just dont see the point in golf
I just dont see the point in golf
What kind of Scot are you? You don't drink Scotch, you don't play golf. They'll be coming to deport you for such crimes against the state.
Red
Obviously the present day corporate heads have decided to pillage the corporations at our expense so as to NOT die penniless like their predecessors.
Red
Golf . . . a good walk spoiled. Mark Twain
Love you Red (in a Bud Light kinda way
), but I couldn't disagree with you more on both counts.
Love you Red (in a Bud Light kinda way ), but I couldn't disagree with you more on both counts.
Just trying to be a total curmudgeon today. I obviously succeeded. My work here is done.
Red
Oh yes, my dad will be getting an email with this one.
I just dont see the point in golf
What kind of Scot are you? You don't drink Scotch, you don't play golf. They'll be coming to deport you for such crimes against the state.
Red
I understand that his name is on a list in Glasgow somewhere.