Subject: Rich Man
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun Feb 06 2000 - 03:43:57 EST
"The Pledge"
Grandpa Cartnell was celebrating his 100th
birthday and everybody complimented him
on how athletic and well-preserved he appeared.
"I will tell you the secret of my success," he
cackled. "My wife and I were married 75 years
ago. On our wedding night, we made a solemn
pledge. Whenever we had a fight, the one who
was proved wrong would go outside and take
a walk. Gentlemen, I have been walking in the
open air day after day for some 75 years now."
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"An Aging Person's Prayer"
Lord, grant me the Senility
to forget the people
I never liked anyway,
the good fortune
to run into the ones I do,
and the eyesight
to tell the difference.
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"Rich Man"
A young man asked an old rich man how he
made his money.
The old guy fingered his worsted wool vest
and said,
"Well, son, it was 1932. The depth of the Great
Depression. I was down to my last nickel.
I invested that nickel in an apple. I spent the
entire day polishing the apple and, at the end
of the day, I sold the apple for ten cents.
The next morning, I invested those ten cents
in two apples. I spent the entire day polishing
them and sold them at 5:00 pm for 20 cents.
I continued this system for a month, by the
end of which I'd accumulated a fortune of $1.37.
Then my wife's father died and left us two
million dollars."
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