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Pamela, Grace and all who liked that; The original version my sister sent is even funnier, but the graphics refuse to copy. If you want to see it in all it's glorious humor pm me your e-mall. I think it will all go through that way.
Loved the poem
Sort of in the same vein here's a story about a less than perfect man and his mom's advice.
> Forrest Gump Explains Mortgage Backed Securities
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> a.. Mortgage Backed Securities are like boxes of chocolates.
> b.. Criminals on Wall Street stole a few chocolates from the boxes and
replaced them with turds.
> c.. Their criminal buddies at Standard & Poor rated these boxes AAA
Investment Grade chocolates.
> d.. These boxes were then sold all over the world to investors.
> e.. Eventually somebody bites into a turd and discovers the crime.
> f.. Suddenly nobody trusts American chocolates anymore worldwide.
> g.. Hank Paulson now wants the American taxpayers to buy up and hold
all these boxes of turd-infested chocolates for $700 billion dollars until
the market for turds returns to normal.
> h.. Meanwhile, Hank's buddies, the Wall Street criminals who stole all
the good chocolates are not being investigated, arrested, or indicted.
> i.. Mama always said: "Sniff the chocolates first Forrest".
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