Interesting Anecdotes

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I hope that guy was just joking! :roll:

The Stock Market simply illustrated. ... is there a lesson here?


Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for Rs10. The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them. The man bought thousands at Rs10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their effort. He further announced that he would now buy at Rs20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again. Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to Rs25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an effort to even see a monkey let alone catch it.

The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at Rs50! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy on behalf of him. In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers. Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at Rs35 and when the man returns from the city, you can sell it to him for Rs50." The villagers squeezed up with all their savings to buy the monkeys. Then they never saw the man nor his assistant, only monkeys everywhere!! !! -

Welcome to the Market!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Sanguine Sridhar

Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for Rs10. The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them. The man bought thousands at Rs10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their effort. He further announced that he would now buy at Rs20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again. Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to Rs25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an effort to even see a monkey let alone catch it.

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Interesting Sridhar! This part reminds me pretty much of the old vehicle market......Herald cars used to sell here for as low as 4-5k around 10-15 yrs ago......seeing that there were so many of them to be had so cheap around scrapwalas would go grabbing as many as they could find......within 10 yrs their numbers have diminshed so now even with higher offer rates its an effort to even see such a car let alone grab it for scrapping! :lol: :(
Now the same story repeats in case of Fiats as well!

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Originally Posted by NOV

Sincerely,
Kenneth Lay
Former CEO, Enron

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:rotfl: :rotfl:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Lay

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Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram

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Originally Posted by NOV

Sincerely,
Kenneth Lay
Former CEO, Enron

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:rotfl: :rotfl:

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Originally Posted by NOV

This one touches the heart...

Some time ago, I was rushing around trying to do some Valentine's Day shopping. I was stressed out and not thinking very fondly of the weather right then. It was dark, cold, and wet in the parking lot. As I was loading my car up, I noticed that I was missing a receipt that I might need later. So mumbling under my breath, I retraced my steps to the mall entrance.

As I was searching the wet pavement for the lost receipt, I heard a quiet sobbing. The crying was coming from a poorly dressed boy of about 12 years old. He was short and thin. He had no coat. He was just wearing a ragged flannel shirt to protect him from the cold night's chill. Oddly enough, he was holding a twenty dollar bill in his hand. Thinking that he had gotten lost from his parents, I asked him what was wrong.

He told me his sad story. He said that he came from a large family. He had three brothers and four sisters. His father had died when he was nine years old. His mother was poorly educated and worked two full time jobs. She made very little to support her large family. Nevertheless, she had managed to skimp and save forty dollars to buy her children some Valentine's Day presents (sadly, she hadn't manage to get them anything on Christmas). The young boy had been dropped off, by his mother, on the way to her second job. He was to use the money to buy presents for all his siblings and save just enough to take the bus home.

He had not even entered the mall, when an older boy grabbed one of the twenty dollar bills and disappeared into the night.

"Why didn't you scream for help?" I asked.

The boy said, "I did."

"And nobody came to help you?" I queried.

The boy stared at the sidewalk and sadly shook his head.

"How loud did you scream?" I inquired.

The soft-spoken boy looked up and meekly whispered, "Help me!"

I realized that absolutely no one could have heard that poor boy cry for help.
So I grabbed his other twenty and ran to my car.

Sincerely,
Kenneth Lay
Former CEO, Enron

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Touches or pricks?

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Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram

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Originally Posted by NOV

Sincerely,
Kenneth Lay
Former CEO, Enron

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:rotfl: :rotfl:

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Pardon my curiosity PR but wats so funny bout the name? :? :roll:

All good things come to those who wait.
BUT
Time and tide wait for no man.

The pen is mightier than the sword.
BUT
Actions speak louder than words.

Wise men think alike.
BUT
Fools seldom differ.

The best things in life are free
BUT
There's no such thing as a free lunch

Slow and steady wins the race
BUT
Time waits for no man

Look before you leap
BUT
Strike while the iron is hot

Do it well, or not at all.
BUT
Half a loaf is better than none.

Birds of a feather flock together.
BUT
Opposites attract.

Don't cross your bridges before you come to them.
BUT
Forewarned is forearmed.

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom.
BUT
Faith will move mountains.

Great starts make great finishes.
BUT
It ain't over 'till it's over.

Practice makes perfect.
BUT
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Silence is golden.
BUT
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

You're never too old to learn.
BUT
You can't teach an old dog new tricks

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
BUT
One man's meat is another man's poison.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
BUT
Out of sight, out of mind.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.
BUT
Many hands make light work.

Hold fast to the words of your ancestors.
BUT
Wise men make proverbs and fools repeat them.



.... and then there is this complicated phrase in English.....

'Two individuals proceeded towards the apex of a natural geologic
protuberance, the purpose of their expedition being the procurement
of a sample of fluid Oxide of Hydrogen in a large vessel, the exact
size of which was unspecified.


'One member of the team precipitously descended, sustaining severe
damage to the upper cranial portion of his anatomical structure;
subsequently, the second member of the team performed
self-rotational translation, orientated in the same direction taken by the first team member.'

Any guess.... what it is all about..........???

Just see below.......









'Jack and Jill went up the hill

To fetch a pail of water

Jack fell down and broke his crown

And Jill came tumbling after!'

No one can ever be satisfied with 3 things. They are:

1. Mobile
2. Automobile
3. Girl friend / Boy friend

Because better models will be available in future.