[Gllug] Sharing Internet via Serial Cable

[Henry Gilbert]

On 11/2/05, Peter Grandi <pg_gllug at gllug.for.sabi.co.uk> wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 12:07:10 +0000, Henry Gilbert
> >>> <henry.gilbert at gmail.com> said:
>
> [ ... ]
>
> henry.gilbert> ... The lady already weeped how poor she was,
> henry.gilbert> being a single mother and all that ... whilst
> henry.gilbert> living in Chelsea, girl goes to public school,
> henry.gilbert> and having a second house in France; ... yaaa
> henry.gilbert> one is ootterly goolible :P
>
> This reminds me of something... Last year in the "Money" section
> of the Sunday Times there was an interview on how a pensioner,
> John Notts, managed his money, and had this little bit:
>
>  «Q: Have you ever been really hard up?
>
>   A: Yes, while I was in politics. I had to keep two homes going
>      and I had three children in private schools.
>
>      When I went into parliament none of us were professional
>      politicians. We had to have business interests because the
>      parliamentary salaries were so low.
>
>      I was poor when I was a minister because I had to give up
>      all my business interests.»
>
> After leaving politics he had to look for jobs, no doubt at his
> local JobCentre, and I guess after getting on his bike and going
> around from factory to office to shop, he found a vacancy and
> got hired, just to get by, as chairman of the board of Lazard,
> and by working hard he got himself sorted:
>
>    «Within three years of going back to the City I had paid off
>     all my debts.»
>
> That's how the other half (percent) of the country thinks... :-)
>
> [ ... ]
>
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OK I give up.
What is Lazard?
Is that a poor-men's company?

Poor guy,
after giving so much to society, that is what he gets in return!

I say, keep out of politics !!
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