dw13@ukc.ac.uk
Thu, 20 Jul 95 19:33:57 BST
------------------------------------------------------ Self explanatory: > > WHY ASK WHY > > > > > > Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't > > drink and drive? > > > > Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds? > > > > Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii? > > > > Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of > > parachutes? > > > > Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is > > prohibited there? > > > > Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime? > > > > Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations? > > > > Who is supposed to read the "Seeing eye dogs only" sign at the > > post office - the blind person or the dog? > > > > How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the > > mornings? > > > > If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there > > locks on the doors? > > > > If a cow laughed, would milk come out her nose? > > > > If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how do they make TEFLON stick > > to the pan? > > > > If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped it > > from a height, what would happen? > > > > If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens > > when you turn on the headlights? > > > > You know how most packages say "Open here". What is the protocol > > if the package says, "Open somewhere else"? > > > > Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM? > > > > Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways? > > > > Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a > > shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called > > cargo? > > > > You know that little indestructible black box that is used on > > planes, why can't they make the whole plane out of the same > > substance? > > > > Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, > > you turn down the volume on the radio? > > > > Did you know who in 1923 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 should have been considered some of the world's most > > successful men. At least they found the secret of making money. > > Now more than 55 years later, do you know what has become of > > these men? > > > > 1. The President of the largest steel company, Charles Schwab, > > died a pauper. > > > > 2. The President of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, is > > insane. > > > > 3. The President of the N.Y.S.E., 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 Rivermore, died of > > suicide. > > > > The same year, 1923, the winner of the most important golf > > championship, Gene Sarazan, won the U.S. Open and PGA > > Tournaments. Today he is still playing golf and is solvent. > > > > CONCLUSION: STOP WORRYING ABOUT BUSINESS AND START PLAYING GOLF! > > > > This letter originated in The Netherlands, has been passed around > > the world at least 20 times, bringing good luck to everyone who > > passed it on. The one who breaks the chain will have bad luck. > > > > Do not keep this letter. Do not send money. Just have your > > wonderful, efficient cpu make five additional copies and send it > > to five of your friends to whom you wish good luck. You will see > > that something good happens to you four days from now if the > > chain is not broken. This is not a joke. You will receive good > > luck in four days. :)