The chairman fails to see the funny side of a recent newspaper article
'Hang on,' said the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company SmallBlue Planet, snatching back his application to replace Howard Davies as nanny-in-chief at the Financial Services Authority. 'Before you read that, tell me, how many PRs does it take to fill a stairwell?' 'Oh, I know this one,' I said. 'The answer's 22.' 'Swine,' said the chairman. 'Oh well, it wasn't that funny anyway.' 'Nonsense,' I replied, taking a sip from my pint of Ronan's Stalker. 'I haven't laughed so much in ages. I mean, February's Merrill Lynch fund manager survey was quite funny. You know, th...
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