Story with a Moral

In 1923, Who 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 were considered some of the worlds most successful of their days. Now, 80 years later, the history book asks us if we know what ultimately became of them.

The Answers:

1. The president of the largest steel company, Charles Schwab, died a pauper.
2. The president of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, went insane.
3. The president of the NYSE, 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 Livermore, also committed suicide.

However:

In that same year, 1923, the PGA Champion and the winner of the most important golf tournament, the US Open, was Gene Sarazen. What became of him?

He played golf until he was 92, died in 1999 at the age of 95. He was financially secure at the time of his death.

The Moral:

Screw work. Play golf.

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That sounds good to me, but instead of golf, I'd rather find a nice lake or river, pitch a tent and set up camp with all the modern gadgets, and do some fishing....

I hope to play at least another 50 years

Do you play much Blue?

I know Kurt must since he has a fairway in his back yard!

Nice Blue.......But some people have no morals.

And yes i do remember the days of playing golf.........Played for app.15 yrs.(Btw.....Nice pics Magic)

Then one day my Dad talked me into becoming a memeber at pricey(for around here) course for a Thousand smackers.No cart included either.

Well I decided that I was gonna get my money`s worth and play every chance I got..........Day in day out......After about 3 months I got burned out on it.That was 4 -5 yrs ago.
The following year I played like 3 times,year after that was about 1 or 2.
Then found myself not playing since.............Just got burnt out on it.
Not too mention the nice irons and drivers I had bought.

Damn I spent alotta money.

I play in a weekly nine-hole league and get out at least one other time each week, weather permitting, with buddies. Every once in awhile, on an approach shot I hit one that Tiger would love to have -- that's what keeps me coming back. That and the nice walk and good times with friends. We've managed to get in at least one round each month this winter except for January. So, we bowled each week in January.

m\Magic there are other courses around that are even closer tha "Deer Valley" that I belonged to.

But for whatever reason I played a helluva alot better on that one than the others......(of my liking I guess)

And yes I still have my clubs.The last one I did buy was a driver called "Big Red" for 275.
If I remember right there was another one that cost more,but I`m thinkin that It had a bigger head maybe....Can`t remember why it was more.

I keep thinking that I will take it up again,but I alays have home projects to do it seems like.

I tore up my front lawn last year and put in a new sidewalk(landscaping bricks) and a 2 new flower beds with a 3rd going in this spring.
I cut every on of those bricks to fit in a s- curve sidewalk......A little tricky but looks good.

Then all I have left is a few windows to put in and all the outside work is done for good.........

So when working 6 days a week(when I go back,which any day now) I have little time to do some golfing.

Also saving some of that hard earned cash for that Vette a year from this coming summer.

I used to be a bowler too but haven't been to an alley since 1981 when the back problem was screwing things up

Me too, but hear on the Right side we dont roll the ten pins, theres no challenge to it..Try duckpins, now that takes skillllllz..I rolled religously 3 times a week in money leagues from the 70-'s til well into the 90's..

I even rolled on a TV Show in Baltimore 78-79, it was on Saturday late afternoon's

http://www.geocities.com/gwhelton/11-5.html

I wish they had a proper web site for Pinbusters. I beat some dude going for the Big Trophy, 6 straight weeks.

Duckpin Bowling! We've got 2, maybe 3 alleys here in Indy, Crav! Always a good time, it equalizes everyone instantly. The only kind of bowling the wife can do, with her hands being as they are.

Dam, Duckpins in the Midwest, not thats something..

Ever done candlepin bowling? That was/is popular in New England (where we all know the pin heads root for the *Pats). Anyway, it's an interesting twist on bowling. The pins are narrow cylinders somewhat fatter in the middle. The ball is about the size of a softball (like for duck pins). You get THREE shots to make the spare and any pins knocked down remain laying there for you to take advantage of on your subsequent rolls. I played it a few times about 50 years ago (before most of you were all a twinkle in your dads' eyes) when we visited my sister who, at the time, lived in Mass.

Candlepin Video Clip

Definately heard of candlepin bowling..

Im still in awe that they have duckpin out in the midwest,

Dam Blue, 50 years ago? they had round balls back then?

cravnravn wrote:Definately heard of candlepin bowling..

Im still in awe that they have duckpin out in the midwest,

Dam Blue, 50 years ago? they had round balls back then?

We have dick-puns, too!