The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. George Bernard Shaw
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Fairchild Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 6:31 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Banks In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 06/08/2005 at 07:41 AM, Bill Fairchild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >A cynical executive might be tempted to lose the info on purpose so >his customers would have more need of the insurance - the classical >protection racket. In a message dated 6/8/2005 6:03:56 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A cynical customer might believe that it has already happened. I wouldn't bet that he was wrong. One of the 20th century's greatest cynics, H. L. Mencken, wrote: "The cynics are right nine times out of ten." Bill Fairchild ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html