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Benny Dorm Nov 21st 2012 8:32 am

Thought for the day
 
If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you would have £49.00 today. If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in AIG insurance company one year ago, you would have £33.00 today. If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers five years ago, you would have nothing today. If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in Northern Rock three years ago, you would have nothing today But, if you had purchased £1,000 worth of beer one year ago at Tesco's, drunk all the beer, then taken the aluminum cans to the scrap metal dealer, you would have received £214.00. Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle. A recent study found that the average Briton walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Britons drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year. That means that, on average, Britons get about 41 miles to the gallon! Makes you proud to be British:thumbsup:

s5tuart Nov 21st 2012 2:30 pm

Re: Thought for the day
 
Superb! Made me smile on a dark and dismal UK day. Thank u :D

Dal Dy Dir Nov 21st 2012 5:28 pm

Re: Thought for the day
 
Yes very good Benny, but only 22 gallons of beer a year, I always knew I was above average at something!


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