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Businessman proves there is free lunch
A local businessman was stunned to realize the meeting he attended at lunchtime required no input from him whatsoever.
“I think this proves one of the oldest economic theories wrong. There is such a thing as free lunch,” Kenneth Adam, CFO, said. “I just had one.”
The meeting with a local tax consultant was arranged by Mr. Adam’s PA.
“I did nothing but eat: my PA fixed it all, I didn’t buy anything, and I was totally texting with my buddies all through the lunch, like I always do. I’ll even bill somebody for my time,” he said.
“Frankly, when my business school professor said there was no such thing as free lunch, I believed him. This is mind-boggling.”
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Maldini grounded, misses Champions League match
AC Milan defender Paolo Maldini misses the next Champions League match, a quarterfinal game against Bayern München, for disciplinary reasons, the club announced today.
“Becks” buys England, adds Top Gun
David Beckham, former England captain, announced today the acquisition of the English national team. “There’ll be some changes,” Mr. Beckham said at the press conference.
The terms of the contract were not disclosed, but according to our sources, Beckham is said to have paid 200 billion pounds for exclusive control of the national team for three years.
Waiting is the hardest part
FADE IN:
INT. AIRPORT – DAY
A middle aged man, BERTIL, sits on one of the airport seats and reads a newspaper. Another man, RISTO, walks towards the gates, slows down and looks for BERTIL. He sees him, they greet.
RISTO
Hi, Bertil, how long have you been here?
Hi, Bertil, how long have you been here?
BERTIL
Oh, no, not long, not long at all, just got here.
PA
Ladies and gentlemen, the flight to Kiruna is ready for boarding in five minutes. Please have your boarding pass and an ID card available at the gate. We wish you a pleasant flight.
INT. AIRPORT, LINE – DAY
RISTO
Bertil, what’s your seat?
BERTIL
1A.
FADE OUT.
Pace, brother
How do you spot a farm boy in the city? His every seventh step is longer (to avoid the ditches). That’s an old Finnish urban joke – not that Finns really can boast with an all too urban state of mind.
