Here’s a bit of trivia for you. My partner was just taking the piss out of something she was reading, which ran: “When I chaired my first session, I tabled a resolution ….” Then she burst out laughing and said, …
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“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.”
That is from Emerson, and occurred to me because after being so rude about religion, I found something a month or so ago, by a bishop whose name, I shamefacedly admit I did not note. But The Church of England …
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Quite a few readers get my helpful marketing ideas, I know Helpful idea No 90. Don’t rely on a beauty parade, Bill. Again I must apologise for pointing out something childishly obvious … but it is clearly necessary, as almost …
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If you’re in the marketing/advertising game, you’re probably familiar with the expression “beauty parade”. It’s applied to something called pitching – one of the most stupid ideas of all in a business that’s not short of them. Nonetheless, almost every …
Read MoreI feel such a fool, Gordon . You’re a financial genius really
The great economist Keynes said, “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?” I remembered this when Gordon B, with one bound, saved the world. All the experts who’d been saying he was bloody useless suddenly …
Read MoreWhy the markets crashed – the truth
If you want the real explanation (and the funniest) watch this. These two men have been making me laugh for over 40 years. Try to ignore the extremely posh English accents if you’re not from here; just listen carefully. You …
Read MoreThe triumph of horseshit
I am just recovering from doing a seminar followed by a grand dinner in Almaty, which – as you all know, don’t you? – is the biggest city in Kazakhstan. This country is startlingly unlike the funny film that made …
Read MoreA sad confession
I normally pride myself on supplying my own jokes, but this one is just too good to ignore: http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/government-takes-60%25-stake-in-al%11qaeda-200810141322/
Read MoreWhat America’s politicians really, really don’t get about the art of persuasion
I get at regular intervals messages from a liberal friend in San Francisco (where else?) Quite a few are very funny – and currently most are aimed at McCain and Palin. I’m staying with my son in Brooklyn. His wife …
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