Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine.
A man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.
Practice safe eating—always use condiments.
Shotgun wedding—a case of wife or death.
A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.
A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
Reading while sunbathing makes you well red.
When two egotists meet, it’s an I for an I.
A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it’s two tired.
What’s the definition of a will? (It’s a dead give away).
She was engaged to a boyfriend with a wooden leg but broke it off.
If you don’t pay your exorcist, you get repossessed.
The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.
A lot of money is tainted—taint yours and taint mine.
He had a photographic memory that was never developed.
Once you’ve seen one shopping center, you’ve seen a mall.
Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis.
Santa’s helpers are subordinate clauses.
Acupuncture is a jab well done.
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rssGreat Reply from Warren Buffett
This week is the annual shareholder meeting for Berkshire Hathaway, the gigantic conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett.
Buffett has a way of explaining complicated finance topics so that they’re fun and understandable.
Carleton English of Belus Capital Advisors points us to this gem of a quote from 2008 where he takes a jab at private equity.
Someone had asked the Oracle of Omaha why people sell their companies to him instead of private equity firms. This is the type of question that you might hear later this week. Here’s Buffett’s response:
“You can sell it to Berkshire, and we’ll put it in the Metropolitan Museum; it’ll have a wing all by itself; it’ll be there forever. Or you can sell it to some porn shop operator, and he’ll take the painting and he’ll make the boobs a little bigger and he’ll stick it up in the window, and some other guy will come along in a raincoat, and he’ll buy it.” (more…)