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Originally Posted by HarryT
during his centuries of slumber, however, investments are made that make him the richest and most powerful man on Earth.
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This reminds me of the story about a man who was in a coma for many years. When he eventually woke up, he crawled out of his hospital bed and staggered to a payphone to call his broker.
"Your investments are doing very well," the broker told him. "Your Apple Computer shares are up to 2 million pounds; your Microsoft has reached a million and half, and ...."
"Did you say
million?", the man said. "That's fantastic."
"Yes, and your British Telecom is up to 4 million pounds; your Marks & Spencers has dipped to 900,000 pounds, but should recover, ..."
"This is wonderful", the man said. "What else can you tell me?"
Just then the operator cut it. "Your three minutes are up. If you wish to continue the call, please insert another five thousand pounds."