----- Original Message -----
From: "Bachman, Paul" <Paul.Bachman@gs.com>
To: "'Marcotte, Thomas'" <tmarcotte@powermerchants.com>; "'McAuley, Rory'"
<Rory.Mcauley@GFInet.com>; "'Policastro, Tony'" <tonyp@elitebrokers.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:37 PM
Subject: FW: Go on ... laugh


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duffy, Scott
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 1:34 PM
> To: Bachman, Paul
> Subject: FW: Go on ... laugh
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nour Beyhum [mailto:nour.beyhum@g-icap.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 1:26 PM
> Subject: Go on ... laugh
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> > > Traders and Brokers
> > >
> > >  A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced his
> > >  altitude and saw a man below. "Excuse me, but can you help me?
> > >  I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago but I don't know
> > >  where I am," he said.
> > >
> > >  The man below replied: "You are in a hot air balloon hovering
> > >  approximately 30 ft above the ground. You are between 40 and 41
> > >  degrees North latitude and between 56 and 57 degrees West longitude.
> > >  " To which the balloonist replied: "You must be a broker."
> > >
> > >  To which the man on the ground said: "I am, but how did you know?"
> > >
> > >  The reply came from above: "Everything you told me is technically
> > >  correct but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the
> > >  fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all."
> > >
> > >  The man below responded: "You must be a Trader."
> > >
> > >  To which the balloonist replied: "Yes, I am, but how did you
> > >  know?"
> > >
> > >  To which the man on the ground said: "You don't know where you are
> > >  or where you are going. You have risen to your current position due
> > >  to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you have no
> > >  idea how to keep and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact
is,
> > >  you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but
> > now,
> > >  somehow, it's my fault."
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