12/24/02

A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money.
The old guy said, "Well, son, it was 1932.  The depth of
the Great Depression.  I was down to my last nickel.”

"I invested that nickel in an apple.  I spent the entire day
polishing the apple, and at the end of the day I sold the
apple for 10 cents.”

"The next morning, I invested that 10 cents in two apples.
I spent the entire day polishing them and sold them at
5:00 p.m. for 20 cents.  I continued this system for a
month, by the end of which I'd accumulated the vast
sum of $1.37.”

"Then my wife's father died and left us two million
dollars."