Fwd: eToys dies slow, lingering, satisfying corporate death

[kelley]

At 01:00 PM 1/5/01 -0500, Chuck0 wrote:
>Doug Henwood wrote:
> >
> > Chuck0 wrote:
> >
> > >Work sucks.
> >
> > Alienated work sucks.
> >
> > Doug
>
>I guess I stand corrected.
>
>Here's a modest proposal: Given that whenever Alan Greenspan opens his
>mouth the stock market does something crazy, why don't they just take
>him, stuff him, and set up one of those European-style bell tower clocks
>at the NYSE. On the hour, the bell would toll and out would come little
>Alan, encased in Lucite. The loudspeaker system would play some of his
>greatest hits and the market would be inspired to go up again.
>
>Well, at least the markets could use this idea today.
>
>Chuck0

yes, Weekend at Al's -- I've been saying this for awhile!

or, you could stuff him like bentham watch and call it Eternal Greenspan 
Watch

http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/web/Nina/JBentham.html
kelley