Financial Folk

And What Exactly Did He Prove?

CFO: There has to be a way to gather that information.
Financial analyst: But what you are asking me to do is simply guessing. I don’t have tools to gather information that can’t be proven!
CFO: Hey! Socrates only had a stick and sand!

Fourth Street
Berkeley, California

Overheard by: dude

Posted on April 24, 2008
Bosses, California, Compare and contrast, Default, Employees, Financial Folk, Offers and requests

Something About the Lifts Representing the Unfair Advantage of the Bourgeosie

Investment broker: My kid’s a socialist. He’d rather hang out with his friends than ski with us.

Portland Square
Portland, Maine

Posted on April 18, 2008
Compare and contrast, Family, Financial Folk, Maine, Offers and requests, Philosophy, Politics, Words

When Bible Story Re-Enactments Go Awry

CFO: So what will it be like? Should I be the sheep and you the one who drags me around? Oh, here’s the check.

New York City, New York

Overheard by: just waiting for a check

Posted on April 14, 2008
Animals, Bosses, Compare and contrast, Default, Executives, Financial Folk, New York, Offers and requests, Questions, Sexuality, Weirdness