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Thursday, May 25, 2023
Warning!
Be on alert Pilgrim … at some point in the uncertain future … when getting your shoes shined … if your bootblack asks you to recommend an AI stock. — Fletcher
Who gets shoes that need shining, and where the shoeshine persons?
You have your quote backwards: Joseph P. Kennedy (1888-1969) knew that it was time to get out of the market in 1929 when his shoeshine boy began giving him stock tips.
Who gets shoes that need shining, and where the shoeshine persons?
ReplyDeleteYou have your quote backwards:
Joseph P. Kennedy (1888-1969) knew that it was time to get out of the market in 1929 when his shoeshine boy began giving him stock tips.
Thanks for filling readers in on the historic reference …
ReplyDeleteDo the military types still shine their shoes?