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[lislislis]

People can get a little hopped up over the dumbest things. For example I had this man come in with a stock certificate. The thing had an issue date that went back to the 30's. The company was long since gone and the certificate was worthless. I got to break the bad news to the man and he asked to see the certificate. I handed it over to him and then he proceeded to throw it at me. Now mind you, it is never a good idea to throw anything made of paper unless you at least crumple it up first. The certificate kind of floated in the air a moment and then fluttered to the ground before even coming within a yard of me. I wanted to laugh, but obviously that would have been grossly inappropriate. The same man came back a few days later and asked me what the stock symbol for Fidelity was. I explained to him that Fidelity isn't a publicly traded company and he got upset. Again.

John Lennon wrote a song about his having left the Beatles. It goes like this...

People say I'm crazy
doing what I'm doing
Well they give me all kinds of warnings
to save me from ruin
When I say that I'm o.k.
they look at me kind of strange
Surely you're not happy now
you no longer play the game

People say I'm lazy
dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice
designed to enlighten me
When I tell them that I'm doing fine
watching shadows on the wall
Don't you miss the big time boy
you're no longer on the ball

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels
go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go

People asking questions
lost in confusion
Well I tell them there's no problem,
only solutions
Well they shake their heads and look
at me as if I've lost my mind
I tell them there's no hurry...
I'm just sitting here doing time

I'm just sitting here watching
the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go