A Clever Rule and a Banker’s Delicate Deal
A merchant sought the name of a failed Yokohama firm. The banker agreed to reveal only if the merchant could prove the name by a list of ten firms. The merchant learned the firm’s name was the sole genuine entry, and he admitted heavy losses since the others were fictitious.
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The Exploit That Counted
Two Staten Island youngsters returned home drenched after jumping into water to help a woman. They kept quiet about a five dollar bill the woman had given them, claiming they saved her pocketbook and that they helped the lady.
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