all those dentists

Michael Bailey michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com
Sat Sep 26 14:53:06 CDT 2009


Kevin Troy  wrote:
> The Golden Fang and its many manifestations reminds me of an old saw
> used by people on Wall Street and in the oil industry:  the world
> economy is run by dentists on Long Island, b/c they're the ones who
> play the NYMEX.
>

also noted by Neal Stephenson, where "The Dentist" is an uber-investor
who inspires maniacal due diligence in the enterprises he backs, for fear
of lawsuits



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"Oh, I can be very litigious." - Kramer (Seinfeld)



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