The chairman stifles an onomatopoeic urge to urch after hearing a 'bubble theory' about the sub-prime chaos
"Are you sure the word 'Urch' is strictly onomatopoeic?" asked the chairman of the insignificantly sized investment company SmallBlue Planet as we enjoyed a few pints of Seven Long Years at The You Must Be Joking It Can't Really Be That Many. "I'm guessing you would be referring to my recent concern that there aren't nearly enough fund managers around who have onomatopoeic names?" I replied. "In that case, yes, I think 'Urch' counts. I have no actual facts on which to base my conclusions - after all, why break the habit of a lifetime? - but, for example, were somebody to hit you in the sto...
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