Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Farewell TOC

So farewell
then TOC
TSE# 8841,
land-lord,
linen-lord,
and would-be
lord of
health-tonics.

As a listed
company,
you always
traded cheap,
never
getting
the respect you
deserved.

Now,
With a TOB price
equal to a 5.5% cap rate,
you'll be remembered
as having been
"taken-under"
by the Otani's
rather than
"taken-over".

(with apologies to EJ Thribb, aged 5-1/2)
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3 comments:

  1. Macro Man3:15 am, April 25, 2007

    I was hoping for an epitaph for Boris Yeltsin from your good self, channelling the Poet Laureate of Private Eye...

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  2. "Cassandra"10:00 am, April 25, 2007

    So farewell
    then
    Boris Yeltsin.

    "Riot Sensibly"
    was your
    legacy
    and your
    name's anagram.

    Critics said
    you were
    "permanently
    pickled".

    Now
    you will be
    pickled
    permanently.

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  3. Macro Man12:20 am, April 26, 2007

    I am partial to limericks myself:

    There once was a comrade called Boris

    Who died under the sign of the Taurus

    Ninety one: what a hero!

    Ninety eight: less than zero

    Was the rouble return of George Soros

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