AWFUL THOUGHTS
A young man asked his boss for a £1 rise in salary. “But look,” said the boss, “if I give you the rise, that’s £4 more a month. That’s £52 more a year.” (His voice grew louder.) “In ten years you will have got £520 out of my pocket. In 20 years £IO4O, and in 50 years—in 50 years—” He clutched his head as though in some dreadful nightmare. Then he screamed: “I’m bankrupt!”— “Public Opinion.” London.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 5 January 1945, Page 2
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79AWFUL THOUGHTS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 5 January 1945, Page 2
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