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Monday, May 5, 2008 at 07:35AM in broker bill "I still have some twenties in my files from that gentlemen's palace in Midtown."
"Jesus, Mell. You mean Scores money? You saved some, all this time?"
"I couldn't throw away perfectly good currency."
"I don't know, Mell. Might have been better if you spent it. With inflation nowadays, I'm not sure twenty will get you very far."
"Too bad they didn't issue credit cards."
"You're too funny, Mell. Scores credit cards!"
"You think the Fed would swap that debt?"
"Sure. Why not? Stripping generates great cash flow."
"Maybe Senator Dodd would help out."
"Yeah, too bad Spitzer's no longer govenor. I'm sure he would have been a big supporter, Mell. Big supporter."
(silence)
"Hey, quick question. How far is Yahoo going to tank?"
"Sec."
"Mumbai! Where's Yahoo trading on Instinet?"
"Who's Mumbai?"
"He's the new summer hire."
"Sort of early for summer, isn't it?"
"Graduated early."
(silence)
"Looks like twenty-two and change."
"Here's hoping it breaks twenty."
"What? Don't tell me you Chinesed the spread."
"Stupid trade, I know."
"Jesus, Mell. You got some freakin' balls."
"Relax, captain. It's just Scores cash."