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Old 03-27-2013, 11:47 AM   #1
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Kurt Vonnegut’s Monkey House

Kurt Vonnegut’s Monkey House was a show in the early 90's, on Showtime cable network. It was hosted by Vonnegut, and featured his short stories.

The Foster Portfolio, which first appeared in Colliers magazine in 1951, was one of those short stories.

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My business is handling other people’s money, and I have a great respect for money.
But how could I help a man like Herbert Foster, who had such an odd feeling about it?

I’M a salesman of good advice for rich people. I’m a contact man for an investment counseling firm. It’s a living, but not a whale of a one —or at least not now, when I’m just starting out. To qualify for the job, I hud to buy a Homburg, a navy-blue overcoat, a double-breasted banker’s-gray suit, black shoes, a regimental-stripe tie, half a dozen white shirts, half a dozen pairs of black socks and gray gloves.
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Old 03-27-2013, 01:06 PM   #2
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Thanks, Bruce.
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Old 04-01-2013, 09:59 AM   #3
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Bookmarked for later reading.
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Old 04-07-2013, 09:47 AM   #4
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I love Kurt's writing. SkyNet got the advertising right on the page too!
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