Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Most Great Fortunes Based on Great Robberies*
But there’s the actual and the metaphor.
Consider the full frontal holdup
at a bank. Grim threats with guns
terrorize associates and customers,
latter staying down on the floor
as per spat instructions.
How gauche all that compared to
the Board stamping the latest
gouges and fashion-
ing the half lies
to cover them,
and themselves.
*freely translated from Balzac
Labels: bank robbery, bankers, banking, robbery
