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Money, any medium of
exchange that is widely accepted in payment for
goods and services and in settlement of debts.
Money also serves as a standard of value for
measuring the relative economic worth of
different goods and services. The number of
units of money required to buy a commodity is
the price of the commodity. The monetary unit
chosen as a measure of value need not, however,
be used widely, or even at all, as a medium of
exchange. During the colonial period in North
America, for example, Spanish currency was an
important medium of exchange, while the British
pound sterling served as the standard of value.
...............IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY! HONEY
It's all about money,
honey, and it helps to have you pretty babies
around if for the aesthetic value. OK, you
probably understand the money business, but what
the hell, where do you stand if you don't have
those inches in the right place and legs that
launch a thousand fantasies? Our pulses rise and
fall with the crazy swoops in the Nasdaq as
CNBC's Maria Bartiromo takes the floor. Frankly,
one of the friends forgot to take stock, pun
intended, of the IT scrip's wild behaviour as
Maria with her brunette mop filled in the TV
screen.
So you see, we support, secretly though, because
we daren't divulge it to my Lib-type colleagues,
that Bunny-lover Hugh Hefner is on the right
track. He is man of imagination and spunk, no
doubt about it. By now, you all know about the
poll to select `Wall Street's sexiest sirens''
from among the hottest financial reporters
(female, of course). His offer is not bad
either. Cash to pose for the popular bare-all
page in his ``Playboy'' magazine. Aha! That will
be the day! I can visualize how the mostly-men
financial market will react. Blood pressure will
soar, for a change not due to the downward
journey of the graph line. Brilliant man, this
75 year old Playboy with seven consorts hanging
to his tailcoat. Just the right idea to brighten
up the depressive scene with the market
constantly going on a tailspin. Nothing like a
bit of titillation to perk up the spirit, he
understands.
You women accuse that we boys haven't changed at
all after three decades of campaigns, feminist
rallies, `equal-opportunity' glib talks, etc.
etc. We have, we have. See how we adjust to the
little ladies, out there themselves in the
competitive world. See how we `even' change
nappies and pose for `family value' ads. We even
`allow' our wives/girlfriends to take separate
holidays and accept that some girls are even
bright. But come on, give us a break! It helps
if the brainy ones have looks to match. Come to
think of it, we prefer the latter any day.
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