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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor

 

said the chicago banking house to the boston investment firm

ragbag:

Some time ago a Chicago banking house asked a Boston investment firm for a letter of recommendation about a young Bostonian they were thinking of employing. The Boston firm replied by outlining in enthusiastic detail the young man’s excellent First Family background. Several days later came a curt acknowledgment from Chicago. Unfortunately the material supplied was not exactly what they were seeking. “We were not,” they declared, “contemplating using Mr.—— for breeding purposes.”

from the proper bostonians, an hilariously acerbic anthropological report on boston high society by cleveland amory (1947).

  1. romachic reblogged this from ragbag and added:
    taken off of my bottom right side bar. i love history anecdotes!
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    SIW commentary: LOLZ
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    This is both funny and interesting.
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    haaaaaah. fuck you east coast.
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