One of the great inspirational influences on the business strategy of the Paco Enterprises empire has died.
Gary Ross Dahl, inventor of the Pet Rock, departed this mortal coil earlier this week at the age of 78. His picture will now hang alongside those of the other spiritual fathers of Paco Enterprises in our corporate board room, including Ivar Kreuger, Charles Ponzi, and Jay Gould. In fact, Dahl shall have pride of place, for he never actually cheated anyone; he simply got lots of people to pay for what was obviously a joke.
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He was in a class of his own, though. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteYou have to be in the right place at the right time with the right idea.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I'm rarely ever better than one out of three.
ReplyDeleteDahl: he had an original idea, and cashed in. Good for him.
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