Fuld's Misquote Contest

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | 07:00 PM

At Lehman's annual meeting held in April of this year, Richard Fuld, CEO of Lehman Brothers, was rumored to have said: "I will hurt the shorts, and that is my goal."

That quote was widely circulated -- but it turns out to be wrong. You see, Fuld never actually uttered that phrase. The speech he gave was incorrectly transcribed.

What Fuld actually said was "____________."

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You can fill in the blank below

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great, now the theme to that 70s game show "Match Game" is in my head - cue the wacky bassline and wah guitar...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match_Game

Posted by: Todd M. | Jun 10, 2008 7:12:12 PM

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