Business & Finance: Juneau Joke

As everyone knows, stockmarketeers in Manhattan's Wall Street are traditionally tense. But it would be a mistake to suppose they never joke or jest. A typical Wall Street joke:

First Trader: Do you know anything good?

Second Trader: Get in on Alaska Juneau.

If the First Trader winks appreciatively, slaps his thighs, it is a Knowing Joke. But if, new to his business, he smiles gratefully and proceeds to buy Alaska Juneau, it becomes a Practical Joke. In either case, it is a huge success.

For of all the stocks on the Big Board,...

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