A young person's medium?
The oil investor T Boone Pickens has bought 10 million shares in Yahoo. Pickens was born in 1928. He's supporting Carl Icahn's battle to replace the search engine's board. Icahn was born in 1936. All they need now is for Kirk Kerkorian to join them. He was born in 1917. Kerkorian, however, is said to be interested in acquiring Ford.
T Boone Pickens (80) phones Kirk Kerkorian (91), and Carl Icahn (72) joins the conference call...
Pickens: "Howdy, Kirk, Pickens here."
Kerkorian: "Yo! T Boone. My man. Wha's up?"
Ichan: "Hi, you guys, Carl, here."
Pickens: "Howdy, pardner."
Kerkorian: "Whaddya mean, pardner?"
Ichan: "Well, Kirk, it's like this: Me and T Boone's buyin' some stock and we're, like, partners, that's all. It's a search engine."
Kerkorian: "So, you're in the Ford deal, too?"
Pickens: "Ford? Who's talkin' Ford?"
Ichan: "No, Kirk. We're on the information highway now, to tell you nothin' but the God's honest truth."
Kerkorian: "Detroit? I know. I know. Is it Big Three?"
Pickens: "No, Kirk. This is digital. Company's called Yahoo!"
Kerkorian: "You guys crack me up. Get outta here. Who's gonna drive a Yahoo!?"
Pickens: "Carl, I'm not so sure this is going to fly with Kirk. Do you think you could get McCain in on this? He's young like you?"
Ichan: "Don't you have any papers down there, T Boone? McCain's busted. Last I heard, he's drivin' a rig. Some kinda straight express thing. Guess the broad cut the money pipeline."
Kerkorian: "The blonde babe? Gotta say a man who marries a brewery heiress can't be that lacking in smarts. Listen up, Must take my meds. It was fun guys. Talk to you next week."
Pickens: "Adios, old fella. Hang in there."
Ichan: "Glad you didn't tell him about Google, T Boone. I'm not sure he's really into the new motors of the global economy."
Pickens: "Yeah. I figured. Listen, I'll call you tomorrow. Got some ideas about how we can hit that prick Gates for another billion. Gotta run. Rooster's up and crowin' Know what I'm sayin'?"
Ichan: "I hear you. I hear you. Can't wait to get to 80!"
