Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The Short Schmooze - continued

Sofitel swimming pool - Phnom Penh - January 25 - 3:00 p.m.

Peter (to unknown caucasian in pool) - " How's the water?"

Caucasian - "Great, where you from?"

Peter - "Washington, DC, just finishing up a three week trip beginning in Luang Prabang."

Caucasian - "DC, hmm, do you know the law firm, Collier Shannon & Scott?  I was President of a Hawaiian pineapple company in 1996, and they saved our business from Dole's predatory import prices of Thai pineapples."

Peter - " Are you kidding me? My wife was a  partner in that firm and that same practice group."

And so it goes . . . . .