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If you come to grief, and creditors are craving
(For nothing that is planned by mortal head
Is certain in this Vale of Sorrow--saving
That one's Liability is Limited),--
Do you suppose that signifies perdition?
If so, you're but a monetary dunce--
You merely file a Winding-Up Petition,
And start another Company at once!
Though a Rothschild you may be
In your own capacity,
As a Company you've come to utter sorrow--
But the Liquidators say,
"Never mind--you needn't pay,"
So you start another company to-morrow!
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
reply to post by TeslaandLyne
What does a Gilbert and Sullivan musical have to do with Masons?
Originally posted by TeslaandLyne
"... because they started banking and corporations and stocks."
Thats what.
ED: G&S sums up the curse of Masons.
Did I say anything about G&S, pay attention to the message.
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Originally posted by TeslaandLyne
"... because they started banking and corporations and stocks."
Thats what.
One of the earliest forms of stock trading was created by the Romans with their use of the Publicani. The first use of common stock in more modern times was the Dutch East India company in 1606. Both of these instances predate the founding of the United Grand Lodge of England in 1717 so I do not see how Masons gave you banking, corporations or stocks.
ED: G&S sums up the curse of Masons.
Did I say anything about G&S, pay attention to the message.
You included them in your post so I asked for the relavance, apparently there is none.
Originally posted by TeslaandLyne
How about leaving Roman time where they were and not bring it here.
The Masons brought banking into the 20th century.
G&S just happened to text out one the bad things, to some people,
about finance.
You got it figured out now.
Play straight, stop trying to manipulate.
Originally posted by ProtoplasmicTraveler
Fifth hardly any of them are actually Stone Masons, and what’s worse few of them own any Mason Jars or do any canning!
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Originally posted by TeslaandLyne
How about leaving Roman time where they were and not bring it here.
You said the Masons created stock, I gave you the first historically accepted instance of stock being used. I also gave you a much more modern example which I see you did not comment about.
The Masons brought banking into the 20th century.
How? Where? What examples?
G&S just happened to text out one the bad things, to some people,
about finance.
I thought the Gilbert and Sullivan musical had nothing to do with this and it was your statement that Masons invented corporations, banking and stock which we were going to discuss.
You got it figured out now.
Play straight, stop trying to manipulate.
I am not the one re-inventing and disregarding history, which would be my definition of manipulating.
Originally posted by TeslaandLyne
I think you should question some of the other post which
seem unsupported.
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Originally posted by TeslaandLyne
I think you should question some of the other post which
seem unsupported.
Are you making the rules around here? Did I miss the memo? I asked you, if you can not answer or substantiate then just say so.