smw397 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Brilliant opinion piece by the Oracle of Onionha If I See A Shirt I Like, I'll Usually Just Buy It By Warren Buffett February 4, 2010 | Issue 46•05 I'm not really the kind of person to get caught up in the latest trends or fashions or anything like that. But some days, if I get out of work early and have a little time to kill before dinner, I'll go do some window-shopping in the downtown Omaha area. Usually I just stick to browsing, but occasionally I'll see a shirt I like, and if I try it on and it looks good, I'll say, "What the heck," and go ahead and buy it. Because why not, right? If you think about it, we're only talking $50 or $60 tops here. I've had a steady income for years now, and I'm at the point in my life where I just refuse to feel guilty about treating myself to a decent shirt every once in a while. See, because it's not even about the money. It's about feeling good. So if I come across a nice blue button-down or a really sharp Tommy Hilfiger polo, I just think, "Warren, in the span of a lifetime are you really going to miss the $40 you spent on a shirt you might wear for upwards of 10 years?" Of course not. Read the whole thing at: http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/if_i_see_a_shirt_i_like_ill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsad Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 While quite humorous, that is probably one of the most bizarre articles/opinions I've seen WEB write. If he likes a shirt, he may just buy it? I hope next week he doesn't write an article for Money Magazine entitled "Top Ten Ways To Make Your Income Go Farther"! ;D I'm sure there are Buffetteers out there wondering if he's trying to stimulate the economy, by asking the average consumer to buy a shirt or something they like. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twacowfca Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 While quite humorous, that is probably one of the most bizarre articles/opinions I've seen WEB write. If he likes a shirt, he may just buy it? I hope next week he doesn't write an article for Money Magazine entitled "Top Ten Ways To Make Your Income Go Farther"! ;D I'm sure there are Buffetteers out there wondering if he's trying to stimulate the economy, by asking the average consumer to buy a shirt or something they like. Cheers! Sanj, why didn't you tell us that YOU had written an article about yourself in the same issue? You're much too modest! I found it on page 7 of The Onion. It's right beside the article by Barack Obama entitled, "Sarah Palin is My Secret Friend". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsad Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Haha Twa, I didn't even see it was written in The Onion! Yes, you got me! Ima Pazzo! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smw397 Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 Haha Twa, I didn't even see it was written in The Onion! Yes, you got me! Ima Pazzo! ;D If one indicator of good humor is that you can't tell if somebody's serious or not, well then so far this thread delivers, a lot more than I thought it might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpauls Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 umm? ok. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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