The Wheeler Dealers Page #4

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[ CHUCKLES ]

SO IS IT ANY WONDER, THEN,

THAT WE OF THE INDUSTRY

ARE PROUD?

THANK YOU, LADIES,

FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

MR. WILSON,

IT WAS VERY NICE OF YOU

TO EXPLAIN TO US

HOW SHINY STEEL IS,

BUT WE WOULD LIKE

SOME HARD FACTS AND FIGURES.

FOR INSTANCE,

HOW WILL EARNINGS PER SHARE

BE AFFECTED:

BY THE FRINGE BENEFITS

IN SECTION 17

OF THE RECENT UNION CONTRACT?

WELL, YOUNG LADY, WE'D HAVE TO

TAKE OUT OUR PENCILS

AND SHARPEN THEM

TO ANSWER THAT ONE, WOULDN'T WE?

[ CHUCKLES ]

SAY YOU RAISED:

IRON BILLET PRICES 5%.

WHAT EFFECT WOULD

FOREIGN COMPETITION HAVE

CONSIDERING:

FREIGHT COSTS?

WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING

THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DETERMINED

COOLLY, LOGICALLY,

AND WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF

THE AMERICAN CONSUMER AT HEART.

BUT WHAT WOULD:

THE FIGURES BE?

OH, BUT I SEE THAT I'M OVERDUE

AT MY OFFICE NOW,

SO I MUST BID ALL YOU

CHARMING LADIES ADIEU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING,

MR. WILSON.

JERUSALEM STEEL HAS BEEN

DELIGHTED TO MEET YOU LADIES.

YOU'RE UPPERMOS IN OUR THOUGHTS.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

OH, WHAT'S THE USE?

THEY TREAT US LIKE SECRETARIES

AND HOUSEWIVES --

JUST WOMEN.

INSULTING.

ABSOLUTELY INSULTING.

DID YOU GET THAT BI ABOUT THE KITCHEN?

AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE

SMARTER THAN WE ARE.

THAT'S A LAUGH.

WHY DOESN'T ANYONE

TAKE US SERIOUSLY?

I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK WOMEN

HAVE A PLACE ON WALL STREET,

AND WE HAVE.

THEY WON'T LET US JOIN THE

SOCIETY OF SECURITY ANALYSTS.

THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW,

THEY WON'T LET US ON THE FLOOR

OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

THEY SAY WE'RE TOO EMOTIONAL

FOR SECURITIES,

WE HAVE NO HEAD FOR FIGURES,

BUT OUR DAY IS COMING!

WE'LL SHOW THEM!

WE HAVE RIGHTS!

AND WE'RE NOT EMOTIONAL,

AND WE'RE NOT EXCITABLE!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING,

SILVERWARE CLINKING ]

YOU DESERVE A SHOT AT SOMETHING

REALLY BIG, THATCHER.

OF COURSE, I'LL ADMI I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS

WHEN YOU FIRS CAME WITH US.

BUT NOW WE'VE ALL COME TO THINK

OF YOU AS ONE OF THE BOYS.

WELL, THANK YOU,

MR. BEAR.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO

GIVE YOU A CHANCE

TO SHOW YOUR REAL STUFF,

REAL SALESMANSHIP.

WE'VE ACQUIRED A LITTLE GEM

CALLED UNIVERSAL WIDGET,

AND WE THINK THE PUBLIC

OUGHT TO SHARE:

IN THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

OF COURSE, YOU UNDERSTAND

THE EVER-INCREASINGLY

DOMINANT ROLE:

THAT WIDGETS PLAY

IN OUR NATIONAL ECONOMY.

OH, CERTAINLY, MR. BEAR.

I'LL START ON IT RIGHT AWAY.

THAT'S MY BOY.

WIDGETS... WIDGETS...

WIDGETS.

AH! HERE WE ARE.

UNIVERSAL WIDGET,

WHIPPLETON, MASSACHUSETTS.

FOUNDED 1844.

THE PRESIDENT,

THADDEUS WHIPPLE.

DIRECTORS LEMUEL WHIPPLE,

NEAHMIAH WHIPPLE, ISAAC WHIPPLE.

NO ANNUAL MEETING

AND NO FIGURES REPORTED

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