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The difference between Strauss and Ranieri?” says one trader still at Salomon. “That’s easy. Strauss wouldn’t stoop to use the men’s room on the trading floor. He’d go upstairs. Lewie would piss on your desk.
The difference between Strauss and Ranieri?” says one trader still at Salomon. “That’s easy. Strauss wouldn’t stoop to use the men’s room on the trading floor. He’d go upstairs. Lewie would piss on your desk.
Approximate author period: c. 1989 AD · modern
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- Michael Lewis
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- Approximate author period: c. 1989 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Michael Lewis: documented activity in 1989. Wikidata Q311654, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311654 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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