One of the better ones I've heard is that John Maynard Keynes took delivery of a grain contract while running the Chest Fund of King's College Cambridge. Not having any better place to store the grain, he filled up the college's chapel with it, leading a reverend to remark "Mr. Keynes must believe that God is some sort of enormous chicken."
One of the better ones I've heard is that John Maynard Keynes took delivery of a grain contract while running the Chest Fund of King's College Cambridge. Not having any better place to store the grain, he filled up the college's chapel with it, leading a reverend to remark "Mr. Keynes must believe that God is some sort of enormous chicken."
http://thedailywtf.com/articles/Special-Delivery
Edit: Oops, somebody already posted, later in the thread.
Ok, neat story, certainly.
But is there any indication that it isn't completely fictional?
Edit: similar info here http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/futures-...
It seems these stories tend to be apocryphal. Oh well.