Drawing 71

INTERVIEWER:
I must ask, sir, about your chair. It is, to say the least, quite unique. Is it homemade?

BYRON GLOAD, THE RICHEST MAN ON EARTH:
Yes, it is. (Long pause) Yes; I built this chair some twenty-odd years ago, out of plywood I found. That was right after I made my first 500 million. (Pause) I was deathly afraid that people would think that I stopped caring about money, so I built this chair, and made it show me “thinking about money.” (Long pause) It was most effective for the seven years I kept it outside, up until it was infested with rats.