Mr. McGuire: I just want to say one word to you – actually, it’s four words.
Ben: Yes sir.
Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?
Ben: Yes I am.
Mr. McGuire: ‘Synthetic Collateralized Debt Obligations.’
Ben: Exactly how do you mean?
Mr. McGuire: There’s a great future in Synthetic CDOs. Think about it. Will you think about it?
Ben: Yes I will –but wouldn’t ‘plastics’ actually be less toxic than Synthetic CDOs?
Mr. McGuire: Shh! Enough said. That’s a deal.

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