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Show distinguished progenitors, neither successfully and we both were involved in family companies, neither of which survived after the demise of our respective fathers. There is a difference here. I was out after the Fuller merger and Roy is still in, but it's early yet. There has also been a switch between the Fuller and Folger of this generation and the Fuller and Folger of the last generation. in this generation, Folger is making the money and Fuller is getting the laughs." His final line in introducing Roy: "I now present to you the young man in whose hands our destinies rest, whose slogan is, Ask yourselves not what I can do for you, but rather ask yourselves what you can do for me." In responding to the introduction by Gerry Brush when Parmer was the principal speaker before the annual dinner of the Association of Financial Stock Exchange Firms: "Gerry, I had no idea you had so many distinguished friends. It gives me an entirely new concept of you - which is a good thing." In siring a show in the Main Dining Room for Thirds in Bohemia, PIII was heard to say "you music lovers have all heard the expression 'diminished third.' At my far left is the Fuller family's version of the "diminished third," my brother George Fuller." Concluding his introductory remarks he added: "I've done a little research on the background of Thirds - most of us are or were sons of Juniors - some of us, including me, are sons of Thirds and have moved up by attrition. I am an especially peculiar case as most of you know. I was born, believe it or not, WP IV although my father who had been WP III had already escalated to Jr. because WP I had died and Jr. had become Senior and Third had become Junior. I wasn't old enough to have a say, so for 15 years I was Parmer Fuller IV. 'What's your name?' 'Parmer Fuller IV.' Everybody laughed, called me a sissy and punched me in the nose. So to avoid further embarrassment I 7 |