DEVIL DICTIONARY
wall street
n. A symbol for sin for every devil to rebuke. That
Wall Street is a den of thieves is a belief that serves every
unsuccessful thief in place of a hope in Heaven. Even the great and
good Andrew Carnegie has made his profession of faith in the matter.
Carnegie the dauntless has uttered his call
To battle: "The brokers are parasites all!"
Carnegie, Carnegie, you'll never prevail;
Keep the wind of your slogan to belly your sail,
Go back to your isle of perpetual brume,
Silence your pibroch, doff tartan and plume:
Ben Lomond is calling his son from the fray --
Fly, fly from the region of Wall Street away!
While still you're possessed of a single baubee
(I wish it were pledged to endowment of me)
'Twere wise to retreat from the wars of finance
Lest its value decline ere your credit advance.
For a man 'twixt a king of finance and the sea,
Carnegie, Carnegie, your tongue is too free!
Anonymus Bink
THESAURUS
wall street
American Stock Exchange, Amex, Dow-Jones Industrial Average, Lombard Street, board, bourse, commodity exchange, competitive market, corn pit, curb, curb exchange, curb market, exchange, exchange floor, financial district, long market, market index, open market, outside market, over-the-counter market, pit, quotation board, spotty market, steady market, stiff market, stock exchange, stock market, stock price index, stock ticker, strong market, telephone market, the Big Board, the Exchange, the Street, the market, third market, ticker, ticker market, ticker tape, top-heavy market, unsteady market, weak market, wheat pit