Legend has it that Ira Ritter (creator and publisher of Playgirl Magazine) worked as a golf caddy at a country club during college. One of his regular customer

Legend has it that Ira Ritter (creator and publisher of Playgirl Magazine) worked as a golf caddy at a country club during college. One of his regular customers was a wealthy businessman who was always telling stories about how he got started in business and giving advice. One day he gave Ira a useful piece of advice: "in business, when you want something, it never hurts to just come right out and ask for it." Ira took that advice and immediately asked for $10,000. The businessman pulled out his checkbook and wrote him a check for $10,000 which he used to start Playgirl Magazine. I'm not sure how much that story has been embellished over the years, but that's how I heard him tell it.