Business Adventures has a similar anecdote, referring to the 1962 crash: > "Other firms were less fortunate, and in a number of them confusion gained the upp

Business Adventures has a similar anecdote, referring to the 1962 crash: > "Other firms were less fortunate, and in a number of them confusion gained the upper hand so thoroughly that some brokers, tired of trying in vain to get the latest quotations on stocks or to reach their partners on the Exchange floor, are said to have simply thrown up their hands and gone out for a drink. Such unprofessional behavior may have saved their customers a great deal of money."