Edward Davis, 'World's Grumpiest Boss' Dies at 85' goes the headline. An insert box of his more notable gems accompanies the obituary: "Anyone who lets their hair grow below their ears to where I I can't see their ears means they don't wash."
The bon mots aren't dated, but that one has to come from sometime in the 70s, when everyone, including myself, had hair below their ears. I did wash, and so did they. We didn't smell.
But, to Mr. Davis, owner of Tiger Oil Company, appearances meant a great deal. As for the picture of him above, it was taken in 1965 when he was the owner of Tiger Oil. Obviously his hair couldn't grow below his ears, but his resemblance to the actor Stanley Tucci is astounding.
In the book 'Fluke, The Math and Myth of Coinidence' the author Joseph Mazur posits that it is possible to have identical DNAs, albeit, incredibly unlikely. The joke goes that you're one-in-a million, which means there are 2,000 of you in China, considering a population there of 2 billion plus. Hey, I guess it can happen.
It is almost a shame that Mr. Davis's life couldn't be portrayed by Mr. Tucci in a movie, or a cable biopic.
But then again, we have all encountered grumpy bosses, and sometimes 'Crazy Bosses', as Stanley Bing has written about.
But I never had one who looked like an actor.
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