arjay

I found this forum (GENERAL) suitable enough to comence with a new thread titled INTERESTING LIVES and INTERESTING FACTS....where, I hope to place some very ineresting facts of life....and continue the thread myself for the benefit of our general knowledge and to have more insight on various trivias.

The first submission....therefore, comes as under;

1844. No Vacation

The late columnist Arthur Brisbane declined to accept William Rudolph Hearst's offer of a six months paid vacation in appreciation of his good work.
"There are two reasons why I will not accept your generous offer, Mr. Hearst", said Brisbane. "The first is that if I quit writing my column for half a year, it might affect the circulation of your newspapers. The second reason is that it might not!"