Not cycling related but I heard this on the radio and read it on Progressive News Daily. I can only assume it is true (we all know that if you read it on the internet, it must be true). I think its been making the rounds for awhile now but I thought it was interesting...

“If you had purchased $1,000 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would be now worth $49. With Enron, you would have $16.50 left of the original $1000. With Worldcom, $5, with a $1,000 purchase of Delta stock you would have $49 left. If you had purchased $1,000 of United Airlines you would have nothing left. But if you purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank the contents, and recycled the cans you would have $214. Based upon the above, the current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle. This is called the 401-keg plan.”