“These get-togethers became a big hit. The Wal-Mart folks would stay up all night barbecuing, and the analysts or other big shareholders would stay up with them to ‘help.’ But after a while, things got a little out of hand for Sam’s taste. Some of those Yankees got so drunk floating down Sugar Creek they couldn’t stay in the boat. And some of those fellows barbecuing had a few too many beers. Well, Sam isn’t a Puritan or a strict teetotaler or anything, but he can’t stand for people to get drunk. So he banned alcohol completely from the events, and, of course, they were never quite the same
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