Recently, there have been a spate of mergers, RHB and Sime Bank, etc.
Rumours in the market have it that Lam Soon Huat and Parkson plan to merge -
The proposed new name for the company is,
you have guessed it ---------- Lam Par.

However, it is suspected that KLSE will object to this, since it would be deemed not proper for lady brokers and remisiers to transact LP shares on behalf of their male clients. Morever, Lam Par name seems very crude and it means scrotum in Hokkien.

For e.g.

The people : " How much is Lam Par now?", " I want to sell Lam Par at 60 cents."

The male broker : " How much do you want to buy Lam Par?"

The female broker : " Lam Par, 60 cents, sold!"

The newspaper : " Good management lifts Lam Par.", "Lam Par drops again.", "Lum Par suspended.", "Plunging Lam Par needs Viagra", "Lam Paris being squeezed out as market leader."

The employees : " We are Lam Par employees."

The interviewer : " Mr. Tan, you have written in your resume that your last company was ...er... Lam Par. Did they treat you so badly that you have to put in an abusive term for them?"

Share buyer was heard doing a transaction with his remisier over the handphone inside the LRT.

Buyer : " Hey, Mr . Tan buy for me Lam Par... Neng Liap (literally buy for me 2 lots of Lam Par shares)

Remisier: " I can't hear you properly. Please repeat your buy order louder."

Buyer (very loud): " Lam Par lah.... Neng Liap...OK?"

All the commuters : Stunned, especially the ladies.