End of Season 3. Charlie tries to wrangle Debbie Fiderer, who used to work for the WH but got fired, to come back and work as President Bartlet's secretary.
CY: How's business?
DF: I'll admit I got off to a rocky start.
CY: What'd you try?
DF: Gambling.
CY: Didn't work out?
DF: No, but all that's changed.
CY: Because now you're...
DF: I'm an alpaca farmer.
CY: Are you serious?
DF: It's the world's finest livestock investment, Charlie.
CY: You're talking about those sheep they show on late night TV?
DF: Well, they're alpacas, and if you knew that you'd know that the textiles made from their fiber are coveted by the best fashion houses.
CY: You swallowed a brochure?
Fast Forward Four Years... To This Week's St. Pete Times, via Poynter's Al's Morning Meeting
Alpacas: The New Big-Money Farming Fad
A decade or so ago, you might recall, everybody and their uncle was raising ostriches and emus. Now, watch for alpaca farming. Poynter's St. Petersburg Times produced an
interesting story about folks who are paying megabucks for breeding stock. They call it "an investment they can hug."
That Aaron Sorkin. Always ahead of the curve.
