Friday, May 24, 2002

Motley Fool on Merrill Lynch et al: Elgindy [short seller recently convicted of using the Internet for stock manipulation] did all he could to bang prices down, for illicit gain. It appears the information he was using at least had some semblance to being true. The Merrill Lynch analysts disseminated information that was, in some cases, the exact opposite of what they believed to be true, for illicit gain. And the difference would be...? I'll tell you what the difference is. Elgindy didn't steal enough to be given the same consideration as Merrill Lynch and its analysts, or Enron and its corrupt management. Palm a pack of smokes at the local quick mart, you're going to jail. Torture GAAP to within an inch of its life for personal gain, and well, just don't do it again, sport. 3:38:44 PM       Thomas Overbury. "The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground." 12:08:17 PM       Stop smoking, drink water [CNN]. We're a self medicating society. We use caffeine, lots and lots of sugary foods, and nicotine. I am surprised that Nicotine Water has been so long in coming. Can nicotine spiked soft drinks be far behind? Or beer?  12:02:45 PM       If, like in the commercial, you've got a T-shirt with bloodstains all over it that need to be removed, maybe your laundry isn't your biggest problem.  [Joke of the Day] 11:39:43 AM       Tom had won a toy at a raffle. He called his kids together to ask which one should have the present. "Who is the most obedient?" he asked. "Who never talks back to mother? Who does everything she says?" Five small voices answered in unison: "Okay, Dad, you get the toy." 11:38:28 AM

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