SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Non-Tech : The Official Guide To GOOFS
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Paul Weiss who wrote (225)7/7/1996 9:09:00 PM
From: Maurice Winn   of 3539
 
Deep Blue was the name of the IBM chess program which lost to Kasparov. Much more prosaic than your imagination perhaps?

Ummm! Let's see. I guess "NG Winner" appeals. "Sir" is always attractive too. "Sir Mr Maurice NG" is conveys the status I probably deserve but seems rather ostentatious for a kid from Mangere. So I guess NG Winner wins. Maybe NGW for short. GAN-man implies approval of a stock I've never heard of until you made it up.

Mangere [I grew up there] is actually a Maori word meaning lazy. Though for school kids they pretend it means resting, to prevent them identifying too closely with the name. They didn't fool me though. I was right on to lazy. Lazy is not really a negative term. To me it includes extended thinking periods, observation, time to look around and smell the flowers, resting, few mistakes as actions make more mistakes than inaction, maximum results for mininum effort and PATIENCE.

In fact, Mangere probably has many Natural GOOFIs. I guess your Yoda had it right on patience. Don't forget, we have much longer natural life spans than other animals. That is so that we have time to be patient and wait for IPOs and other stocks to be ready to harvest. Imagine how frenetic it would be if we had to get results over months instead of decades. Animal stockmarkets are much more volatile, in fact few have survived the impatience of the participants.

NGW [Maybe Mangere Man would be better? MM!]
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News