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Gold/Mining/Energy : Canadian-under $3.00 Stock-Picking Challenge

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To: Al Collard who wrote (7830)4/19/2002 5:31:08 PM
From: hx4  Read Replies (2) of 11802
 
You heard about the symphony orchestra was performing
Beethoven's Ninth? In the piece, there's a long passage,
about 20 minutes, during which the bass violinists have
nothing to do.

Rather than sit around that whole time looking stupid,
some bassists decided to sneak offstage and go to the
tavern next door for a quick one. After slamming several
beers in quick succession, one of them looked at his watch
and said, "Hey! We need to get back!"

"No need to panic," said a fellow bassist. "I thought we
might need some extra time, so I tied the last few pages
of the conductor's score together with string. It will take
him a few minutes to get it untangled."

A few moments later they staggered back to the concert hall
and took their places in the orchestra. About this time, a
member of the audience noticed the conductor seemed a bit
edgy and said as much to her companion.

"Well, of course," said her companion. "Don't you see? It's
the bottom of the Ninth, the score is tied, and the bassists
are loaded."

I'll stay with NVR.V Al

Have a safe and happy one all
Harry
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