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Technology Stocks : Dell Technologies Inc.
DELL 128.43+0.6%Dec 24 12:59 PM EST

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To: stockman_scott who wrote (170018)6/29/2002 9:27:25 PM
From: John Koligman  Read Replies (1) of 176387
 
Well, I always wanted to understand all those fancy terms corporate bigwigs have been throwing around for the past few years. Now, thanks to the current issue of Barron's, I do!!!

Regards,
John

EBDITA = Earnings before I tricked the dumb auditor.

EBIT = Earnings before irregularities and tampering.

CEO = Chief Embezzlement Officer.

CFO = Corporate Fraud Officer.

NAV = Normal Andersen valuation.

EPS = Eventual prison sentence.

And from former Fed governor Laurence Meyer:

"If al Qaeda truly wanted to disrupt the U.S. economy, it would dispatch ships full of accountants to our ports instead of suicide bombers."
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