JUMPER AND PETE M. HOST MOHAN
Although our two hero's radio show was banned from FM broadcast when it was found out that the <-g-> sound caused epileptic seisures in some individuals, a local AM station was willing to pick them up to fill the time slot between the weather report and the Monoxidil audio infomercial....
PETE M.: Hello, this is Pete.<g>
JUMPER: and this is Jumper.
PETE M.: and you're listening to DipsterTalk(tm), where unashamed bulls try to convince themselves that there are still bargains available in stocks today.<-g->
JUMPER: Today we have a very special guest. He is a popular internet personality, best known for being the subject of infamous 'Ask Mohan' thread on Silicon Investor. Welcome to the show, Mohan.
MOHAN: Thanks Jumper, I'm pleased to be here again.
PETE M.: Well, the cat's out of the bag now, Mohan. <g> I will remind our audience that this is Mohan's second time on the show, his first being late last fall.
MOHAN: Yes.
PETE M.: During that first show, we were talking about how high the Dow was, and I recall you using words like 'insanity' and 'ridiculous' and a few words that got me into a little trouble with the FCC. Do you remember that, Mohan?
MOHAN: Yes.
PETE M.: Well, that was over 1000 Dow points ago.
MOHAN: Yes.
PETE M.: That's a lot of points, wouldn't you say?
MOHAN: What is your point?
PETE M.: My point is, that while you and your thread of whiney doom-and-gloom mongerers were playing Chicken Little, the listeners of DipsterTalk were riding the Dow train to financial Nirvana. What do you think about that?<g>
MOHAN: Well, I would take issue with your characterization of the posters on my thread. I feel that we have a dedicated group of highly intelligent adults who discuss issues of relevance to today's market conditions. It just happens that market conditions cause a leaning towards the bear camp, but that could change tomorrow. I don't think we have any head-in-the-sand perma bears. We just like to discuss the issues, which is more than I can say for some of these sensationalistic threads. I know of one that even uses the word 'Naked' in it's title to entice readers. It's kind of sad in a tabloid sort of way.
JUMPER: Why don't we take a call.... Caller#1, you're on the air. Are you a Dipster(tm)?
CALLER#1: Yes, I'm a Dipster.. and proud of it. I'd just like to start off by saying that Michael Dell is the only begotten Son of Christ. And I have a question for Mohan.
JUMPER: Go ahead, caller.
CALLER#1: Yeah, uh, Mohan. What do you think of the market now?
MOHAN: When I look at stocks today, I just can't believe what I am seeing. We are in a mania. Some of these Internet high-flyers are ripe for a tumble. We are priced for the best conditions to continue on indefinitely, and that is just not going to happen.
JUMPER: So, can we say that you are still a value-oriented invester.
MOHAN: Most definitely.
PETE M.: Mohan, is it not true that only a short time has passed since you bought shares in a software company with the ticker BEAS?
MOHAN: Well.... yes.
PETE M.: And did you consider this a value play?<g>
MOHAN: Well... there are a number of factors that I consider when deciding on..
PETE M.: Let's see... it is selling at over 20 times Book Value. About 9 times sales. AND, has negative earnings. <-g->
MOHAN: But it was an earnings play... I was..
PETE M.: DON'T LIE TO ME, MO!!! You know what you were doing! I want to hear you say it.
MOHAN: I don't know what you mean....
PETE M.: SAY IT!
MOHAN: (muffled) I was buying the dips.
PETE M.: I can't hear you...<g>
MOHAN: (louder) I was buying the dips.
PETE M.: So that makes you a.....
MOHAN: (crying now) a Dipster(tm). Okay, I admit it. I am a Dipster(tm). It felt so good. I just bought, and it went up. Heck, I didn't even need to do any due diligence, I just picked the stock at random. I'm a very bad person.
JUMPER: Oh no, Mohan... you're not a bad person. It's okay to be a Dipster, everyone is doing it. Here, have a kleenex. I think we've had a real breakthrough today, a cathartic experience.
PETE M.: Yeah, Mohan. Buck up. You're one of us now. Can you give me a <-g->?
MOHAN: <g>
PETE M.: I can't hear you...
MOHAN: <-GG->
PETE M.: That's more like it.<g> Well looks like all is well here in DipsterLand, and we are out of time. I'm Pete....<g>
JUMPER: and I'm Jumper.
PETE M.: and you've been listening to DipsterTalk(tm), where we provide market advice, and a good dose of healthy psychological breakthroughs. Until next week...
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