<OT> Sowbug, Kathryn Staley, in her "Art of Short Selling," has this to say about the short seller, for what it's worth:
"Short sellers are odd people. Most of them are ambitious, driven, antisocial, and singleminded. As individuals, they are not very likely to own a Rolex watch or a Presidential springer spaniel [?] or any other symbolic trapping of success; they are likely to have a wry, slightly twisted sense of humor. As a group, short sellers like to disagree, and they like to win against big odds. Typically, they have an axe to grind, a chip on the shoulder...."
May I interject here that Staley is sympathetic to short sellers. But to continue ...
"As in the general population, some are cretins and some are not [!], but they are all smarter (most of them, in fact, are intellectual snobs) and more independent than most people [this sentence--what can I say]. Contrary to popular wisdom, they do not form a cabal and bash stocks senseless. They normally are secretive and slightly paranoid."
Thank you, Kathryn. For entertainment purposes only.
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