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To: yard_man who wrote (7025)9/25/1998 1:43:00 PM
From: IceShark  Read Replies (1) of 86076
 
I'm too stupid to figure out if "they" can pull it off or not. At one point ponzi schemes do fall apart, but it's damn tough predicting the marginal transaction(s) that knock down the house of cards. See my prior post earlier this week about Oct. puts and being nervous as a whore in church. I should have listened to my own advise. -ng-

This all reminds me of a dumbfounding experience I had when I first started my professional career as a bean counter. A partner in the first big 8 firm I worked for tried to talk me into joining a ponzi scheme (which did have a few unique twists for the time). Being a freshly minted grunt, I tried to tell him in an oblique way that this was crazy. To no avail, alas, and he lost his money and wasted a bunch of time chasing his tail in circles. Even smart people do pretty dumb things.

But us interested bystanders may get shellacked taking what may eventually be correct side bets.

Regards, IS
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