Mark, come on. I've read your posts on Dell thread, thought highly of you until now. The 'ebay' post was clearly a joke, pointing out how the internet companies have such inflated stock prices that they now have a 'currency' which can be used to make acquisitions. That fact, combined w/ the hype of potential buyout of CIEN, made his joke very appropriate.
You missed the joke, got egg on face, and are now mad. So, the replies telling you to lighten up have pissed you off.
Well, you asked for it - you may have meant well, but you over-reacted. Jokes are enjoyable, and are no less 'off-topic' than your complaints about them...
Dave, MS and BS in CS |