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Technology Stocks : Thrustmaster (NASDAQ:TMSR) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Timothy Detjens who wrote (2287)	7/4/1999 5:06:00 PM
From: Chris McConnel	Respond to of 2443

From this weeks Barrons: "We like to say that we look for two classes of shorts. The first is, translating a Mexican saying: The skinny dog gets more fleas. The second is an 'Evel Knievel short.' A skinny dog short is a company with lot's of competition, a small market share, and hopefully weak finances. An Evel Knievel is a company with a new product or service that will fail to meet expectations - ie., won't make it across the canyon. Of course, our favorite is the Combo Dog, which is a skinny dog that tries, and hopefully fails, to jump across the canyon. It combines the characteristics of both types." Quote from Thomas E. Claugus, manager of GMT Capital. ------- I'd say TMSR makes a good Combo Dog candidate...