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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (66860)	8/27/1999 11:26:00 AM
From: John Koligman	Respond to of 132070

Skeeter, If you look at what Cisco just paid for Cerent, can you blame her?? Most will not make out, but those that do can get in line for the next Gulfstream V today... Regards, John PS - I understand that Cerent has 287 employees. With a 7B purchase, even the janitor should be able to drive to work in a new SL...

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (66860)	8/27/1999 11:26:00 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

Skeets, It is like the cocaine circle they show on the anti-drugs ads: "you take cocaine so you can work harder so you can make more money so you can buy more cocaine." "the stock goes up so you can issue options to decrease reported costs so you can increase nominal profits so the stock goes up."