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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (78040)	9/22/1999 5:14:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

*OT** This could really happen ..... President Bill Clinton was visiting an elementary school today and when he visited a class in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked the President if he would like to lead the class in the discussion of the word, "Tragedy." So our illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a "tragedy." One little boy stands up and offers, "If my best friend, who lives next door, was playing in the street and a car came along and ran over him, that would be a tragedy." "No," says Clinton, "that would be an accident." A little girl raises her hand. "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved, that would be a tragedy." "I'm afraid not," explains Mr. President. "That's what we would call GREAT LOSS." The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President Clinton searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?" Finally, way in the back of the room, a small boy raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying Mr. & Mrs. Clinton, was struck by a missile and blown up to smithereens, that would be a tragedy. "Fantastic," exclaims Clinton, "that's right. And can you tell me WHY that would be a tragedy?" "Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it certainly would be no great loss."

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (78040)	9/22/1999 8:17:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

LOL, you know at this point I'm wondering who is better off... those that are out of the loop or those inside it... its information overload with these stocks and they don't trade on rationality anyway... :-) Michelle, I agree. Looking at the real fundamentals is wrong. It does not work. AOL and YHOO excluded. Both have good fundamentals. I am still not convince AMZN will ever make it. I believe firms with both brick and mortar and a good e-commerce site will win. The market still likes AMZN, however. Glenn