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To: Joana Tides who wrote (124)	9/23/1999 5:10:00 PM
From: sandintoes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 156

Hey Joanie I volunteer to park outside a mall.

To: Joana Tides who wrote (124)	9/23/1999 6:22:00 PM
From: Carolyn	Respond to of 156

OpsHeds, Sir! Information received, sir, acted upon immediately. Field work successful, local inhabitants unaware of activity, prepare for a 909. Over and out, 4 Aces

To: Joana Tides who wrote (124)	9/23/1999 7:43:00 PM
From: faqsnlojiks	Respond to of 156

Roger JT on Code-4 G.G.C.M. Looks like they pulled a MM PDQ which requres counter-operataion ASAP. Technocrat will be panicked into covering operations when code Four display is fully in effect. Raided Military airfield and Pasted large display on C-5 cargo jets ensuring prime sunlight saturation and subliminal display effectiveness. Agent Lojiks suggests that green Jumbo-Jet background will be most effective. Cloud seeding operations should be considered. Congrats to ops for discovery of manipulation and ensuring prompt counter-measures were in place promptly. Way to go TEAM! Code 909 in abeyance until ops clear message received from HQ. XJO@fieldOPS

To: Joana Tides who wrote (124)	9/25/1999 5:11:00 PM
From: Susan G	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 156

Betting on a Bluff From Shoe-Box Steve By James J. Cramer 9/24/99 5:19 PM ET We used to play a lot of poker at The Harvard Crimson in the 1970s, particularly those of us who worked there during the summer. None of us had a lot of money. Almost all the money I had came from delivering the darned paper after I had taken it off the press. What a thankless job that was, although it was a sure cure for insomnia. What I remember most about those games was "Shoe-Box Steve." Yep, every game we played, Steve Ballmer, now president of Microsoft (MSFT:Nasdaq), then general manager of the Crimson (I was the president), would bring this shoe box full of nickels and dimes to bet with. It was always unnerving because Ballmer was a superior bluffer and you could never tell from the stupid shoe box how much money he had left. Was is 10 bucks? Was it $30? Was it $4? Nobody could bluff like that guy. I see nothing has changed in the last 20 years. Ballmer's still bluffing when he sees fit. His "tech stocks are overvalued" gambit no doubt suited some need he has, a need we saw often in the days of Shoe-Box Steve. I've always loved the guy, but I know to take what he says with a grain of salt. It is what he does -- which is to hold on to as much Microsoft as humanly possible -- that matters to me. That's been Shoe-Box Steve's most important tell. I bought some 'Soft today. I think he's bluffing again.