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To: quidditch who wrote (4652)	12/29/1999 5:12:00 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

I dont think anyone could have summed it up any better..... I dont think it is possible to thank everybody enough....I know that my life is not the only one that has been changed forever. It is really time to celebrate.....I cant wait to meet everybody at the annual meeting. Slacker

To: quidditch who wrote (4652)	12/29/1999 6:26:00 PM
From: sal99	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Steve-- After years of lurking, I finally decided to pony up the SI fee to second your accolades to the many contributors on this thread. For those of us who lived through the supremely frustrating period before 1999, this year has been unbelievable--this thread proves the theory that a group can be much more than just the sum of its parts. Standouts in my mind-- Gregg--One of my New Years resolutions is to get some of my newfound (relative)wealth into your hands. Mqurice--I'll make it all the way through one of your highly entertaining and often enlightening posts yet marginmike--Either your speling has gotten a lot better or I'm much more lenient now DiamondH and SurferMike--Two guys I'd love to hang with in earlier retirement, catching waves, consuming rum drinks and listening to Jimmy Buffet. Thanks everyone and Best Wishes in 2000

To: quidditch who wrote (4652)	12/29/1999 6:39:00 PM
From: JMD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

I am well aware that this thread was established to avoid some of the more egregious hootin' and hollerin' associated with the prior bunch of n'er-do-wells [of whom I proudly counted myself one], but hot damn folks: can anybody name anything you can do while clothed that's more fun than owning this rocket ship? I know Ramsey just suffered a triple nausea wave (doubtless due to my one sentence paragraph as well as its subject matter) but here's the real oil: today as I was out peddling my real estate wares, the trusty QCP 1960 sprang to life. On the other end of the bit stream was my beloved sister-in-law babbling about the Mighty Q and today's moon shot. Now I love her dearly, but she'll never be a threat to Gregg Powers in the numbers department so naturally I assumed she (not unlike steve malsin) had found her way to the champagne a tad prematurely. When a Charles Schwab office loomed in the distance, I thought it worth checking out just to be sure. Punching in QCOM at the ticker-thingie induced severe disorientation, but the investor hordes kicking it in the Schwab lobby left no doubt--the Q was the talk of the town. These dudes know less about CDMA than yours truly, but they got the Paine Webber grand/share message loud and clear. As I stumbled out to the parking lot, all I could remember was Black Tuesday when Korea was falling off the edge of the Earth, Irwin was being accused of fudging the numbers, the analysts were howling like jackels, Tero was assuring the world that GSM was untouchable, and $20 would buy you a share of Qualcomm. Not being the fastest techno-bunny in the warren, I owe you guys big time for being patient with all my absurdly elementary questions (not to my mention my absurdly bad jokes). Without doubt, a new low was reached when Walt and engineer were reduced to a "paddles in the bath water" analogy attempting to illustrate how radio frequencies zip around in cyberspace. For some crazy reason, it made sense [thank god] and it just seemed you could cram more of those little devils into the ether with Irwin's magic than with the snake oil offered by the Evil Ericsson Empire. Bottom line is that it took some cajones to be reaching for your checkbook in those days, and there ain't a chance in hell I would have done it without the support of you all. [qdog was in particularly fine fettle after the infamous Tuesday showdown with the security analysts whom he reveres almost as much as Microsoft programmers]. O.K. so go on out and let her rip boys and girls--and no worries about the Y2K thing: Maurice will send us all a PM if the world ends in Kiwi-land which will give us plenty of time to do whatever it is you do before the world ends. Happy Millennium. Surfer Mike

To: quidditch who wrote (4652)	12/29/1999 7:50:00 PM
From: Ramsey Su	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

Steve, what the hell are you saying? just too heavy, man. I need to point out a few things. When you say vman, be careful. You know there is someone else who people confuse the real vman with. We know vman, of course, as the one and only scuttlebutt king, valueman. Caxton's warm and fussy post converted me. Message 12404110 It will be a kinder and gentler Ramsey from now on. No more thread Nazi for me. Post whatever you like. Just remember, when this thread turns to #@#%% such as the other one, you all call blame Caxton Rhodes. It has been a long time and your summary is great. I still remember the classic post, with surfer Mike playing with two bobbling popsicle sticks in his bath tub, trying to understand RF. I also feel sorry for those who had left us - Phillip Merryman, chrisdog, Ranger Mike to name a few. Hope they only left SI but remained invested in Q. Finally, I propose that we hire the Chargers cheer leaders to perform at the annual shareholders meeting this year. On the other hand, there may be enough cheering already. Have a great new year. Make sure you drink plenty so you will simply pass out instead of driving. Hey, Maurice, congratulations on making the quillionaire ranks, albeit in NZ$. Ramsey