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Non-Tech : Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (KKD) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mama Bear who wrote (182)	4/16/2000 1:33:00 PM
From: Red Heeler	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1001

Hi Barb, But they've been standing in line for Krispy Kremes since '37. CC

To: Mama Bear who wrote (182)	4/16/2000 8:09:00 PM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1001

I've got no position in KREM but looking at it as usually the strongest companies come back from a crash first. You have to admit that as a short pick this is just a horrible horrible call. In this the best bear market in over 10 years, maybe longer, anyone picking this to short has just got to be tearing their furr out? Can I ask you at what point do you give up and say this is just not worth it? I did recently see a post by a short poster on another board indicating that longs will never give credit to a short for a pick. Is it really about the credit? I never respected the longs who went around bragging about their 4000% pretend returns and then, when challenged, offered to prove it somehow. Similarly, I can't be too impressed with shorts making money in this market, even if they are generally known only for Pretend Trades and Pretend entry points in delayed real time. This same poster indicated that longs picked on a short if the pick went the wrong way. First of all, the typical SI short puts him/herself out there usually with the "pos" "KRAP", posting, etc. So when the short is wrong, what does the short expect? (Thanks for calling our fine company which has not tanked, which is not a fraud a POS??) Secondly, I suggest if you reverse the argument, wouldn't you laugh at a long who comes along and says "through the roof you MF" and then the thing stays the same while the market is going up. Wouldn't you think that long is an idiot? You'd probably even rub in his face if he/she were particularly obnoxious. I'm not saying people shouldn't say whether they are bullish or bearish. I'm really questioning why some of the bears seem to have to go through a mob mentality. Usually, most of the followers of the supposed gurus come along only to protect the gurus and to name-call anyone who is remotely negative to the guru pick. Don't you agree?