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To: Janice Shell who wrote (5567)	5/11/2000 3:21:00 PM
From: Q.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7056

I'd guess "scam dogs" is John E's invention. Doing a full-text search of SI, you can find posts where the words scam and dog appear in the same message, but they never appear together, as a unique phrase. I think it looks like it could be useful, as defined by John E. Sometimes, especially at an early stage of research, we don't know whether a stock is a scam or merely hyped up to a ridiculous valuation. His definition is appropriate for such a case. Whether you'll see the phrase appearing in print much, in connection with a specific company, might depend on the point Jeff raised: whether doing so would invite litigation. I prefer the practice of setting forth the facts about a scam dog, without actually calling it such a thing, and letting the reader draw her/his own conclusion.