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Strategies & Market Trends : Gorilla and King Portfolio Candidates -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Joshua Corbin who wrote (35077)	11/20/2000 8:30:24 PM
From: tfrugal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

I wish I could say that if we get (more?) "irrational panic" I would take advantage and buy, but I'm out of dry powder. Maybe go and donate blood/plasma/bone marrow for just a little more... Did anyone read Sivy's (Money) take on the market's direction under Gore/Bush? That large tax cut will force Greenspan to raise rates to keep the brakes on the economy if Bush wins. Can I change my vote to Greenspan?

To: Joshua Corbin who wrote (35077)	11/20/2000 11:26:08 PM
From: TheHaj	Respond to of 54805

>>Here's what concerns me. If either of these turns red in the near term, the thread bloat could get nasty. People will misinterpret a minus as a "sell indicator" or proof that Gorilla Gaming does not work. First, I am extremely worried that people will start dumping shares in good companies -- of any sort -- into the mouth of a bear bottom. Once this happens, the disillusioned will start looking for someone to blame. This resulting explosion of anger and finger-pointing that could mess up this thread.>> Joshua, The whole point of GGaming is to do the hard work BEFORE you invest, then put your money to work for the long term in some solid gorillas. With a long term view, daily fluctuations - even in this market - are no fun, but are not the end of the world. I can't see the degradation of the thread as you predict. Even though my entire port is crimson at this point (except NTAP - <g>), I try to follow the advice of YlangYlangBreeze as posted on QCOM thread about a month ago. For those who missed it, it bears* repeating: (*no pun intended) >>To: jmac who wrote (83902) From: YlangYlangBreeze Tuesday, Oct 17, 2000 7:28 PM ET Reply # of 83911 jmac, <Take a break. Do something else. Here are some suggestions: Go out to dinner, or bowling. Get a hair cut. Get them all cut. Ask your S.O. how was the day, then listen. Do origami, learn duck calls. Rub your tummy, scratch your head, then switch. Memorize the periodic table, or Nantucket limericks, jump rope, braid your dog's hair. Have a home fire drill, practice your John Wayne impression, memorize a sonnet, tighten your lug nuts, join a bridge club, plant tulips, make jello. Make a list of friends' birthdays, download Napster and fill your hard drive, revamp your resume, decorate for Haloween. Say OOOOoooohhhhhhmmmmm, make bread, put your CD's in alphabetical order. Put a slogan on a T-shirt with a sharpie, study esperanto, polish your shoes, write a letter to your congressman, call your cousin, look up your class reunion. Buy a Buns of Steel video. Drink beer, eat donuts and watch it. Learn to line dance, take a nap, look at old photos, organize the junk drawer. 'Read' Hustler, lock the bathroom. But please, stop watching the RTAHQ's. That is a friggin' waste of time. joelle>>

To: Joshua Corbin who wrote (35077)	11/21/2000 12:30:02 AM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

>> Once this happens, the disillusioned will start looking for someone to blame. I appreciate your concern, Joshua. I understand that the Gilder thread degenerated into an ugly situation earlier this year, but consider the differences in our approaches. We debate the merits of candidates using the language of Gorilla-speak and the metrics supplied in the GG. As such, we are a co-operative, not a "meet Mr. Wizard" thread. Further, to the best of my recollection, no company has received unanimous approval from our polite but contentious membership. In contrast, Gilder shepherds a flock of sheep paying to be led to the money tree. Their disappointment is magnified by their dependency on Gilder and their unrealistic expectations. >> This resulting explosion of anger and finger-pointing that could mess up this thread. We've had a lurker or two express a loss of faith in the GG process, to put it mildly, and move on, but it hasn't inhibited our hunt or lowered the level of polite discourse we enjoy. I can't promise this will always be the case, but that is my expectation. uf