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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (34387)	12/20/2000 9:59:59 PM
From: Joshua Corbin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

I'll accept opinions from experts who have been successful in the market this year. I made a tracking portfolio of your nephew's picks from last September. They're down 48.8% and his beloved RMBS is down a mind-boggling 79.2%. Message 14867847 And by this criteria we have to throw out Gorilla Gaming since G&K is down 21.7% and W&W is down 18.2%. BTW, SPY is down 14% YTD.

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (34387)	12/21/2000 12:33:07 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35685

LOL! My "success" in the market consists of getting 6% in the money market, but I know a horse's ass when I see one! Similarly, I can't paint worth squat, but I understand the difference between a Vermeer and my grandmother's landscapes. -g- Get off your high horse, Frank. Discernment doesn't require that you be better than the person or thing you're criticizing, just that you know the difference between good and bad. You may not be able to - oh, gosh, what do you like? Cigars? Fine wines? Good music? You probably can't make any of them. So what? You know what's good, don't you? Nothing wrong with being humble. This is probably a good time for all of us to look around and ask ourselves, "What the heck?!?!?!"