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To: Spytrdr who wrote (1643)	3/16/2001 3:00:26 AM
From: Susan G	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2477

did you expect us to write a book here to enlighten you? Spytradr, In my HUMBLE opinion, it is YOU that has the attitude problem! A lesson in humility and an ego check are in order. There was never a nasty comment on this board till you came around. Go ahead, short all you can or want. Brag all you want about your short profits. Many of us here have made a ton going long already. But please, don't be such a pompous ass. We have enough of those on SI. It must be contagious this week. Thank you, and have a good night! Susan

To: Spytrdr who wrote (1643)	3/16/2001 6:09:27 PM
From: bafi403	Respond to of 2477

Sorry. I did not mean to convey a bad "attitude". It was just a quickly written response. I am a fan of "interesting empirical patterns", and the filling of gaps is definitely one of them. But the good (robust) patterns usually have an explanation that relies on an economic explanation or perhaps even a behavioural one; after all, markets simply aggregate information and opinions about the values of assets. Otherwise, the pattern is just a pattern, with no real meaningful descriptive or predictive content. My guess is that this one, the filling of gaps, has a story. I was simply looking for it. I figured that someone like you with experience might know the story, or have a hunch about what the story ought to be. Thanks for the explanation and the links. I have not had a chance to look at them in detail as yet. I will over the weekend.