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To: yard_man who wrote (107565)	6/8/2001 8:28:05 AM
From: stomper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

but they couldn't see even a couple weeks ahead when it counted The absolute best had to be Ellison last quarter saying they lost the quarter in the last five business days, LOL. -dave

To: yard_man who wrote (107565)	6/8/2001 9:04:24 AM
From: Earlie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Tip: LOL!! Yes, it is a giggle to make the comparisons with CEO comments of a year or so ago. What I find particularly amusing at the moment is the remarkable "stretching" that is going on to avoid using nasty words that might trigger investor selling. "Visibility is murky" (order book, which was plunging, is now non-existent). "We are revising our Q2 guidance, but we think/hope/believe (pray) that Q3 or 2002 will witness a rebound". (In fact, we think our former customers were taken out by a stealth neutron bomb). "We are standing by our earlier (much reduced) guidance and still expect a rebound in sales in Q3, but the company will lay off (most) employees to ensure continued profitability". (There are no buyers in sight, but we haven't got the latest batch of marketing results in yet, thank God). ETC. Best, Earlie