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To: The Freep who wrote (116197)8/8/2001 8:32:45 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
Don't know about the quote from BubbleBoy, but saw a knee-slapper from Dave Landry of TradingMarkets.com that struck me as hilarious, for some reason (almost Fleck-like in its brilliance!):

A Cure For Longitis

A friend of mine, who can't wait for the next bull market, seems to keep losing money by aggressively buying stocks. After contacting me in frustration, I suggested he put him a "sticky note" on his quote screen which read "We're still in a bear market". This seems to have solved his problem. If you know anyone who suffers from "longitis"*, send them a pack of sticky notes.


ROTFL! Maybe it's time to go long MMM!<G>



To: The Freep who wrote (116197)8/8/2001 8:32:49 PM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™  Respond to of 436258
 
identify this man

and you will hold the secret

dailynews.yahoo.com



To: The Freep who wrote (116197)8/8/2001 9:06:35 PM
From: John Graybill  Respond to of 436258
 
A little searching gives me high confidence that it's from an interview he gave to Fortune Magazine, March 1959.

However, I am not certain that it is in fact "from the horse's mouth" or whether is the Fortune writer summarizing, "Mr. Greenspan is concerned that once stock prices reach the point..."



To: The Freep who wrote (116197)8/8/2001 9:57:52 PM
From: Mike M2  Respond to of 436258
 
Freep, I can't tell you about that particular quote but AG makes critical comments about the Fed's easy money policies of the 20s gold-eagle.com mike