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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (131534)	9/20/2001 8:59:49 AM
From: Alomex	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Be careful Glenn. Why logically there is no reason why this market should fall much further, logically there was no reason for NASDAQ to reach 5100 yet it did so last year.

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (131534)	9/20/2001 11:46:39 AM
From: craig crawford	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

>> You are wording that as though that is fact. It is not fact. The future is not really known. << ok, if you want to play by those rules then stop wording it as a fact that amzn is going to go belly up. after all, "The future is not really known" touché!

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (131534)	9/20/2001 11:51:40 AM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

I believe strongly in stock ownership. I think long-term it is the best place to invest -- but I believe with equal conviction that it is foolish to buy at grossly distorted prices and so there are times to cut back on stock ownership. I have said that consistently over the past two-and-a-half years. I believe I said I am a "valuation bear" not a "perma bear". If stock prices come down another 20-30%, it will become much easier to make a case for increased ownership exposure. BTW, I also object at this moment in time to CEOs whose performance pay is based on stock price when they use investor's money in a losing battle to buy back stock in a hopeless effort to get an annual bonus even though the company is being punished in the market for miserable performance. As for the economy, nothing hurts economic growth more than overpriced assets -- including stocks. In the long run, it is great to own stocks -- I just think it is unwise to knowingly overpay unless the premium is modest and the risk is low. Periods in which people grossly overpay are rightly known as manias -- they are to be avoided. This is the genius of a Warren Buffet.

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (131534)	9/20/2001 8:44:53 PM
From: H James Morris	Respond to of 164684

LOL!LOL!LOL! >Thursday, September 20, 2001 By KATHY MULADY SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER If you think you saw Jeff Bezos, the belly-laughing founder of Seattle-based Amazon.com gushing over the "hottest new hand-held" on a Taco Bell commercial -- you are right. The "hand-held" is Taco Bell's new chicken quesadilla. Bezos made the commercial as a lark. The commercial, which will be shown nationwide, began airing this week in Seattle. A San Francisco advertising agency, Foote, Cone and Belding, connected Taco Bell and Bezos. According to Taco Bell spokeswoman Laurie Gannon, the restaurant's new slogan "think outside the bun," brought to mind Amazon's Bezos. "He is obviously an innovative thinker; he challenges others to think outside the box," Gannon said. "It made sense to use him with our new campaign." For Bezos, it was all in good fun. "He enjoyed doing it; I think you can tell from the commercials," Amazon.com spokesman Bill Curry said. Bezos is donating his pay for the commercial to the Special Olympics, Curry said. Taco Bell executives agreed to match the donation, and is giving $20,000 to Teen Supreme, a partnership between Taco Bell and Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Curry said Taco Bell isn't being courted as a new Amazon partner. "As fast and reliable as our shipping is, I don't think we would be able to get that stuff to people as hot and fresh as they would like it," he said.