To: Frank who wrote (12295 ) 8/19/2002 7:02:21 PM From: cnyndwllr Respond to of 206316 Hi Frank, in the "misery loves company category," I've got shares of some stocks that used to be a large part of my portfolio and now can drop 20% and not have much of an impact. I think you know what I mean. g. I've watched you handle the PGO debacle like a man-that is except for the thing with the missus. I sometimes felt there was a note of distrust, or maybe it would be better phrased as insecurity, in your quiet pleas for reassurance as you discussed the many interviews she attended. You'll be happy to know that my sources assure me that your feelings are unfounded. She hasn't been attending interviews at all; she's been quietly arranging to have those who shorted PGO, or contributed to its fall, either killed or castrated. As you can imagine, the list grows every day and the job is demanding. She was unsatisfied with the humane methods of death and castration her henchmen were using and she has taken over the job herself. This takes time and travel. She has, of course, tried to keep you in the dark so that if she is uncovered you will not have to pay. I think that kind of loyalty and determination is what made this country great and I decided to put my money where my heart is and bet with her; after all, the opposition is shrinking if you know what I mean. You can expect to see the problems of PGO begin to dissipate in the spate of killings and mutilations to come. You, of course, must be sure never to sell your shares or disparage the stock; I'm told she is something of a fanatic on this now. Sleep well and may we all wake up with deep voices and a fistfull of money. Ed Edit: Not you Diane; may you wake up with a musical voice and a fistful of money.