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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (97688)	10/14/2002 11:14:19 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

for your enjoyment... ;-) CEO: Chief embezzlement officer. CFO: Corporate fraud officer. EBITDA: Earnings before I tricked the damn auditor. EBIT: Earnings before irregularities and tampering. NAV: Normal Anderson valuation. FRS: Fantasy reporting standards. P/E: Parole entitlement. EPS: Eventual prison sentence. BULL MARKET - A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. BEAR MARKET - A 6 to 18-month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry, and the husband gets no sex. MOMENTUM INVESTING - The fine art of buying high and selling low. VALUE INVESTING - The art of buying low and selling lower. P/E RATIO - The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the market keeps crashing. BROKER - What my broker has made me. "BUY, BUY" - A flight attendant making market recommendations as you step off the plane. STANDARD & POOR - Your life in a nutshell. STOCK ANALYST - Idiot who just downgraded your stock. STOCK SPLIT - When your ex-wife and her lawyer split your assets equally between themselves. FINANCIAL PLANNER - A guy who actually remembers his wallet when he runs to the 7-11 for toilet paper and cigarettes. MARKET CORRECTION - The day after you buy stocks. CASH FLOW - The movement your money makes as it disappears down the toilet. YAHOO - What you yell after selling it to some poor sucker for $240 per share. WINDOWS 2000 - What you jump out of when you're the sucker that bought Yahoo @ $240 per share. INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR - Past year investor who's now locked up in a nuthouse. PROFIT -- Religious guy who talks to God

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (97688)	10/14/2002 4:07:16 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Just wanted to show you what I was drinking last night! The way it happened was that the father of a young German lady bought at least a case of each of these the year she was born, 1981, to drink I guess when she turned 21, and he sent a bottle of each to her uncle who is married to an old friend of ours. (She was there, too, and I toasted her birthday as a vintage year.)Every little sip was worth about $2.00 as I figure it. I wonder what her father paid 21 years ago? Now, it was good, and it sure overshadowed the Ravenswood that I had brought along (your recommendation). But you know what? I have had a $12 bottle of wine that I think was every bit as good as those. The flavor was not really all that complex. But for snob value that goes down in my books with 1864 Madeira (one little glass) and a perhaps 1955 Clos Vougeot (one bottle shared four ways). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Château Haut Brion (1er Cru Classé), 1981 Ce produit est un produit de la Grande Cave, livrable en 15 jours ouvrés. France - bordeaux - premières côtes de bordeaux graves - pessac-léognan - Rouge Un produit sélectionné par ChateauOnline. 229,76 € TTC (1 507,11 FF) par bouteille Château Margaux (1er Grand Cru Classé), 1981 Ce produit est un produit de la Grande Cave, livrable en 15 jours ouvrés. France - bordeaux - médoc - margaux - Rouge Un produit sélectionné par ChateauOnline. 306,34 € TTC (2 009,48 FF) par bouteille +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ fr.chateauonline.com Pretty nifty site, huh? I didn't know about it.