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To: CapitalistHogg™ who wrote (343579)	9/15/2007 2:47:40 PM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

totally bullish back then, with rare fits of fist fighting over the forward nav joke being used at that time. almost all those people are gone. only weirdo's and mean people still hanging out. <g> of course not including you. <vbg>

To: CapitalistHogg™ who wrote (343579)	9/15/2007 3:33:51 PM
From: Giordano Bruno	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Permabull...August 16th thru the 26th. -g-

To: CapitalistHogg™ who wrote (343579)	9/15/2007 6:42:33 PM
From: Secret_Agent_Man	Respond to of 436258

back then being a "bull" was not necessary even a chimp could throw darts and not many were very smart back then, those that were not back then nor have smartened up since are GONE- what remains are some cynical realists along with a few traders that kno they can beat the mkt and do it daily even if only in fantasy land- problem remains the same, mkt will remain irrational longer than many/most can remain solvent-

To: CapitalistHogg™ who wrote (343579)	9/15/2007 7:42:58 PM
From: stan_hughes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

No bulls around? Ever met da_cheif? Member 8433347 You really shouldn't be surprised to hear a lot of bearish (or at least non-supportive) discussion of stock and other asset valuations on investment message boards like SI. 99% of investment board types are engaged in the self-direction of their investment programs, or they wouldn't be hanging around investment sites in the first place. That makes them "sophisticated investors" to use the legal definition, and such people typically include shorting and hedging techniques as part of their investment strategy when the situation warrants it Most people in the general population don't have the time, the inclination, the emotional make-up or the knowledge required to play the stock market from both sides of the street. They just give their money over to planners and mutual funds who invest it for them -- as such, they are bulls (long-side investors) by default, and they have no clue for example what going short even means, much less have their affairs arranged to be able to do so That's not to say being long all the time automatically makes someone a dumbass -- on the contrary -- but the mutual fund managers and computer programs that are making most of the passive bull's decisions aren't posting on SI