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To: JIN CHUN who wrote (3220)	2/14/1998 1:10:00 PM
From: Little Engine	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 27968

I would consider sucking people in with hype "irresponsible." You know, pushing thoughts into people's heads like "we predict .21 for this year" when you (Ira) know that will not happen. If you DON'T know what will happen, then DON'T predict! You don't think estimating .09 for the fourth quarter (which anyone who has ever held a job knows is the hardest time of the year to find one) is irresponsible? Then coming up with .02 instead? He wasn't even in the ballpark. You don't think telling an investor "we have no plans to issue any more stock" when the total is 20 million shares (Cheryl's original post), and then printing up at least 8 million more shares IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS is irresponsible? Tell me, is it "responsible" to promise in your investors packet that "Mr. Monas has an open door policy and welcomes calls from investors large or small", and then refuse to talk to people? To tell them to fax their questions and then refuse to answer those, anyway? Perhaps it is "responsible" to offer to buy their shares for a cent over what they paid... and then go back on your word when someone tries to take you up on it (Post #3034). Please read that one, Jonathan, and quit telling people that Ira has "guaranteed" everyone at least .30 for their shares. These are just a few examples. What is "irresponsible" about noticing how undependable this company has been? What Ira says and does will have MUCH more impact on this company, and this stock, than anything I could say and do. Yet everyone gives Ira a pass. You promised a release on Friday? Oh well, whenever you get to it, don't worry. The financials can wait -- it's people who dare question Ira that is the REAL problem. Right. So people, frustrated that Ira's actions (he runs the company, not me) are running the stock into the ground, lash out at me. Ranting and raving, threatening me if they don't get an answer to every one of their puerile questions, that they will hold their breath and turn blue. This is the last time I'm going to explain it to the screamers and multiple ????????? and !!!!!!!!!!! faction. <<<I don't question the co. half as much as I question LE's purpose here??????? ...LITTLE ENGINE,IF YOU ARE NOT A SHAREHOLDER, WHAT IS YOUR STAKE,OR SHOULD I SAY WHAT IS DRIVING YOU TO CONTINUALLY POST ANONYMOUSLY, WITHOUT HAVING A STAKE IN THE CO?????? >>>>> Wow, eye strain. Hint: we all post anonymously. It's not like everyone is putting their full names, addresses, and social security numbers here. Even if they did, someone else could use it to post. So what's the use? Why got caught up in such games? I'm a small investor. Smaller than many here, I gather. My stake is that I HATE (some capital letters for you, perhaps Irvine can read that better) companies that screw shareholders over. And if it were just FAMH that were shady, pumping numbers they keep shaving down, avoiding stockholder questions... then I wouldn't be here. But it's deeper than that, unfortunately. An awful lot of companies do it. If people truly banded together --- if they said, be straight with us, or we sell -- then Ira might finally be straight with them. It would spread to other boards, and stocks, as well, and then we could all worry less about being taken for a ride by anyone else. But human nature, I guess, leads us away from tough questions when the promises of huge payoffs keep coming. I saw a great commentary once on the lottery. People were observed talking about the Caribbean islands they would visit, etc., when they won. The commentator observed, "No one ever asks, 'What would you do with the $800 you blow every year on this sucker game?' " I think it's a fair question. I'm not the one who is playing with your hard-earned hundreds and thousands of dollars. That would be Ira. It is his "intentions," his "agenda," that determines whether you make money on this stock or not. I think he owes you more than me. Yours in free speech, L.E.