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To: mph who wrote (23688)	6/9/1998 12:52:00 PM
From: Czechsinthemail	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

mph, Actually, the helium balloon method involves filling the balloons, then inhaling the helium and saying the names of your favorite drilling or service company. Suddenly, they seem "higher".:-) Baird

To: mph who wrote (23688)	6/9/1998 2:03:00 PM
From: Jack Be Quick	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95453

mph, <<For my part, I'm considering the use of dartboards.>> I don't wish to burst anyone's helium filled balloons, but this dartboard strategy can also be tricky. I was complaining to a broker type one day, that in a market in which even the proverbial monkey throwing darts at a list of stocks could make money, my picks were all firmly in the crapper. The broker type responded, "well, you know what the problem with that is don't you?" No, I didn't. "You're not a monkey." (Needless to say, I was thunderstruck by the simplicity and accuracy of this observation.) So, if you're going to go the dartboard route (probably worth a shot), I strongly recommend that you use only genuine monkeys - accept no substitute. (I tried letting my cat pick the stocks for a while - no go, apparently you've got to use monkeys<vbg>.) Best, John