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To: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9 who wrote (46627)	6/23/1998 11:42:00 AM
From: Gersh Avery	Respond to of 58727

Lisa .. yesterdays news biz.yahoo.com PS TV still broke :o( Gersh

To: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9 who wrote (46627)	6/23/1998 11:48:00 AM
From: Patrick Slevin	Respond to of 58727

Came across an e-mail and I thought I would share part of it. The tone of the e-mail was derisive to the media. This part cracked me up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not long after I started trading, a salesman called and tried to get me to subscribe to WSJ. I made the mistake of telling him I was a relatively new trader. He suddenly switched to a hushed, conspiratorial tone, confided that he used to work "On Wallstreet", and, as if inviting me to join an elite inner circle, he shared his most precious secret. The secret he shared with me was this: "Reading the WSJ before open is the single most vital part of a successful trading strategy." My response to him, in equally hushed tones reflecting suitable awe was "And now you're a paperboy?". <g>