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To: Patrick Slevin who wrote (50209)	8/19/1998 1:27:00 AM
From: Graystone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58727

<<Paladin of the Airwaves>> or Paladin of the Ether I have no use for that guy you pointed out. How much money did you make last year ? Can I count the dollars I stole from unsuspecting investors who got roped into the current Hype Job or do I just count the good trades ? As an Evil Canadian M&M, I am apparently able to short these carp stocks with impunity. Then, apparently, I and the paid help, come and point out the criminal backgrounds of the principals and the unlikelihood that they are telling the truth. It never occurs to the people who make these claims up that we have a very limited sway, we can only bash companies with that have principals with criminal backgrounds or stories that make about as much sense as flying pigs, our favorite targets are Anti-Sense claims, you can see why. Most small investors are not aware of how markets work in these carp stocks. Every Buy Order is money in the pocket of the seller, every last one. They don't care who buys, as long as someone does. Inventory is often moved out to Evil M&M's for pennies on the dollar. The Evil M&M's make their own trades to simulate activity and orders to sell are often ignored, it is very illuminating to watch a stock like MINE, it moved up to $1.75 and people still couldn't get $1.50 for it. They were just ignored while any buy is immediately filled. As investors grow wiser the Hype Boys have a harder and harder time making their money. Anti-Sense is real, so is Anti-Sensible, it is distinguishing between the two that is difficult for the small investor. The first clue that the company is Anti-Sensible, not Anti-Sense is "Look at XYZ company", where XYZ is not the company in question, that is coat- tailing, a common practice among Anti-Sensible companies.

To: Patrick Slevin who wrote (50209)	8/19/1998 8:07:00 AM
From: robin 187	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 58727

Good Morning All.....I'm curious about your opionions for a Dell play ok.... I preserved some of my capital to live and play another day and when I go back and think about my reasons for my original play in Dell it was for the very real possibility for a good earnings report and a possible split. Well, those two things have materialized so my thinking is, options expire this friday so your going to have alot of people selling those options and rolling into a Sept option for the split play. What's your thoughts on this and what Sept option would you think would be the best play. My thinking is the Sept 120's. But when would the best time to buy these be? Friday? Isn't friday options expiration a very volatile day usually? The reason I'm asking for a time frame is because we all know that one of the reason's I did so poorly on my last attempt to play Dell was that I didn't buy in at the right time. I bought on the upward momemtum instead of waiting for a good buying opportunity dip. Anyway, since I'm so new to this thread I'm not exactly sure if it's appropriate to ask these questions but I thought I'd seek your more experienced opinions. I thought this might be a good time and play to start making up some (and I did say some) of my loss. Thanking you in advance..... Robin