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To: Justa Werkenstiff who wrote (1267)9/30/1998 12:17:00 AM
From: Lars  Respond to of 15132
 
***Hedge Fund Humor***

I must credit JBenvent from the AOL Berkshire board for the following list.

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Subject: 10 Things Overheard in Omaha...
Date: 9/28/98 2:41 PM Central Daylight Time
From: JBenvent

Top Ten Things Overheard in Omaha When Goldman Sachs called asking Warren Buffett to bail out Long Term Capital

10. Let's see…borrow a billion to make a short term gain of a thousand…that's MY investment philosophy EXACTLY! I want in!!!

9. For the last time, NO! -- I will not trade my cardboard cutout of Charlie for your two Nobel laureates.

8. If I do this the next edition of Andy K's book will be titled "Of No Value".

7. Meriweather's a genius? Oh, I was just reading the Starr report and it sounded like you said something else.

6. Can you call back on Monday? I've got a huge wad of dough riding on the Husker vs. Washington game.

5. Get Eisner on the phone! I've got an idea for a new movie that combines the setting of "Wall Street" with the ending of "Titanic".

4. I knew Greenwich, CT went ga-ga buying Powerball tickets, but this is ridiculous.

3. Okay, I'll do it...but only if John Meriweather shows up at the annual meeting next May wearing John Gartmann's Yellow Hat

2. That depends on what your definition of "$1.25 Trillion" is.

1. Hey, John Meriweather….KISS MY ASSETS


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