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To: Forest Gump who wrote (1762)	9/30/1998 6:35:00 PM
From: Junkyardawg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2640

Forrest I will take you in a game of one pocket! What will you spot? Lamar

To: Forest Gump who wrote (1762)	9/30/1998 6:50:00 PM
From: Bald Man from Mars	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2640

gump-man, how can you start the 2nd contest without wrapping things up in the first one ... where the hell is my t-shirt ???

To: Forest Gump who wrote (1762)	9/30/1998 7:12:00 PM
From: The Street	Respond to of 2640

Lazy bum-- get to work! Pool? I see you are going to lose more money...

To: Forest Gump who wrote (1762)	9/30/1998 9:25:00 PM
From: Little Engine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2640

Gumper, could you clarify as to what the "final" cutoff was? Just curious, L.E. P.S. My short picks would have to start falling fast today... of course.

To: Forest Gump who wrote (1762)	9/30/1998 11:19:00 PM
From: ASA4Me	Respond to of 2640

Pool?? I thought we were throwin' darts... :) ASA4Me

To: Forest Gump who wrote (1762)	10/1/1998 2:43:00 AM
From: E. Graphs	Respond to of 2640

Forest, What did I do wrong? exchange2000.com quote.yahoo.com Let me know and I'll fix it. E

To: Forest Gump who wrote (1762)	10/1/1998 3:53:00 AM
From: Tony Joines	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2640

Forest - thanks for posting the entries. However, it appears that, although the long positions (correctly) show small initial losses caused by the bid-ask spread, the short positions currently don't. Shouldn't the short positions also take the spread into account, or am I missing some subtle point here? - t.j