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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: uu who wrote (34317)	10/22/1998 8:03:00 AM
From: High-Tech East	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Addi, isn't Michael Burke the same person who wrote so often without adding any content value on the Sun Microsystems threads in the last year on two? Anyone who "locks horns" with you Addi, is at a disadvantage both in terms of intellectual skills and in personal character qualities. Your mild response to personal insults speaks very highly for you. I congratulate you for your firm, but gentle temperament. Ken Wilson

To: uu who wrote (34317)	10/22/1998 10:29:00 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Addi, Making fun of people's names when they write flapdoodle notes is childish. And I am young at heart. Especially to neophyte investors who think that company spin is the only spin allowed and anyone who catches the company in lies or half-truths is not telling the entire story. (Such as headlines that state "revenues and eps up" while net income and profit margins down are hidden in the fine print.) And especially to those who quote a totally unresponsive post as proof of something. If I say, Xilinx killed their neighbor's cat, co. shils would answer, we have never harmed a dog, to prove I am wrong. That is what Smith's silly note did and you took the hook when you saw his bait. His is the type of essay answer that gets you held back in school. <G> So, if you want to discuss facts and have some fun making money in this bubble market, this is the place. If you want to live in Lotus Land and pretend everything is wonderful, the Xilinx thread is the place. And if you want to insult people, a little name calling in the least you can expect in reply. As to your 2 advice (sic): 1. There is absolutely no limit to my ego. Tried to hold it back, but like the universe, it is ever expanding. 2. When I am truthful and brave, the herd always reacts negatively with notes such as yours. They have been mooing them for decades. I like to have fun with their naivety. It is not nice and I probably should be more patient, but I also don't happen to think that investing is a game of "Mother May I." A little tough love now may help you avoid disastrous mistakes in the future from taking things at face value. Good Luck, MB