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Non-Tech : Tulipomania Blowoff Contest: Why and When will it end? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Don Pueblo who wrote (203)	12/25/1998 5:34:00 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Respond to of 3543

Crossy, the judges have spoken! "If someone came up with a good idea he may collect the $5000".[Not may, they will. As George Zimmer says, I guarantee it. "If Mssrs. Goldfinger & Co. take that idea up and spread it anywhere - if it's compelling they'll be making millions. So Mr.Goldfinger doesn't have a position now in net stocks, he may have one in the future. [Actually I have no net position, long or short, but I have a ton of crap boxed. I am a believer in conspiracy theories too, but we ain't got that much juice, dude. Kind of you to think so, though] I do have long positions in some stocks with e-biz appeal and I think that this "contest" is just an effort to create volatility. [Dude, "creat volatility"? You mean that there is not enough for everyone already?] However I do believe that one should put money where his mouth is. My mouth isn't here so I shut up. Only want to stress that this looks more than odd and of questionable substance. Imagine longs to make an "idea" contest for real a snake-oil sales scheme.[I can give you hundreds if not thousands of stocks where thsi is true and it is almost so quiet that you can hear a churchmouse scurry across the floor] "Anyone would depict that as a contest for "pump & dump" scriptwriting and rightly so. Just because this is a shorts' effort this should be viewed entirely different ? Can't hardly believe that. best regards CROSSY" Dude, I appreciate the comments and the honesty about putting one's money where their mouths are. I only wish I could take on the legions of hypesters so easily.