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To: Berney who wrote (5277)1/27/1999 11:38:00 PM
From: MonsieurGonzo  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 11051
 
TB; RE:" War Stories "

>I probably read about every Civil War book written in my youth. JEB was actually one of my heroes growing up...

...you meant, "The War of Northern Aggression", right ?

>Observations: 1) Trend analysis is difficult on a stock such as this (BLS);

...ain't no trend no mo', no mo. Baby B got whacked by Big T. Now just vIbRaTiNg like some 'toon got hit what a hammer, ba-da, ba-da, ba-da... that's all, folks !

>2) Buy & Hold can be like watching the grass grow for long periods of time;

...call the mow & blow crew, my lawn looks like bamboo.

>3) It tends to be a very defensive stock.

...don't you go quotin' no Beardstown Ladies now, Berney - this is a respectable sand-box.

mis-ter Lott... ...aye.

mis-ter Mc-Cain... ...aye.

mis-ter Nglphkkkzzzz ...zzzzzzz {yawn} ...zzzzzzz...

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"...the Pope warned that Americans were 'indulging in a trial of the un-useful'..."

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"...live coverage of the Super Bowl begins ..."

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"...Praise be, Glory! Glory! Put your hand on the television and feel that Holy Ghost Spirit coming..."

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"...it's not a key-hole... I'm looking through the WorldCom OmniNet Port!"

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mis-ter Pe-ter-son... ...nay.

mis-ter Pow-wll... ...nay.

mis-ter Plfftthyyzzz ...zzzzzzzz

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"...now back to The War of Northern Aggression, on The History Channel. It was during the second Wilderness Campaign that Grant, unlike all previous Federal Generals before him, after taking terrible losses against Lee, gave the order, 'Forward', to great cheer from his men, beginning the modern concept 'war of attrition' that was to seal the fate of the Confederacy..."

-Steve