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To: Annette who wrote (11146)	3/11/1999 9:33:00 AM
From: Patric	Respond to of 27722

<<Both Paulson and Cheney filed for Insider Option BUYS yesterday!>> That just means they are exercising their options to buy, granted to them as a discount as a part of their compensation. They are also selling stock from time-to-time, likely acquired through previous options, which is how they make money on their options. It's all fairly normal and doesn't mean much except that the float is gradually increasing because of it. #B~}>

To: Annette who wrote (11146)	3/11/1999 9:39:00 AM
From: fiberman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27722

< Righto...Both Paulson and Cheney filed for Insider Option BUYS yesterday! > I don't care, I am still going to sue them. Sue them, sue you, sue everybody here. I see you all in court. I will sue the judge, I will sue my wife, I will sue my neighber, I will sue th Pizza delivery boy, I will sue the mailman, I will sue my dog. I will sue sue sue sue sue sue sue sue sue!!!!! Sincerely, The Fiber Dude

To: Annette who wrote (11146)	3/11/1999 11:51:00 AM
From: Lynn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27722

Annette, Patric is right. They guys don't just get salaries, they get stock options as part of their compensation package [normal for any company]. When one realizes this fact, it makes them better able to understand that it is very important to check and see why people like them are either filing to buy or sell shares. The vast majority of the time these buys--then sales--are purely related to their 'compensation' with the company. First, they exercise their options to buy, then they turn around and sell the newly acquired shares. For us as shareholders, this is meaningless [unless the number of shares one has options for makes us sick to our stomachs]. Lynn