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To: Smart Investor who wrote (8786)	3/31/1999 1:59:00 PM
From: Philip Williams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

***OT*** Dear Smart Investor, if you insist on discussing world politics in this forum, at least have the courtesy of putting "OT" at top so we can skip it. And I'm assuming you're discussing Russia, not Aol shorts . . .

To: Smart Investor who wrote (8786)	3/31/1999 3:10:00 PM
From: M. Robins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Shorting AOL at 117? Seek help. Either your pharmaceuticals aren't working, or they're working too well. What cloud on the horizon could you possibly believe is there to justify a 30% drop in AOL? Which, btw, would only bring you to break even. If it was VVUS, with a $70 price and a prescription that required me to stick a needle in a private part and Viagra was on the horizon, yeah, that's a short. AOL at 150 could have some Internet-stock-like leakage and lose 10-20% and you're still be under water. Even that's no likely though. AOL drops 15 points and the guys looking for a dip will be all over it. Sell your doom and gloom on the PSFT thread!