CNC: Irwin Jacobs And The Temple Of Doom

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CNC: Irwin Jacobs And The Temple Of Doom

An SI Board Since July 2000

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Emcee: donjuan_demarco	Type: Unmoderated

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36	I thought that was T. Lee's plan??	donjuan_demarco	-	8/2/2000
35	I think this strategy can only truly be judged a success when jacobs buys up CNC	F. Lynn	-	8/2/2000
34	Yes, the strategy was too subtle for most people to grasp. So, if CNC drops to	donjuan_demarco	-	8/2/2000
33	when you stop and think about it, it really makes a lot of sense. <LOL>	F. Lynn	-	8/2/2000
32	Ah! So by spending $400,000 to publish ads advocating a short squeeze, he was	donjuan_demarco	-	8/2/2000
31	Mr. Jacobs purposely drove the stock price down to draw in more short sheep for	F. Lynn	-	8/2/2000
30	It is probably just to lull the shorts into a false sense of security. -g- Rega	Mama Bear	-	8/2/2000
29	CNC closes at 7 5/8, down from 9 1/2 when the first Irwin Jacobs ad was publishe	donjuan_demarco	-	8/2/2000
28	I made them typos on purpose :-) taht is my trademark..	James F. Hopkins	-	8/2/2000
27	Ironically I made money on First Plus, but it wasn't easy:-)	James F. Hopkins	-	8/2/2000
26	Day four of the "Irwin Jacobs Short Squeeze of 2000" begins with CNC t	donjuan_demarco	-	8/2/2000
25	More from Cramer the Stooge: Cramer on CNC and Jacobs Who You Gonna Call? Short	donjuan_demarco	-	8/2/2000
24	Yeah, and you also thought that First Plus was a great stock.	donjuan_demarco	-	8/2/2000
23	So you know your (presumably net) cost basis to six decimals, yet can't be b	Kevin Podsiadlik	-	8/2/2000
22	I love CNC, and all the shorts, and also Irwin Jacobs, whoever he is. This is so	James F. Hopkins	-	8/1/2000
21	Also, someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't it basically stand	Kevin Podsiadlik	-	8/1/2000
20	Cramer qualifies his earlier comments... <B>Who You Gonna Call? Shortbust	Kevin Podsiadlik	-	8/1/2000
19	"My broker did'nt do it (though he agreed he will)" I'm not a	donjuan_demarco	-	8/1/2000
18	Hello, I have a question. I have an account with a broker who buys and sell	kiran	-	8/1/2000
17	Day three of the "Irwin Jacobs Short Squeeze of 2000" ends with CNC up	donjuan_demarco	-	8/1/2000
16	As we enter into day three of the "Jacobs Short Squeeze," Conseco open	donjuan_demarco	-	8/1/2000
15	Star Tribune Article: Jacobs up **** creek without a paddle. startribune.com	donjuan_demarco	-	8/1/2000
14	cramer is a 110% moron---so it is the shorts that have depressed his company'	Boquacious	-	8/1/2000
13	Anyone who questions whether non-dementia sufferer Irwin Jacobs has violated SEC	Mr. Pink	-	7/31/2000
12	ML SAVAGES CONSECO! As posted by Mr. P$nk on Yahoo: ML)CONSECO INC.:Lowering 2	donjuan_demarco	-	7/31/2000

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