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

Introduction Compact

Former corporate raider Irwin Jacobs is spending several hundred thousand dollars to place adds encouraging a short squeeze to protect his multi-million dollar investment in Conseco:

streetmonkey.com

CNC has 325 million shares outstanding and around 65 million shares shorted.

On Irwin's side: Irwin Jacobs, Gary Wendt, Tunica Abenenica, Softechie, Austin Powers

On the Evil Shorts side: Those Whose Names Are Too Holy To Mention

The purpose of this board is to:

(1) Provide a forum to discuss the merits, or lack thereof, of attempted short squeezes; and

(2) To make fun of Irwin Jacobs.

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111	Update: $6 CNC reported earnings after closing. To date, the Great Conseco Sh	donjuan_demarco	-	10/26/2000
110	6 5/16 UPDATE: Over two and a half months after the initiation of the Great Co	donjuan_demarco	-	10/23/2000
109	Two and a half months after instigating The Great Conseco Short Squeeze of 2000,	donjuan_demarco	-	10/20/2000
108	Tell you what, get me one of those ZIXI golf caps and you have a deal.	Kevin Podsiadlik	-	10/17/2000
107	T-shirts are now available. These are high-quality, heavy cotton T-shirts with	donjuan_demarco	-	10/17/2000
106	Mr. Jacobs plan obviously is to lull the shorts into a false sense of security b	Mama Bear	-	10/17/2000
105	I am having serious doubts about "The Great Conseco Short Squeeze of 2000.&	donjuan_demarco	-	10/17/2000
104	<i>"believe he deserves a place in the "Hall of Heroes" ...	Mama Bear	-	10/16/2000
103	Jacobs fires latest salvo with CNC at 5 1/2, down from 9 5/16 when the Great Con	donjuan_demarco	-	10/16/2000
102	Close at 5 11/16, down from 9 5/16 when the Great Conseco Short Squeeze of 2000	donjuan_demarco	-	10/13/2000
101	I warned him to take profits, shame he didn't listen. This is getting prett	donjuan_demarco	-	10/12/2000
100	Tunica has finally, completely and utterly lost it: messages.yahoo.com CNC dow	Kevin Podsiadlik	-	10/12/2000
99	CNC down to $6, from $9 5/16 when the Great Conseco Short Squeeze of 2000 was in	donjuan_demarco	-	10/12/2000
98	Update: CNC at 6 1/4, down from 9 5/16 at the time Mr. Jacobs initiated the Gre	donjuan_demarco	-	10/11/2000
97	Any of you guys holding Oct 7 1/2's ? I can't decide what to do, got em	oldirtybastard	-	10/5/2000
96	Regrets on the part of those who participated in Jacobs' crusade? They'	Kevin Podsiadlik	-	10/4/2000
95	CNC at 6 1/2, down from 9 5/16 on the day Mr. Jacobs initiated the Great Conseco	donjuan_demarco	-	10/4/2000
94	Update: CNC last trade 7 1/2, down from 9 5/16 when Mr. Jacobs initiated his Gr	donjuan_demarco	-	10/3/2000
93	Calendar Day 60 of the Great Conseco Short Squeeze of 2000: Despite a non-stop	donjuan_demarco	-	9/29/2000
92	" I declare a winner, it is IMPOSSIBLE for anyone to beat that!" Tuna	SinginInTheRain	-	9/28/2000
91	NEW CONTEST! "Guess the date on which Gary Wendt will first purchase share	donjuan_demarco	-	9/28/2000
90	Cramer, why don't you give up this "Kevin Podsiadlik" nonsense, we	donjuan_demarco	-	9/28/2000
89	Back on an old topic, I have a nominee in the stupidest long contest. This indi	Kevin Podsiadlik	-	9/28/2000
88	Calendar day 58 of the Great Conseco Short Squeeze of 2000 (it appears I was und	donjuan_demarco	-	9/27/2000
87	There is some question of what the "benchmark" should be in determinin	donjuan_demarco	-	9/26/2000

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