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10-23-2007, 02:50 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Countrywide releases earnings this Friday at noon. It'll set the tone for the rest of Friday and probably next week as well.
Otherwise, my crystal ball is foggy. I did sell SNP at 160 last Thursday.
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10-23-2007, 02:50 PM
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#182
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Originally Posted by Want2retire
When I first got on Usenet many years ago, I inadvertantly found myself in the middle of a flamewar, which was awful. Later, when it was discovered that I was a newbie, I was told that written discussion is more prone to misunderstandings than face-to-face discussion.
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Yup, I think the real issue here is what responsibility do non-noobs have to noobs?
Some non-noobs here are well into the "familiarity breeds contempt" phase, and the contempt spews freely. I've griped about it before, but in the end I think we just have to live with it. Let's see which noobs survive the trial by FIRE. 
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10-23-2007, 03:59 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lawn chair in Texas
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Re: Noobs
Many of these young whippersnappers weren't around for live-on-TV assassinations, immolations, Vietnam, Johnson, Nixon, Watergate, oil embargoes and oil shock 1-3, WIN buttons, malaise...
I've got my fancy-schmancy asset allocation, though I might be better off to let Vanguard's computers do the work for me...
Heh, heh
"We have all been here before..."
Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Pierce, Sacco, and Vanzetti
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10-23-2007, 05:44 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: minnesota
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HFWR
Re: Noobs
Many of these young whippersnappers weren't around for live-on-TV assassinations, immolations, Vietnam, Johnson, Nixon, Watergate, oil embargoes and oil shock 1-3, WIN buttons, malaise...
I've got my fancy-schmancy asset allocation, though I might be better off to let Vanguard's computers do the work for me...
Heh, heh
"We have all been here before..."
Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Pierce, Sacco, and Vanzetti
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"If I had ever been here before on another time around the wheel
I would probably know just how to deal
With all of you."
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No more lawyer stuff, no more political stuff, so no more CYA
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10-23-2007, 10:16 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nords
Here's my take.
Instead, it's "Have you been following the economy at all?" with the implication that the poster is simply ignorant (not following the economy) if not perhaps actually stupid (not interpreting the symptoms correctly).
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Agree with Nords. I think that the tone of Razor's posts was more inflammatory than the content.
I recall that in one of my first posts I stated that I was concerned about a return of stagflation because of some of the factors that Razor mentioned. I don't recall any really negative responses.
As an aside I'm always amused when a new member "lectures" somone without knowing their background.
My all time favorite was when some told Martha that she should stop looking for government handouts and pull herself up by her bootstraps.
Finally, welcome to the board Razor.
MB
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10-23-2007, 11:24 PM
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#186
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mb
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My all time favorite was when some told Martha that she should stop looking for government handouts and pull herself up by her bootstraps.
Finally, welcome to the board Razor.
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Anybody have a link to the Martha exchange, I suspect she was polite but the rest of the board wasn't
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10-23-2007, 11:40 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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I think that it was in one of the threads on health care and Martha was supporting more government involvement.
MB
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10-24-2007, 12:00 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: minnesota
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Who was that guy anyway?
Don't place bets on whether I was nice.  
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10-24-2007, 12:11 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mb
As an aside I'm always amused when a new member "lectures" somone without knowing their background.
MB
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So, what is his background?
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10-24-2007, 05:28 AM
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#190
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Fair enough, but I did say polite not nice. I'd bet there may have been a wee bit of sarcasm involved.
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10-24-2007, 06:02 AM
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#191
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2007
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This thread reminds me of the flame wars that occur on the Diehard's board between the "stay the course" groupies and anyone who has a different opinion. Instead of expressions of opinions and ideas about what to do, the name calling starts. I hope members use the suggestions of Martha, Want2retire and others have posted to keep the threads lively, educational, and respectful.
Larry
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10-24-2007, 07:16 AM
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Administrator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by clifp
Anybody have a link to the Martha exchange, I suspect she was polite but the rest of the board wasn't
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I believe it was HayekCapitalist in a thread titled "Moolah" -- the one where I was accused of being one of Martha's lackeys (which I consider to be a great honor).
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10-24-2007, 07:23 AM
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#193
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gumby
I believe it was HayekCapitalist in a thread titled "Moolah" -- the one where I was accused of being one of Martha's lackeys (which I consider to be a great honor).
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Better than having your age overestimated by ~40 years, I guess.
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10-24-2007, 12:22 PM
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#194
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Kansas City
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Soooo - now I can resurect my dividend stock ladders and two file cabinets of DRIP plans from 2003?
It's safe now?
heh heh heh - 48 degrees and Sunny in Missoula - a little inside joke. 
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11-01-2007, 02:58 PM
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#195
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Central MS/Orange Beach, AL
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Well this morning my brokerage account reflected my highest balance for the year. Not in too big of a hurry to see what kind of damage was done today. 
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11-01-2007, 03:02 PM
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#196
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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ROFL!!! My TSP was rockin' and rollin too, early this morning. I was amazed with how high it was.
Tomorrow morning should be a bit sobering. But hey, we've been through a lot of ups and downs this year, so I am sure we can handle more of the same.
Another one of those blue-light specials, right?
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11-01-2007, 03:06 PM
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#197
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Want2retire
Another one of those blue-light specials, right?
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More like a bud-light for me.
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11-01-2007, 06:14 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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It looks like a double scotch day to me ... I think I will need to 'hide my head in the sand' keep to my buy and hold plans.
... but been there .. done that.
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11-01-2007, 06:40 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Originally Posted by Want2retire
Tomorrow morning should be a bit sobering.
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Boy you were right about that.
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11-01-2007, 07:01 PM
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#200
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Lawn chair in Texas
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Perhaps this is a good time to reconcile one's theoretical tolerance for volatility with reality...
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