zeezeetop 30 posts msg #60354 - Ignore zeezeetop |
3/11/2008 6:45:52 AM
Back to Futuremoney's account of Walmart's sales strategy. It's starting to make sense. Walmart has improved it's returns selling condoms, hence the increase in stock price. They are buying less from China and consuming more oil with condom sales, so oil goes up. Is it really a WAREHOUSE in the back of each store? Ya think Elliot Spitzer was a Walmart customer in his youth... and/or possibly as an adult ?
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johnpaulca 12,036 posts msg #62397 - Ignore johnpaulca |
5/9/2008 8:58:54 AM
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johnpaulca 12,036 posts msg #62398 - Ignore johnpaulca |
5/9/2008 9:09:28 AM
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude
and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted,
"Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an
hour ago but I don't know where I am."
The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering
approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41
degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be in Information Technology," said the balloonist.
"I am," replied the woman, "how did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is probably
technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information
and the fact is, I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at
all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."
The woman below responded, "You must be in Management."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're
going. You have risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot
air. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you
expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are
in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now,
somehow, it's my f**king fault."
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TheRumpledOne 6,529 posts msg #62511 - Ignore TheRumpledOne modified |
5/12/2008 1:24:41 PM
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Sorry :(
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nikoschopen 2,824 posts msg #62514 - Ignore nikoschopen modified |
5/12/2008 2:03:43 PM
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ludowillems 111 posts msg #62547 - Ignore ludowillems |
5/13/2008 4:20:35 AM
-removed by administrator-: probably a joke that contained a reference to a female bodypart named t*t, or even worse, God beware! the act of reproduction, commonly named f**k.
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johnpaulca 12,036 posts msg #62724 - Ignore johnpaulca |
5/16/2008 11:45:54 PM
The O'Mallys
A man stumbles up to the only other patron in a bar and asks, "Can I buy you a drink?"... "Why of course", comes the reply.
The first man then asks: "Where are you from?"
"I'm from Ireland", replies the second man.
The first man responds: "You don't say, I'm from Ireland too! Let's have another round to Ireland."
"Of Course", replies the second man.
Curious, the first man then asks: "Where in Ireland are you from?" "Dublin", comes the reply.
"I can't believe it", says the first man. "I'm from Dublin too! Let's have another drink to Dublin."
"Of course", replies the second man.
Curiosity again strikes and the first man asks: "What school did you go to?"
"Saint Mary's", replies the second man. "I graduated in '62."
"This is unbelievable!", the first man says. "I went to Saint Mary's and I graduated in '62, too!"
About that time in comes one of the regulars and sits down at the bar. "What's been going on?", he asks the bartender.
"Nothing much," replies the bartender. "The O'Mally twins are drunk again
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johnpaulca 12,036 posts msg #63191 - Ignore johnpaulca |
6/1/2008 1:11:42 AM
It was the first day of school and a new student named
Chandrashekhar Subrahmanyam entered the fourth grade.
The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American History.
Who said "Give meLiberty, or give me Death"?
She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Chandrashekhar, who had his hand up: "Patrick Henry, 1775" he said.
"Very good!" Who said "Government of the People, by the People, for the People, shall not perish from the Earth?"
Again, no response except from Chandrashekhar. "Abraham Lincoln, 1863" said Chandrashekhar.
The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be
ashamed. Chandrashekhar, who is new to our country, knows more! about its history than you do."
She heard a loud whisper: "F**k the Indians,"
"Who said that?" she demanded.
Chandrashekhar put his hand up. "General Custer, 1862."
At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm gonna puke."
The teacher glares around and asks "All right! Now, who said that?"
Again, Chandrashekhar says, "George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991."
Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah? S*ck this!"
Chandrashekhar jumps out of his chair waving his hand and shouts to the teacher, "Bill Clinton, to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!"
Now with almost a mob hysteria someone said "You little shit. If you say anything else, I'll kill you."
Chandrashekhar frantically yells at the top of his voice, "Gary Condit to Chandra Levy, 2001."
The teacher fainted. And as the class gathered around the teacher on the floor, someone said, "Oh shit, we're f**ked!"
And Chandrashekhar said quietly, "George Bush, Iraq, 2005."
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conyeuchua 83 posts msg #63277 - Ignore conyeuchua |
6/2/2008 11:00:16 PM
Jun 2, 2008
This is a very dangerous formation, as detailed in Nassim Taleb's Book The Black Swan.
Traders should be very careful anytime this exponentially regressed, parabolic, dreaded chart appears.
Source: Barry Ritholtz's blog
http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2008/06/uh-oh-dangerous.html#comments
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lvainik 52 posts msg #63288 - Ignore lvainik |
6/3/2008 10:54:24 AM
A blonde needed some extra money and walks over to the neighbours.
Is there anything I can do?, anything?.
Well, he reckons , you can paint the porch ; but I only have a bit of paint , probably not enough...
She soon gets done and rings the bell.
I was able to paint it and there was enough paint for 2 coats!
Wow, he said.
She added ; BTW it's not a Porsche it's a Lexus!
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