Random Crap
Another installment of vomit from my mind.
No, Mr. Spam Man, the number one rule of investing is Don’t buy stocks based on tips you get from spammers via email.
Fucking windows. No, not that kind but same to them. New house has a lot of windows. Blinds and window treatments cost a small fortune.
The wife wants to put up Christmas decorations this weekend. God help me. She’s cool with the rule and I told her any decorations not going out will go to the trash.
A particular company that processes data with whom I deal with regularly sends me so much mail that I cannot possibly read all of it. They charge fees per task. Each particular task results in a bill. They send me a bill, for example, for $4. They’re called statements, guys. Get with the 1990s.
To the annoyed lady in the Buick at the 4 way stop: Yes, I know it was my turn to go. You were impatient and angry with me as I did not go but instead motioned you go go. You see, you’re driving a Buick, which is nature’s way of warning other drivers that you’re a danger to them. That and the blue hair. So, I did realize it was my turn. I did not let you go first because I was nice; rather, I let you because I assumed you couldn’t drive.
Speaking of 4 way stops, let’s just dispatch with the real legal rule about right of way and incorporate the way it really is into law: shittiest car goes first.
Plasma TeeVees: Despite being thinner than regular TeeVees, they sure do seem to weigh a lot more. And, despite being thinner, the manufacturers put them in boxes about four times the size of the TeeVee.
Never, ever pull someone’s finger. No good can come of it.
I am no longer amazed by statistical improbability in poker games. You’ll recall my bad beat here. I had two more at the GBR in Reno that cost me about $600. But, last week, I was dealt pocket kings three hands in a row (won one, lost two but still came out ahead). Tuesday night, I was dealt 7/4 three times in a row. Each is probably as likely (though, I’d say two kings is slightly less likely due the fact that up to 8 cards make 7/4 but only four make KK – I could calculate it but that’s no fun) but only one amazed me.
November 17th, 2006 at 3:51 pm
No, Mr. Spam Man, the number one rule of investing is Don’t buy stocks based on tips you get from spammers via email.
Heh. I thought the same thing this AM only with a lot more explitives.
November 17th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
Almost NOBODY seems to know the rule of right of way at a four way stop. When I get to a stop sign I usually have to wait (and wait) for the driver with the right of way to effing move! I’ve taken to counting to five and then going no matter what, excepting crappy cars that is.
November 17th, 2006 at 11:56 pm
I had back-to-back cars that illustrated Unc’s Rule of the Four Way Stop perfectly: A 1984 Toyota van that was more bondo than metal, followed up with a 1983 Cadillac Coupe DeVille.
Nothing says, “I’m going, and I don’t give a rat’s ass if you hit me” like a bondo-bucket you only paid $500 for.
And nothing says, “You can hit me, but I’m going to punt your car to Mars” like an American land yacht…
November 18th, 2006 at 3:09 am
No, Mr. Spam Man, the number one rule of investing is Don’t buy stocks based on tips you get from spammers via email.
what about shorting stocks that come via spam?
November 18th, 2006 at 4:27 am
Four way stop?
I drive a junker van. I go first. Always. Nobody seems to mind though. Such nice people.
November 18th, 2006 at 8:29 am
Marc: Counting to 5??? One, two, and I’m going.
November 18th, 2006 at 2:51 pm
The stock “tips” are always on thinly traded, low value stocks. The spammer’s employer already has bought a bunch of stock slowly over time. When the spam hits, even a small amount of interest can cause the stocks to double or triple in price. Then he unloads his share at a profit.
Google “pump and dump”
Although the stocks price will likely deflate after the scam, putting in an order to short stocks generates demand, so you’re helping the scam work, therefore encouraging more spam. You also risk the stock not falling back to it’s former level fast enough, but like timing the market, when it works, it works pretty well. Shorting stocks can be pretty risky.
November 18th, 2006 at 9:55 pm
markm, I count fast. 😉
November 20th, 2006 at 7:22 pm
I disagree. Blinds and window treatments cost a large fortune!