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obama's been president elect for two days and we've lost 900 points on the dow. it's a disaster!!!....nm

Posted by x (aka dmuck) Nov 6 '08, 10:17

heh

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proof that a black man can't run the country -- nm - fraskull Nov 6, 10:36
PRe-Election rally surrounded by bad data. Couldn't sustain -- nm - budice Nov 6, 10:29 1
- i gave you credit this morning for saying that this was just what would happen....nm - x Nov 6, 10:35
Obama is personally adjusting the Dow to its proper level. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 10:23
Look on the bright side: 74 days left of Bush, and you've *only* lost 900 points. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 10:18
It's his plan to get it as low as possible before he takes office so his percent increase from his first day is better. -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 10:18 18
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  - you cannot say that's a "market reality"--you might say it's likely, but it's you can't treat it as if it's a foregone conclusion..... - x Nov 6, 10:25 3
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      - chances are conditions will improve. i'd buy it as far as likely goes, though i'm still not completely convinced.... - x Nov 6, 10:59 1
        
        oh, and warren buffett also said recently he wanted hank paulson to stay on as treasury secretary. that sure brought him down a peg in my eyes....nm - x Nov 6, 11:01
- yeah, I did this in a bowling league - it makes winning so much easier -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 10:19 12
  - They take pity on you when you score a 36/41/39 as your handicap? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 10:29 2
    - the first week when we set handicaps, I was.....Presidential (elect) -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 10:33 1
      - I wanna join a league around here, but I want to practice some....the only free-bowling times are rock'n'bowl. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 10:45
  - Sandbagger -- nm - BAD Nov 6, 10:24 4
    - I got called that. Truth was, I sucked so badly the first week when we set handicaps, I had nowhere to go but way up. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 10:30 3
      - I did the opposite in our golf league. I had to find old score cards instead of the "First play in 3 years" cards cuz I didn't want the hassle. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 10:34 2
        
        did they actually give that out as an award? if so, thats funny -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 10:36 1
        
        Yeah, you'd get a sleeve of golf balls. Worst golfer in the league would get a lesson coupon at the end of the year. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 10:44
  - my friend in high school used this strategy. he'd intentionally do poorly at first.... - x Nov 6, 10:21 3
    - was he right? -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 10:30 2
      - i dunno. he ot good grades, but i don't know if he ever did it as a controlled experiment.....nm - x Nov 6, 10:37 1
        
        i did the opposite - i always did a really really good job on my first papers and then the teacher assumed i knew what i was doing and i got good - Andie Nov 6, 10:46

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