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Donatella;
Thanks!
DIBS, Denton and all;
When I retire and have more time, I am really considering (as a sort of hobby) to develop a new “index” to guide sector buy/sell decisions. That index is the “booth babe” index.
Given that I am in sales and marketing, I go to my fair share of trade shows across various sectors. In doing so, I have become convinced that the financial health of an industrial sector can be directly correlated to the percentage of “booth babes” at that sector’s annual trade show. No booth babes = troubled, broke sector: AVOID. A sprinkling of booth babes = healthy sector: BUY. Booth babes all over the place? BUBBLY: sell!!
Oh, yes, I saw that piece by John Wideman in the NYT on-line yesterday. Amazing this is still the case! But it does remind me of when I lived in Tokyo, and the last seat filled on any bus or train I was riding was always the seat next to me!
CGar, I was beginning to suspect that you were growing chary of the situation there.
“BHO, don’t bother us with crap that the market has already fully discounted.”
You’d be in ER @ Interfaith if the market already discounted this potential mushroom cloud.
***Bid half off peak comps***
“I think most white people would be actually surprised to learn of the myriad ways- both overt and subtle- Black people get put down every day. ”
I’m surprised the enlightened haven’t read the well-known African American writer John Wideman’s piece in the NYT today… pretty funny in certain ways.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/opinion/07Wideman.html
“HA does anyone remember when stores greeting card aisles had “Ebony” sections!? I dont really see that much anymore, except around the holidays for Kwanzaa. when i was like 12 or something i bought my grandmother a mother’s day card from the ebony section and it had a black woman on the card and she got mad :-/ well not mad, but she she made a fuss about it. She still displayed it with the rest of the cards so i guess she wasnt toooo racist
*roB*”
Once a day M-F you are guaranteed to make me literally laugh out loud.
One of my white co-workers wished me a happy kwanzaa one year. I just gave her the side eye. I don’t celebrate Kwanzaa and the only principles I can name are Imani and Umoja or whatever.
By Butterfly on October 7, 2010 4:09 PM
YES you did ENY, i remember it as clear as day.
it was in a discussion about nannies and how they dont pay your taxes and i said well i had a nanny that we didnt even pay.
*rob*
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OK, yeah I remember. I think I said “Oh, you mean a slave?”
I’m pretty sure I was joking, but if you want to think I was serious, that’s OK. I have a hard time believing 80% of your stories, anyway.
ParkSloper, the dentist which uses Nitrous Oxide for cleanings is:
Edgard El Chaar, DDS, MS
67 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212) 685-5133
His specialty is periodontal work and I just see his assistant Kathy for cleanings.
I have another dentist for other stuff.
“Does this sound weirdly North Korean to anyone?”
Sounds teacher’s union. Oops, is there a difference?