Originally Posted by bold_n_brazen (Post 481526)

Why does this article act like this only ever happened for the first time in 2007?

And the term "Lathamed" was not coined then, but decades before.

Originally Posted by SEC_Chick (Post 481567)

Ha! The worst investing mistake I ever made was buying Adelphia on Plated's advice. But hey, it was my first securities class action settlement!

Originally Posted by LessinSF (Post 481576)

True, but only one of two true losers out of about 40 winners, including one 10x and a few 3-4xs. And that was only due to Adelphia lying about the amount of thier customers in their SEC filings. I.e. Plated was acting on false info. I and he were also part of that class action. I'm not going into it, but he is an alpha value investor, not an insider. I havw waited 3-5 years sometimes for the value to be achieved, but (barring corporate fraud) it almost always has been. The man, and his investment buddies, are fucking smart.

LessinReykavik, Iceland

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 481440)

Three amusing takeaways.

1. Who in the industry didn't see this coming seven to ten years ago? That could only accrue from willful ignorance or blissful self-delusion.

2. Why is this only focused on big firms? Medium sized firms are also getting hammered.

3. When was law - big, small, or medium, all practice specialties - a collegial, communal environment, in which people were more interested in being part of a "profession" than making money like any other business? That Disneyland must've been a hell of a swell time to be any kind of professional. Docs would've whistled as they biked to work, accountants would have clicked their heels like Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain as they rushed down the sidewalks to their fascinating days of preparing corporate tax returns... Prozac would never have been invented. And of course, unsolicited fellatio from a Sophia Vergara lookalike for everyone, at least once a day.

Originally Posted by Icky Thump (Post 481483)

Have an incessant throat clearer?

Originally Posted by Not Bob (Post 481538)

Indeed. But, as his new LinkedIn profile picture shows, he's raging against the dying of the light. And horns - that kind of music ain't what he calls rock and roll.

http://tyrannyoftradition.files.Word...thtongue31.jpg

Originally Posted by notcasesensitive (Post 481579)

The (male) receptionist at my office does this terrible horking-coughing-throat clearing thing pretty regularly. When he first started doing it (5-6 months ago?) we couldn't figure out where it was coming from, as I can't see him from where I sit. It would be good if he would go and get that shit checked out. Although now when he does it, me and my cubicle-mates get a nice chuckle out of it. After the repulsion goes away, that is.

Originally Posted by Icky Thump (Post 481581)

I am talking about a throat clearing "HUH" every 20-30 seconds. Might be tourettes.

Originally Posted by Icky Thump (Post 481581)

I am talking about a throat clearing "HUH" every 20-30 seconds. Might be tourettes.

Originally Posted by notcasesensitive (Post 481580)

I heard Sultans of Swing the other day and that song is now irrevocably tied to you and Sebby. So thank you. Or fuck you. I'm not sure which.

Originally Posted by Not Bob (Post 481585)

I believe that everyone will mostly agree that I am mainly correct when I say that you are quite welcome.

So, with NFL training camps starting to open, I'm thinking about finally breaking down and coming up with fantasy team. What do you think of this as my football season avatar?

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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 481592)

I really like you NB, but the cultural references you get, and the ones I get, diverged about the time Rockford Files was cancelled.