at midnight, alone in his room, counting his gold coins with one hand, practising by candle light, when suddenly KABOOM! His pride & joy began to shrink. Smaller and smaller they became, losing their lustre, becoming dull and lifeless. Spent & almost worthless. Hardly worth keeping. Good for very little, except putting in a jar on the mantlepeice, and dreaming of earlier performance.

Poor old Cut & Paste.

-- Asking (Just Asking@a question.com), October 26, 1999

Answers

Just out of curiosity, how much has your car insurance appreciated in value over the past six months? And your house insurance?

How much will they be worth at the end of the current policy term?

-- Ron Schwarz (rs@clubvb.com.delete.this), October 26, 1999.

Hmmmmm.....my understanding is that gold and silver are stores of wealth, not stores of money. If someone thinks they will prosper from the monetary aspect, they are fools. If someone thinks they will protect their assets in a crisis, they are wise.

Wealth and money ain't the same thing folks,

MFU

-- Man From Uncle 1999 (mfu1999@hotmail.com), October 26, 1999.

Hey Asking:

He sold some during the run-up, stupid. Do you know that you can sell things? Sometimes at a profit? Which he did during the recent price rise. He laughed all the way to the bank. You may want to learn how to buy and sell so you don't make stupid posts like the one above.

-- X (X@X.com), October 26, 1999.

X,

Suuuuuuure he did. That's what he told you. Do you know this guy personally? Have you seen the paperwork?

-- (Idoubt@it.com), October 26, 1999.

Andy said gold would hit 400, and that was two weeks ago. How did he know it was at a high. pppppppfffffffffffttttttt

-- (Idoubt@it.com), October 26, 1999.

How the hell do you know that he didn't?

-- X (X@X.com), October 26, 1999.

Now children....no fighting! There is no need for gold. The stock market is going to keep on rising. There will be no correction. Gold is useless. Put your assets in fiat money that is backed by nothing, unlike those silly Europeans who back their Euro with gold. Gold backing is unnecessary. We have the promises of BC and the government. Nothing else is necessary. Trust Bill's word.

-- Dr. PollyDork (DrPollyDork@moron.com), October 26, 1999.

Well, he better sell some more. Gold is at $290.00.

X, how much did you buy at 325? :)

-- (Idoubt@it.com), October 26, 1999.

What did he sell it for? Digital money? Wasn't that his whole point--to acquire a form of wealth that will retain value after the digits diffuse?

-- Laes (lars@indy.net), October 26, 1999.

I didn't buy shit at $325. Bought much cheaper. BWAHAHAHAHAH

-- X (X@X.com), October 26, 1999.

I doubt:

Not trying to be mean. Please don't take my postings as personal insults. They're not meant that way. :)

-- X (X@X.com), October 26, 1999.

None of us can know how Andy has made out with his investments, but I do have a question. If Andy (as he has said) was hoping to use his investments to help finance preparations for his family, and he lost a bunch of money...would this be hysterically funny? Please explain to me how that would be different from the equally sociopathic posts laughing about how pollys are going to die, go hungry, etc.?

I sincerely hope that Andy is okay. And, if you haven't prepared yourself and family for potential y2k problems, I hope you're going to be okay, too.

-- (RUOK@yesiam.com), October 26, 1999.

X,

I didn't know you could buy "shit at $325.00." Better not let the doomers know about this. There will be a shit shortage.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

-- (Idoubt@it.com), October 26, 1999.

What's the matter? You know the meaning of the post. You don't want to admit that some profited from it? Just remember, semantics critiques are the last resort of people losing a debate. Your BWAHAHAHA doesn't mean jack. Good luck on the next debate. Maybe you'll actually become inventive enough to find a credible argument. Your focus on semantics leads me to think otherwise.

-- X (X@X.com), October 26, 1999.

When gold went up, goldbugs became RICH RICH RICH!!!! Except that in order to become rich, they had to sell their gold.

But when gold goes down, the goldbugs are using it as a STORE OF WEALTH, you idiot. They're not using to get RICH. Except when it goes up, and then they're RICH RICH RICH!!! But they had to sell it to get rich. But if they sell it, then how can it be a STORE OF WEALTH? My god, it's a paradox!!!! LOL.

-- (make@up.your.mind), October 26, 1999.

X,

BWAHAHAHAHAHA. I thought the purpose of buying gold was to sit on it and use it in case paper money goes bye bye. Now all of a sudden it's to make a profit???? Who are you guys kidding???

Gold closed today at $288.00 on KITCO. You probably would have been better off buying shit!!! hahahaha

-- (Idoubt@it.com), October 26, 1999.

Hey dick:

The purpose is what I want it to be for. What you think is irrelevant. Hahaha. Dipshit. Why don't you insert your head back up your ass where it belongs. Hahahaha

-- X (X@X.com), October 27, 1999.

My God this is pathetic.

You guys couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery.

No conception, no planning, no imagination.

You can see as far forward as the next pay check and six-pack...

FWIW if I had the money, and I don't because it's all tied up, I would be buying like crazy at $288.

I had the foresight months ago to buy at less than this level. Those of you that didn't and don't will get what you deserve. Fucked over by gubbmint and a hyperinflated dollar and a trashed 401k.

THINK you idiots.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), October 30, 1999.