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Does that also work for canines or do you have to take into account the dog-year multiplier? If so, I wonder how old the perfect beau would be for Mackenzie, the mixed-species mongrel?

The "causes" behind terror? What, that baby Osama didn't get enough love from his mommy? Are you really that hopelessly niaive? Does the fact honestly escape you that THEY WAN'T US DEAD? Not just a few of us, mind you. Not even thousands. But every last one of us. And all the hand holding...

I don't. But it is precisely that falacy -- that the war on terror is "America's War" and not the civilized world's -- that indicates a typical abdication of responsibility in the face of blood-thirsty evil which explains better than anything else why Europe sans Britain is in a state of...

I think I can speak for all of us in saying absolutely. Our special relationship is based not only on our shared history, but also on the shared burden that only our two great nations are capable of bearing on behalf of the entire world. Namely, to defend against, confront and ultimately...

Oh, duh to me. You are British! I should have known, mate. That's great. Then I won't have to modify my opinion of continental Europe (which is actually more fact than opinion). Thank you cousin for remaining steadfast in the face of tyranny, and thanks especially to the great Winston and the...

Where are you from, PP? Based on that reasoned judgment, I may have to now exclude your country from my broad indictment of Western Europe ex Britain.

It's precisely that kind of pompous self-righteousness that drives us crazy. Who are you Europeans to tell us what the "right thing" is. Europe is the epitome of hypocricy, self-dealing and appeasement. And how many messes have you created that we've been forced to clean up for you? The...

Then a short straddle would work. And you can always convert it to a fly later on to limit your risk to expiry after vega and theta have had their way with the wings.

It wasn't a comparison. It was a reference to a point I made to the ridiculous Tiger in another one of his idiotic threads that all of Europe would have been overrun by the Gerries in WWII were it not for America. But, as I said to him, if you prefer, I will be happy to refer to the Dutch and...

Tiki, I actually don't dislike Europeans (except the loathsome French). Rather, I find it irksome to have to read such vitriolic anti-Americanism from our erstwhile friends across the pond despite all we did for Europe in the last century and all we continue to do in this one as the only nation...

What's your outlook for the stock and within what time frame? Also, has implied vol been creeping up in advance of earnings or is it, like on most stocks, towards the lower end of the range? The answers will help you determine the optimum approach. But I will say this. I'm not sure a front...

Ahh, good ol' Naveen Jain. How this thing survived the bubble is beyond me. Anyway, with regard to your question, as has been said before, a long calendar spread in front of earnings is not a great play due to the vol crush that typically hits the back month as well. So I'd stick to some...

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Shoeshine, I agree. I would also add that a failure to find remnants of an ark on Ararat would not disprove the theory of an ancient catastrophic flood in the same way that finding such remnants would not prove the accuracy of the Bible in a religious sense. The former is best left to science...

Umm, I have no intention of wading into the ET religious wars. But the story of Noah's Ark could very well be based on an actual ancient catastrophic flood. The Genesis story might merely represent that society's attempt at explaining a devasting global event in a context that made sense to the...

Perhaps you need a hobby.

Merrill has a relatively new nano sector index. I'd start with the companies they've included as components. Good luck.

The same Dutchmen who cowered in the corner waiting for the Americans to save them when the huns were at their door? I'd be more afraid of a windmill.

"Vulture bait"? Are you sure that's not a vulture? Yikes.

Me too. Sorry, I should have qualified the statement to clarify that it applies to "continental" Western Europeans. By the way, I realize I neglected to add "cowardly" to the description. Mea culpa.