Wow, I'm shocked that nobody got the joke!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Barton
Mark Orrin Barton (1955 - July 29, 1999) was a spree killer from Stockbridge, Georgia, who, on July 29, 1999, shot and killed nine people and injured 13 more. The shootings occurred at two Atlanta day trading firms -- Momentum Securities and the All-Tech Investment Group. It is believed that Barton, a daytrader, was motivated by $105,000 USD in losses over the previous two months. Barton committed suicide four hours later at an Acworth gas station, having been spotted by the police. He was ordered to stop at a gas station, but shot himself before the police could reach him.
Immediately prior to entering the manager's office at All-Tech, Barton was heard to say: "I hope this doesn't ruin your trading day."
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The whole murder spree thing, I might be willing to overlook- but actually <i>losing</i> money during the <b>summer of '99?</b> I mean, <i>come on</i>! What a pathetic loser!
