420: Social Idiots

Keith · 01-10-2007, 12:24 AM

"KeithandTheGirl.com/donate. We know what all of you did."

gumby013 · 01-10-2007, 06:28 AM

It figures the one night I can't be on PalTalk you guys give away a KATG Nano. Good thing I already have one.

Blitzgal · 01-10-2007, 08:11 AM

We had the wrestler anorexics at my high school, too. These guys would have nothing but water for days. It was freaky.

RichieGB · 01-10-2007, 08:57 AM

Dear KATG,

The price of a stock is related to the demand for that stock. If a lot of people are trying to buy it in a short amount of time, the price soars quickly.

The "buy this stock" e-mail spam works like this: The spammer finds a cheap worthless stock that is publicly traded, maybe costing a penny per share. He buys a LOT of it and then sends a spam mail promoting it. If enough suckers decide to go through their broker and buy it, the price of the stock is driven up. Once the price goes up the scammer sells all of his shares at a profit, the price falls, and Keith is left with stock that is worth less than what he paid for it.

Blitzgal · 01-10-2007, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by RichieGB

Dear KATG,

The price of a stock is related to the demand for that stock. If a lot of people are trying to buy it in a short amount of time, the price soars quickly.

Hey Richie, fuuuuuuuuuuuck you!

NazT N8 · 01-10-2007, 10:09 AM

Suzanne Somer's house actually did burn down. I saw it on CNN this morning.

http://www.topix.net/content/ap/1364...73NUQF5E2K3PT7

Cubby · 01-10-2007, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by NazT N8

Suzanne Somer's house actually did burn down. I saw it on CNN this morning.

http://www.topix.net/content/ap/1364...73NUQF5E2K3PT7

And Howard did get an $83 million bonus.

I read it on digg.

maoglone · 01-10-2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by RichieGB

Dear KATG,

The price of a stock is related to the demand for that stock. If a lot of people are trying to buy it in a short amount of time, the price soars quickly.

The "buy this stock" e-mail spam works like this: The spammer finds a cheap worthless stock that is publicly traded, maybe costing a penny per share. He buys a LOT of it and then sends a spam mail promoting it. If enough suckers decide to go through their broker and buy it, the price of the stock is driven up. Once the price goes up the scammer sells all of his shares at a profit, the price falls, and Keith is left with stock that is worth less than what he paid for it.

It's called price pumping, and the Securities & Exchange Commission looks out for this sort of thing. If you get nailed doing this, it's white collar, pound-me-in-the-ass, tennis resort prison for you.

MichaelG · 01-10-2007, 11:20 AM

A kid I know is wrestling. They are making him lose weight to wrestle lighter. He is 12.
Stupid Wrestling coaches

jwdd27 · 01-10-2007, 11:47 AM

I get tons of the "bounced mail" junk messages - there are over 1,000 in my trash folder from the last 30 days.
As they said on the show, it's complete overkill, you get 20 messages pumping the same stock, you're gonna ignore it.

But I love the contract killing scam, I wish I could get one of those.

01-10-2007, 12:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
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01-10-2007, 06:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
gumby013 Aspie...dur... Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,773	It figures the one night I can't be on PalTalk you guys give away a KATG Nano. Good thing I already have one.
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01-10-2007, 08:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
Blitzgal Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,822	We had the wrestler anorexics at my high school, too. These guys would have nothing but water for days. It was freaky.
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01-10-2007, 08:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
RichieGB Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 76	Dear KATG, The price of a stock is related to the demand for that stock. If a lot of people are trying to buy it in a short amount of time, the price soars quickly. The "buy this stock" e-mail spam works like this: The spammer finds a cheap worthless stock that is publicly traded, maybe costing a penny per share. He buys a LOT of it and then sends a spam mail promoting it. If enough suckers decide to go through their broker and buy it, the price of the stock is driven up. Once the price goes up the scammer sells all of his shares at a profit, the price falls, and Keith is left with stock that is worth less than what he paid for it.
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01-10-2007, 10:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
NazT N8 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: HKY.NC Posts: 152	Suzanne Somer's house actually did burn down. I saw it on CNN this morning. http://www.topix.net/content/ap/1364...73NUQF5E2K3PT7
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01-10-2007, 11:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
MichaelG Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In my chair Posts: 5,237	A kid I know is wrestling. They are making him lose weight to wrestle lighter. He is 12. Stupid Wrestling coaches Last edited by MichaelG; 01-10-2007 at 11:24 AM.
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01-10-2007, 11:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
jwdd27 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,853	I get tons of the "bounced mail" junk messages - there are over 1,000 in my trash folder from the last 30 days. As they said on the show, it's complete overkill, you get 20 messages pumping the same stock, you're gonna ignore it. But I love the contract killing scam, I wish I could get one of those.
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