Stock Market Report
Monty Python stock market report, from episode 28:
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Helium was up
Feathers were down
Paper was stationary
Fluorescent tubing dimmed in light trading
Knives were up sharply
Cows steered into a bull market
Pencils lost a few points
Hiking equipment trailed all day
Elevators rose, while escalators continued their slow decline
Weights were up in heavy trading
Light switches were off as traders remained in the dark
Mining equipment hit rock bottom
Diapers remain unchanged
Shipping lines stayed at an even keel
The market for raisins dried up
Coca Cola fizzled and closed flat
Caterpillar stock inched up a bit
Sun peaked at midday
Balloon prices were inflated early on but lost their volume in heated trading
Scott Tissue touched several new bottoms
And, finally, batteries exploded in an attempt to recharge the market.
Posted by: Robert Cote | Oct 20, 2006 3:46:56 PM
BR and RC--thank you for this levity.
And levitation? This market.
Posted by: Leisa | Oct 20, 2006 4:03:54 PM
I always found it lovely how the market wisdom of Monty Python is just as applicable in today's markets as it was when they first created the sketches...
> ...how does GOOGtube propose to generate revenue from such linking?
Imagine having targeted ads show at the end of play instead of the "share" and "watch again" links...
And imagine that Google knows you are viewing the site via the BigPicture Blog (easy) and that you have 4 emails in your GMail account referring to stocks (easy) and that you have recently purchased books X, Y, and Z via Google Checkout (easy) and you typically stay at the Mark Hopkins when you're in San Francisco (easy, thanks to the free public wifi that Google offers), and you have recently looked at the stock prices for A, B, and C companies, and ...
Google is collecting all the information in the world -- but not just for consumer searching. They're doing the exact same thing in reverse to you and all of your browsing habits. Imagine how easy it is for you to find an obscure tidbit of information via Google... now imagine a salesperson or marketer has a Reverse Google to find YOU via some obscure tidbit of evidence that you have left behind when walking through one of Google's properties...
Posted by: Jason G. | Oct 20, 2006 9:32:10 PM
I'd like to thank BR for the posting also. Hilarious.
As for GoogTube...I've seen enough college guys setting each other on fire to know I'll never go back to the site. Also, the 800 pound Goog-Rilla in the room that no one wants to talk about--all the best stuff is copyrighted--case in point---Monty Python.
A billion dollar waste of time.
Posted by: Caver | Oct 20, 2006 10:10:18 PM
