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Title: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Fedor on February 03, 2012, 10:02:31 AM
Here is the situation;
Yesterday morning I am listening to NPR and they have a story about the company that codes many of the games on Facebook, Farmville being the most well known.  The story goes on to say how much money the company has in revenue, and also how hip and cool the company/CEO is.  I thought to myself "I wish I owned some of that before this story came on the radio" and sure enough. KaBoom!!!  As of this morning the stock price is up 30% in 48 hours, meanwhile EPS is -0.24.  The company name is Xynga for those of you who want to dump some money in while it is at it's 52-week high.
Title: Re: Are NPR listener's sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:06:10 AM
I heard an NPR story yesterday about how Ashland, KS attracted a doctor to their shitty hospital using interesting recruiting and allowing him to continue his humanitarian work
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Fedor on February 03, 2012, 10:07:22 AM
I saw Northern Exposure in 1990.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:08:48 AM
WRONG FEDOR!  He had to go to Alaska because he got in troubs or something (can't really remember). 
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:09:08 AM
also +1 for Northern Exposure being a fantastic show
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:09:29 AM
THAT PILOT GIRL WITH THE SHORT HAIR OMG!   :love:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:09:51 AM
the deadpan secretary/nurse lady OMG!   :D
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on February 03, 2012, 10:10:06 AM
When I was doing radio out in western kansas I hooked up with an NPR girl that had just graduated from Arkansas. Lets just say the experience was very NPRish. Boring, slow, and uninteresting.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:10:19 AM
the too cool for school felon disc jokey OMG!  :cool:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:11:14 AM
The mayor/sherrif guy who tried to shoot the Dr. on, like, the first episode and he was an astronaut or some crap OMG!   :dubious:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:12:30 AM
That OB bartender married to that really young blonde lady.  what a crazy match! OMG!   :fatty:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Fedor on February 03, 2012, 10:14:16 AM
Rob Morrow as Joel Fleischman, starred for most of the series, leaving halfway through the final season. Joel is a Jewish physician and the proverbial fish out of water from New York City,[7] fresh out of family medicine residency, he arrives in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, contractually bound to practice for four years to repay a student loan from the state of Alaska.

You are thinking of Doc Holiday
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: michigancat on February 03, 2012, 10:14:36 AM
Is northern exposure anything like twin peaks?
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:15:28 AM
Is northern exposure anything like twin peaks?

what!?  omg michigancat is such a dumbass OMG!  :lol:

Also +1 for twin peaks being a great show
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:15:54 AM
The donuts every single morning OMG! :dunno:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: michigancat on February 03, 2012, 10:16:04 AM
these shows were on past my bedtime when I was growing up.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:16:31 AM
The freaky dancing midget who talked backwards OMG!   :dunno:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:17:10 AM
fire walk with me wtf OMG! :dunno:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Fedor on February 03, 2012, 10:17:23 AM
All I hear is BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!  I am threatened by the subject of this thread so I am going to hijack it"  BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Title: Re: Are NPR listener's sheep?
Post by: Rams on February 03, 2012, 10:19:56 AM
I heard an NPR story yesterday about how Ashland, KS attracted a doctor to their shitty hospital using interesting recruiting and allowing him to continue his humanitarian work

OMG my mom grew up in Ashland, KS and my grandad is one of 2 people in that hospital right now (they started hospice last week, but I'm kind of OK with it because he made it to his 100th birthday and always said he would just probably die after that  :frown:).  That doctor is fantastic!  I'll have to tell her about the NPR story.  She's one of those dorky southwest KS people that loses their mind when anything that relates to them is on the news.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:19:56 AM
these shows were on past my bedtime when I was growing up.

oh yeah, me too, but we had a tv in our basement where my room was that nobody upstairs could hear.  anyway, twin peaks as a, like, 9 or 10 year old kid really fucks with your head.  like, it does anyway, but as a kid you really get messed up in the brain.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: michigancat on February 03, 2012, 10:26:18 AM
All I hear is BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!  I am threatened by the subject of this thread so I am going to hijack it"  BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Everyone is a sheep:

http://research.smeal.psu.edu/news/does-the-market-react-to-recommendations-by-tv-host


SD, what about thirtysomethings?  :excited:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:30:33 AM
no, never saw that show OMG! :dunno:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Fedor on February 03, 2012, 10:31:48 AM
All I hear is BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!  I am threatened by the subject of this thread so I am going to hijack it"  BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Everyone is a sheep:

http://research.smeal.psu.edu/news/does-the-market-react-to-recommendations-by-tv-host


SD, what about thirtysomethings?  :excited:

Not the same situation, NPR ran a story about a company, did not make a recommendation, but for reasons I can only guess at people went out and bought the stock despite no compelling reason to do so.

Cramer makes recommendations and as a guy who researches stocks and apparently made himself rich doing so, people decide to trust his judgement.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Rams on February 03, 2012, 10:33:58 AM
First of all it's Zynga (ZNGA), just in case anyone wants to look it up.  Secondly, the price is up because of Facebook's recent IPO filing and their affirmation of a solid relationship with Zynga.  Zynga makes apps too.  They're the makers of Words With Friends, for instance.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: michigancat on February 03, 2012, 10:36:14 AM
Cramer made himself rich by being a tv star. he isn't making anyone rich based on his picks.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Fedor on February 03, 2012, 10:41:45 AM
First of all it's Zynga (ZNGA), just in case anyone wants to look it up.  Secondly, the price is up because of Facebook's recent IPO filing and their affirmation of a solid relationship with Zynga.  Zynga makes apps too.  They're the makers of Words With Friends, for instance.
Yep, you got me on that one Zynga.  Facebook filed on the first and Zynga did not budge til after hours on and made a huge jump Thursday mormning.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: michigancat on February 03, 2012, 10:45:02 AM
who gives a crap. woof.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Fedor on February 03, 2012, 10:46:19 AM
Cramer made himself rich by being a tv star. he isn't making anyone rich based on his picks.

During Cramer's tenure of the fund, from 1988–2000, he had one year of negative returns in 1998. The following year in 1999 the fund returned 47%, and in 2000 28%, beating the S&P 500 by 38 percentage points.[9] Cramer retired from his hedge fund in 2001, finishing with a 24% average annual return over 14 years and having "routinely [taken] home $10 million a year and more."[9]
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: AppleJack on February 03, 2012, 10:46:54 AM
Still can't believe Laura Palmer is dead.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Fedor on February 03, 2012, 10:50:41 AM
who gives a crap. woof.
Just BBS'n, ya know.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on February 03, 2012, 10:53:03 AM
crazy chef guy that lives in the woods and randomly just shows up and makes amazing food but he's pretty mean.  :thumbs:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:55:11 AM
crazy chef guy that lives in the woods and randomly just shows up and makes amazing food but he's pretty mean.  :thumbs:

His name is Adam and his Wife's name is Eve. OMG! 
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 10:57:22 AM
Jim Cramer!?  LMFAO.  Mods, please move this to the n00b investors who follow a guy because he has carrot top props and is very, very full of zeal master thread.  

The one guy who liked movies and made really, really crappy movies and had movie showings and was super laid back.  OMG!  :thumbs:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Fedor on February 03, 2012, 11:03:30 AM
Jim Cramer!?  LMFAO.  Mods, please move this to the n00b investors who follow a guy because he has carrot top props and is very, very full of zeal master thread.  

The one guy who liked movies and made really, really crappy movies and had movie showings and was super laid back.  OMG!  :thumbs:

Nobody follows Cramer in this thread and the only reason he is mentioned here is because Rusty brought him into it.

That kids name was Ed and I hated him.  Seemed very stupid.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Poster formerly known as jthutch on February 03, 2012, 11:06:13 AM
OMG, LOL I thought you were talking about Cramer from Sienfeld. I would take is investing advice anyday.  Remember Cramerica?
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Rams on February 03, 2012, 11:06:47 AM
First of all it's Zynga (ZNGA), just in case anyone wants to look it up.  Secondly, the price is up because of Facebook's recent IPO filing and their affirmation of a solid relationship with Zynga.  Zynga makes apps too.  They're the makers of Words With Friends, for instance.
Yep, you got me on that one Zynga.  Facebook filed on the first and Zynga did not budge til after hours on and made a huge jump Thursday mormning.

http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/02/01/zynga-is-making-a-boatload-of-money-for-facebook/?mod=yahoo_hs (http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/02/01/zynga-is-making-a-boatload-of-money-for-facebook/?mod=yahoo_hs)

If you think a bunch of crunchy old people that listen to NPR in the morning have any effect whatsoever on the stock market, then I can't help you.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on February 03, 2012, 11:08:16 AM

The one guy who liked movies and made really, really crappy movies and had movie showings and was super laid back.  OMG!  :thumbs:


and he worked part time at the convenience store and had some kind of hallucinations where some old dead native american would talk to him and lead him on some kind of journey oh my god.  :)
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on February 03, 2012, 11:10:03 AM
No one enjoyed my NPR filly story? eff you guys.  :clac:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: hemmy on February 03, 2012, 11:10:53 AM
these shows were on past my bedtime when I was growing up.

oh yeah, me too, but we had a tv in our basement where my room was that nobody upstairs could hear.  anyway, twin peaks as a, like, 9 or 10 year old kid really fucks with your head.  like, it does anyway, but as a kid you really get messed up in the brain.

Did 10 year old steve dave make it through the entire second season of Twin Peaks? To say it wasn't as good as the first season would be a bit of an understatement.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Fedor on February 03, 2012, 11:11:05 AM
First of all it's Zynga (ZNGA), just in case anyone wants to look it up.  Secondly, the price is up because of Facebook's recent IPO filing and their affirmation of a solid relationship with Zynga.  Zynga makes apps too.  They're the makers of Words With Friends, for instance.
Yep, you got me on that one Zynga.  Facebook filed on the first and Zynga did not budge til after hours on and made a huge jump Thursday mormning.

http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/02/01/zynga-is-making-a-boatload-of-money-for-facebook/?mod=yahoo_hs (http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/02/01/zynga-is-making-a-boatload-of-money-for-facebook/?mod=yahoo_hs)

If you think a bunch of crunchy old people that listen to NPR in the morning have any effect whatsoever on the stock market, then I can't help you.

You son of a bitch!!! You take that back, NPR listeners are not old and crunchy, they are hip and smart and cool and progressive and sheep and awesome!
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 11:19:35 AM
these shows were on past my bedtime when I was growing up.

oh yeah, me too, but we had a tv in our basement where my room was that nobody upstairs could hear.  anyway, twin peaks as a, like, 9 or 10 year old kid really fucks with your head.  like, it does anyway, but as a kid you really get messed up in the brain.

Did 10 year old steve dave make it through the entire second season of Twin Peaks? To say it wasn't as good as the first season would be a bit of an understatement.

I don't really remember
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: DQ12 on February 03, 2012, 12:42:34 PM
Car Talk is a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 12:45:01 PM
Car Talk is a lot of fun.

those wacky fucks wake up every morning having a blast
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Panjandrum on February 03, 2012, 02:05:38 PM
First of all it's Zynga (ZNGA), just in case anyone wants to look it up.  Secondly, the price is up because of Facebook's recent IPO filing and their affirmation of a solid relationship with Zynga.  Zynga makes apps too.  They're the makers of Words With Friends, for instance.
Yep, you got me on that one Zynga.  Facebook filed on the first and Zynga did not budge til after hours on and made a huge jump Thursday mormning.

http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/02/01/zynga-is-making-a-boatload-of-money-for-facebook/?mod=yahoo_hs (http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/02/01/zynga-is-making-a-boatload-of-money-for-facebook/?mod=yahoo_hs)

If you think a bunch of crunchy old people that listen to NPR in the morning have any effect whatsoever on the stock market, then I can't help you.

You son of a bitch!!! You take that back, NPR listeners are not old and crunchy, they are hip and smart and cool and progressive and sheep and awesome!

I like NPR.  I get to keep up on the news when I drive to and from work.  Throw in a little mandatory CNN at night, and I feel like I'm sufficiently in the look on the main stuff.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: SwiftCat on February 03, 2012, 02:08:08 PM
It has everything to do with the Facebook IPO.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: kim carnes on February 03, 2012, 08:00:29 PM
Jim Cramer!?  LMFAO.  Mods, please move this to the n00b investors who follow a guy because he has carrot top props and is very, very full of zeal master thread.  

The one guy who liked movies and made really, really crappy movies and had movie showings and was super laid back.  OMG!  :thumbs:

Nobody follows Cramer in this thread and the only reason he is mentioned here is because Rusty brought him into it.

That kids name was Ed and I hated him.  Seemed very stupid.

Its funny how Rusty thinks he knows everything but is actually a dumbass.  So funny.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2012, 09:13:04 PM
Jim Cramer!?  LMFAO.  Mods, please move this to the n00b investors who follow a guy because he has carrot top props and is very, very full of zeal master thread.  

The one guy who liked movies and made really, really crappy movies and had movie showings and was super laid back.  OMG!  :thumbs:

Nobody follows Cramer in this thread and the only reason he is mentioned here is because Rusty brought him into it.

That kids name was Ed and I hated him.  Seemed very stupid.

Its funny how Rusty thinks he knows everything but is actually a dumbass.  So funny.

Rusty, Response!?  :lol:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: michigancat on February 04, 2012, 12:35:31 AM
kim carnes had the number one song on the day I was born! :horrorsurprise:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on February 04, 2012, 01:04:30 AM
kim carnes had the number one song on the day I was born! :horrorsurprise:

Was it Betty Davis Eyes?
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: michigancat on February 04, 2012, 01:06:34 AM
yes!
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on February 04, 2012, 01:20:40 AM
Eff u MC, eff u. Bro's till we die
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on February 04, 2012, 11:35:31 AM
Eff u MC, eff u. Bro's till we die
Mods plz move this to the drunk bbsing thread. I have no clue what this was about last night.  :lol:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: CHONGS on February 04, 2012, 11:54:07 AM
in vino veritas
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) on February 04, 2012, 06:38:51 PM
Here is the situation;
Yesterday morning I am listening to NPR and they have a story about the company that codes many of the games on Facebook, Farmville being the most well known.  The story goes on to say how much money the company has in revenue, and also how hip and cool the company/CEO is.  I thought to myself "I wish I owned some of that before this story came on the radio" and sure enough. KaBoom!!!  As of this morning the stock price is up 30% in 48 hours, meanwhile EPS is -0.24.  The company name is Xynga for those of you who want to dump some money in while it is at it's 52-week high.

Listening to NPR while you drive is more dangerous than taking 11 quaaludes and driving.  If you have insomnia, listen to NPR, you will be cured.

People that listen to NPR are very cultish and smug, I'd say the answer to the question is likely yes.
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) on February 04, 2012, 06:49:56 PM
Cramer made himself rich by being a tv star. he isn't making anyone rich based on his picks.

During Cramer's tenure of the fund, from 1988–2000, he had one year of negative returns in 1998. The following year in 1999 the fund returned 47%, and in 2000 28%, beating the S&P 500 by 38 percentage points.[9] Cramer retired from his hedge fund in 2001, finishing with a 24% average annual return over 14 years and having "routinely [taken] home $10 million a year and more."[9]

Yeah, what on earth MichiganCat?  Stop getting your news from John Stewart, clown
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: DQ12 on February 05, 2012, 02:22:16 AM
Car Talk is a lot of fun.

those wacky fucks wake up every morning having a blast
"Don't drive like my brudda!"

"And don't drive like MY brudda!"

 :lol:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: Kat Kid on February 05, 2012, 08:48:23 AM
You'll never guess which company my father-in-law asked me about.

 :lol:
Title: Re: Are NPR listeners sheep?
Post by: ChiComCat on February 05, 2012, 09:20:58 AM
Car Talk is a lot of fun.

those wacky fucks wake up every morning having a blast
"Don't drive like my brudda!"

"And don't drive like MY brudda!"

 :lol:

"We'll be back with the 3rd half of the show"

:lol:  Love that