Author Topic: Are NPR listeners sheep? (Read 4794 times)

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.

steve dave · « **Reply #1 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

Fedor · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:07:22 AM »

I saw Northern Exposure in 1990.

steve dave · « **Reply #3 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).

steve dave · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:09:08 AM »

also +1 for Northern Exposure being a fantastic show

steve dave · « **Reply #5 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:09:29 AM »

THAT PILOT GIRL WITH THE SHORT HAIR OMG!

steve dave · « **Reply #6 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:09:51 AM »

the deadpan secretary/nurse lady OMG!

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #7 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.

steve dave · « **Reply #8 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:10:19 AM »

the too cool for school felon disc jokey OMG!

steve dave · « **Reply #9 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!

steve dave · « **Reply #10 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:12:30 AM »

That OB bartender married to that really young blonde lady. what a crazy match! OMG!

Fedor · « **Reply #11 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

michigancat · « **Reply #12 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:14:36 AM »

Is northern exposure anything like twin peaks?

steve dave · « **Reply #13 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:15:28 AM »

Quote from: michigancat on February 03, 2012, 10:14:36 AM

Is northern exposure anything like twin peaks?

what!? omg michigancat is such a dumbass OMG!

Also +1 for twin peaks being a great show

steve dave · « **Reply #14 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:15:54 AM »

The donuts every single morning OMG!

michigancat · « **Reply #15 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:16:04 AM »

these shows were on past my bedtime when I was growing up.

steve dave · « **Reply #16 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:16:31 AM »

The freaky dancing midget who talked backwards OMG!

steve dave · « **Reply #17 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:17:10 AM »

fire walk with me wtf OMG!

Fedor · « **Reply #18 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!!!!

Rams · « **Reply #19 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:19:56 AM »

Quote from: 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

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

). 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.

steve dave · « **Reply #20 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:19:56 AM »

Quote from: michigancat on February 03, 2012, 10:16:04 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.

michigancat · « **Reply #21 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:26:18 AM »

Quote from: 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!!!!

Everyone is a sheep:

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

SD, what about thirtysomethings?

steve dave · « **Reply #22 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:30:33 AM »

no, never saw that show OMG!

Fedor · « **Reply #23 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:31:48 AM »

Quote from: michigancat on February 03, 2012, 10:26:18 AM

Quote from: 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!!!!

Everyone is a sheep:

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

SD, what about thirtysomethings?

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.

Rams · « **Reply #24 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.