Thursday, April 18, 1996

"Twas the night before earnings

and all through this room,

some creatures are posting

their predictions of doom.

While others more merry

and full of great cheer...

say the stock can't be stopped

we'll see $200 this year!

So we sift through the posts

filled with trivia and tripe,

to find one or two nuggets

among all the hype.

Why do we do this?

Because it's torture to wait...

so we search for one message

that might tell our fate.

We really should be nestled

all snug in our beds....

(but can't get those estimates

out of our heads.)

Eyes glued to the screen

we fret and obsess

how the street will receive

just a modest e.p.s.

We worry about ad costs;

tax rates enlargened.

Did we factor in tote bags?

and What About Margins?

Then a smile as we think

of Joe Kernan's blank face

as he chokes on reporting

that Iomega *out-paced*

So now lay your finger

to the power-off switch

and go to bed confident,

this is a Star we hitched.

~*~

My thanks to all fellow Fools. Sweet dreams.

-JeanieMac

Transmitted: 4/18/96