Down goes the Dow

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

There is someone/ones who follow me around posting using my wife’s name, my son’s name, my employers name, and a variety of registered and unregistered handles. It is daily sport for them. So if I am curt it is a reaction to the daily battles. Again my apologies.

We’ve heard this before, but it always comes without substantiation. The likelihood is that Mrs. Igy’s name is Sally, but that is a common name so it may not be reasonable to think the name is being used in “tribute” to Mrs. Igy. The only corporate name we typically see here is Maserati, but that can’t be Igy’s employer given what we know about him. As for his son’s name, I have no idea.

Regarding using a variety of handles, I would suggest Igy take a long hard look in the mirror.

Anyone else have any insight? Or is Igy just making this all up?

Gruntz wrote:Anyone else have any insight? Or is Igy just making this all up?

This is a long thread and I'm not going to hunt for specific posts but I'm 100% certain I've seen people mention Igy's employer's name numerous times over the years, and also break the unspoken gentleman's agreement (which only exists, I gather, among gentlemen and gentlewomen) to not out him personally by using his own actual name many time. I'll admit I get tired of Igy lashing out at the trolls who hound him (you included), but I'm more fatigued by the trolls.

since you asked... :-)

And I don't really understand why you lot are on him, other than maybe because he expresses an unpopular opinion. I don't agree with a lot of what he writes (but when I read his words carefully, I find I DO agree with quite a lot), but he does his express his point of view well. I suspect you all chase him because he makes himself an easy target, letting you get under his skin, and you all get a cheap thrill that feeds some (sociopathic?) part of you.

Again, just because you asked... :-) Maybe now I'll be the target. But the freakin' signal to noise ratio gets so low on here when the lot of you are chirping back and forth, drowning out the on-topic discussion.

...add to it my Viet Nam service...

I guess I could ignore the troll or trolls. However, this has gone on for years. If you have a view on the market that is not equity centric it becomes an attack on a religion. So it is unlikely to change until the market does. At that point the tone of this thread changes 180 degrees.

Igy

the idiot wrote:

Gruntz wrote:Anyone else have any insight? Or is Igy just making this all up?

This is a long thread and I'm not going to hunt for specific posts but I'm 100% certain I've seen people mention Igy's employer's name numerous times over the years, and also break the unspoken gentleman's agreement (which only exists, I gather, among gentlemen and gentlewomen) to not out him personally by using his own actual name many time. I'll admit I get tired of Igy lashing out at the trolls who hound him (you included), but I'm more fatigued by the trolls.

Fair enough. But Igy has not made a secret of his identity, so that’s on him. Part of the issue I have with him is his predilection for fabrication. I and others will call him out for this. I guess that is what prompted my question. It seems he is just making up this stuff about his wife, son, employer, etc..

Gruntz wrote:

It seems he is just making up this stuff about his wife, son, employer, etc..

Again, people have referred to his employer numerous times. You are attempting to fabricate your own version of history.

Maserati wrote:TSLA imo is still a buy

These seems brave. I sold my tiny little piece at the open...

Hi Idiot,

Well I get the sense that I will ultimately lead you to guess who I am, but i can’t resist some gamesmanship.

I don’t have yearbooks, and I can only guess at some of those initials, but I will guess about you: JD? If so, I would note that you have not yet succeeded in your quest to solve the 3-body problem?

Or maybe JS?

Sorry I meant RS, not JS

Eng Phys should have given it away, but it was so long ago and so many worlds ago for me, that I can’t remember.

Ha ha no, two down, only a handful to go...

JD, MD, IM and SW (two CWCs in that group, also two ladies) were the brains in the group. On reflection I find my current handle would have accurately described my place at the time in our tiny cohort... ?

Yeah I was pretty sure not JD, I saw him try to run once???.

Great guy, btw. Sterling character. IIRC I had to lay out some guy at the Sportsman who took exception to him. Can you imagine?

Some old, trippy stuff. Have things to do but will check this thread later or tomorrow.

Stocks only go up

Maserati wrote:Some old, trippy stuff. Have things to do but will check this thread later or tomorrow.

Life is full of bizarre coincidences, but there are like 12 regular participants in this discussion, and two of us were evidently in the same non-US undergrad class of less than 200 people more than 30 years ago. I don't know how you'd calculate the odds on that... it'll be really funny if we also attended basic training (same platoon) or phase training together. That would blow my mind!

Ghost of Igloi wrote:the idiot,

It looks like we’re going to hit your S&P 500 target by spring. ...

I may revise my forecast downward if the markets keep accelerating upward. I'h hedging my bets and selling a bit every few days / weeks to build a cash cushion for the eventual reversal (and buying opportunity).

the idiot wrote:

Maserati wrote:Some old, trippy stuff. Have things to do but will check this thread later or tomorrow.

I don't know how you'd calculate the odds on that...

Approximately 1 in 19.7

the shill wrote:

Gruntz wrote:

It seems he is just making up this stuff about his wife, son, employer, etc..

Again, people have referred to his employer numerous times. You are attempting to fabricate your own version of history.

I’m not fabricating anything. Quite the opposite in fact. I’m looking for corroboration demonstrating that this was not fabricated by Igy.

Look, we know Igy’s identity because he has shared that on letsrun. And any references to his employer could only happen because he has also shared that information. So he’s obviously ok with that information being public. Now if you, or anyone else, has examples of posters using that information inappropriately, then Igy would certainly have a beef.

Meanwhile poster Sally V is being called out because she has a popular name which she happens to share with Igy’s wife. And somehow Igy thinks his son has been worked into this, but he won’t say how.