This parrot is dead
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
With the markets becoming more incomprehensible by the day, Canaccord Adams decided to toss out the fundamental analysis books and instead pull the Monty Python reels off the shelf for inspiration and wisdom."Has the turmoil translated to new stability ahead? Or has a (dead) cat (bounce) temporary treed the bear (market)?," Canaccord asked investors in its weekly junior mining update. "In keeping with the loony market activity, we felt a series of Monty Python quips would help in identifying with our important question posed above."So, ladies and germs, the quips (and Canaccord's interpretations) ...
"He's not pining, he's passed on. This parrot is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and gone to meet his maker. He's a stiff, bereft of life, he rests in peace. If you hadn't have nailed him to the perch he'd be pushing up the daisies.
He's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot!"(replace: 'parrot/he' with 'market')'Bring out yer dead.''Here's one.''I'm not dead.''Ere, he says he's not dead.'
'Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.''I'm getting better.' (replace: 'one/he' with 'the market')
'It's just a flesh wound. 'Tis but a scratch.' 'A scratch? Your arm's off.' 'I've had worse. Oh! Had enough, eh? Come back here and take what's coming to you! I'll bite your legs off!'(market decline)"It's funny, isn't it? How your best friend can just blow up like that?"(replace 'best friend' with 'market')"When you're chewing on life's gristle,Don't grumble, give a whistle.And this'll help things turn out for the best ...And ... always look on the bright side of life ...Always look on the light side of life ...""Well, we'll not risk another frontal assault. That rabbit's dynamite."(short sellers vs. U.S. regulatiors, ie rabbits )'I'm not a witch I'm not a witch!' 'But you are dressed as one.' 'They dressed me up like this!' 'We didn't! We didn't ...' 'And this isn't my nose. It's a false one.' 'Well?''Well, we did do the nose.' 'The nose?' 'And the hat, but she is a witch!' 'Yeah! Burn her! Burn her!'"
Now, back to work.
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