From RB...

More than a hint of truth in alot of this stuff...

Pink Sheets - an electronic stock exhange whose secret objective is the transfer of wealth from Suckers to Hedge Funds and executives of Emerging Growth Companies.

Penny Stock - a business so unprofitable, so mis-managed, so dishonest, that no bank or VC would lend them a cent (see also: Emerging Growth Stock, Mining Company).

Basher - the ultimate compliment; a person of considerable wealth, wit and skepticism.

Emerging Growth Company - an implausible story about a hypothetical business.

Investor Relations - a liar who is unable to hold down a steady job.

Long and Strong - "My irrational belief in this dishonest promotion will not be shaken by assertions of fact."

MOU - a letter sent by one liar to another.

Mine - a hole in the ground with a liar at the top (Mark Twain).

Mining Company (Exploration Stage) - a group of liars who have not yet agreed what to lie about.

Mining Company Stock - expensive toilet paper.

OS - Outstanding Shares, like the National Debt, a large and ever-increasing number, but with more immediate negative effect on Stuckholders' wealth.

Press Release - (when issued by a Real Company) an announcement of material interest to the financial community, intended to goose the stock price; (when issued by an Emerging Growth Company) a collection of exaggerations, lies and errors of omission, intended to goose the stock price.


True Long - the con man's best friend.


Vancouver - a street in Canada where your broker worked before he moved to Boca Raton 

Regards