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Jerome's only worry is that of a gnome coup | 20 comments (20 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Jerome's only worry (none / 1)

I wonder if Jerome has ever seen the "South Park" episode with the underpants gnomes....

they steal children's underwear while they're sleeping. It's also a spoof on big business.

by susanhu (susanhuatearthlinkdotnet) on Thu Jul 21st, 2005 at 12:35:47 PM EST

Re: Jerome's only worry (none / 1)

I found an article at the Motley Fool site about the episode:

FOOL ON THE HILL

"South Park's" Investing Lesson

A "South Park" episode, of all things, has yielded some investing insight. Its underpants gnomes have built a business based on "Phase One: Collect underpants. Phase Three: Profit."
Look around your portfolio and you might discover some similar firms missing that critical element: Phase Two. ... Read all.

by susanhu (susanhuatearthlinkdotnet) on Thu Jul 21st, 2005 at 12:40:18 PM EST
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Re: Jerome's only worry (none / 1)

P.S. that page also has some of the actual transcript of the cartoon.

by susanhu (susanhuatearthlinkdotnet) on Thu Jul 21st, 2005 at 12:42:16 PM EST
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