• Has anyone ever seen a baby pigeon?
  
  
• Doesn’t it speak volumes that Warren Buffett bought chewing gum (Wrigley (WWY)) instead of bond insurers that were 80-90% lower than they were last autumn?
  
  
• Are the marriages in the airlines industry akin to the consolidation in the energy sector during the early nineties?

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• Isn't this precisely the type of article that Hoofy wants to see if he's bullish on newspaper stocks?
  
  
• When will perception shift from "Whew, the entire capital infrastructure didn't implode!" to "Man, isn't all this issuance is bound to dilute earnings in the financials?"
  
  
• If Frank Sinatra had too few regrets to mention, why bring it up at all?
  
  
• Don’t you always want what you can’t have?
  
  
• Would a counter-trend rally back to Citigroup $30 (C) be the gift of all gifts for Boo?
  
  
• Can you imagine how psyched a single Jeff Macke would be?
  
  
• Given the proximity of major technical inflections and massive near-term catalysts—not to mention that the VXO is 45% lower since the Bear Stearns abyss and is again a redheaded teenager—doesn't it make a ton of sense to accumulate volatility in here?
  
  
• Has anyone else experienced the Facebook time warp?
  
  
• Given S&P earnings are 14% lower year over year, why do bulls continue to highlight the fact that they'd be UP 8% if you exclude the financials?
  
  
• Isn’t that like saying I would weigh 180 lbs if I excluded lunch?
  
  
• Why does Washington Mutual (WM) need two massive billboards in Times Square?
  
  
• When three billionaires—Eli Broad, Wilbur Ross and Warren Buffett—have nothing good to say about the economy, doesn’t that say a lot?
  
  
• Who will be the bigger steal of the 2008 NFL Draft: Mario Manningham (Giants) or Ray Rice (Ravens)?
  
  
• Microsoft (MSFT) can't raise its bid and save face… can it?
  
  
• Is this the Matador City Anthem given the proximity to S&P 1405?
  
  
• Is the short side set-up in the miners and drillers too easy?
  
  
• Why do I still jump every time I hear a loud noise?
  
  
• Haven't we seen this movie before with Captain Kirk and the automobiles?
  
  
• Auto-mobiles?
  
  
• Do Pier-1 (PIR) employees need a wicker wicense?
  
  
• Y’all see the critters on NBC Sunday as they do their part to help children earn, spend, save and give?
  
  
• How much do rates really matter as a policy tool given the manifestation of auction facilities, lending windows and working groups?
  
  
• Particularly if the Fed continues to select from a menu of options that would feed liquidity into the system at the expense of taxpayers?

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