Optimists’ Stock Club Meeting Cancelled

President Cites Gloomy Outlook For Markets; Increased Suicide Rate Among Group Members
The meeting of the investment club of the World Organization of Highly Optimistic Optimists (WOO HOO) abruptly canceled its scheduled monthly meeting as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged below 7000 on Monday.
“We were just too depressed to discuss the markets,” said club president, Sparky Perkki.
“Between that and the fact that we had two of our long-time members hang themselves after getting their end of the year 401-K statements … well, it was all just too much to take…”
Mr. Perkki broke down sobbing at that point and was quickly …read more