Rules for Pick of The Year (PoTY) 2017

[Louetta]

Louetta, my sincere thanks for the information, especially your mention that this is important stuff. I will be guided by you and treat it as such, or rather, try to, as just knowing that something is important is never enough.

I am pleased, Karel, at your positive attitude toward our sporting interests. Europeans, I gather, are just as enthusiastic about their sports as we are about ours. I regularly correspond with friends in the UK (I realize you are in The Netherlands) who regularly repair to public houses on weekends to drink stout and watch football, albeit the kind we call soccer. Personally I never grew fond of stout but I do enjoy soccer and there are a lot less commercials.

[Karel]

This is important stuff, Karel. This weekend American football games will be played which will decide who plays in the Super Bowl on February 5. One of the games will be played about 30 miles from me 'twixt the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Steelers. This is a big event here as Tom Brady, the Patriots star player, better known outside the US as the husband of supermodel Gisele Bundchen, continues the Drive For Five (championships during his tenure). The opponent is based in Pensylvania where Ernie and two of his sons attended school, so it seemed likely that Ernie might be a fan, though he lives in New Jersey which does not have a team, unless you count the two New York teams which play their home games in New Jersey.

Louetta, my sincere thanks for the information, especially your mention that this is important stuff. I will be guided by you and treat it as such, or rather, try to, as just knowing that something is important is never enough.

[Gary611]

Dig Baby, DIG!! This stooge is digging CLD!
Good luck to all!

[jiesen]

Am I correct in assuming that if we discard this line "Discard this line ========>Let us change it up and your picks must be ten dollars or greater.<======" That any pick as long as it is on one of the major exchanges is possible ........like a $1.00 stock? It could also mean any stock above 1 Penny is ok ? LOL Now that would be my ideal !

If you've got a good penny stock.... why not play it? It's all good, cuz guys, you know it's just a game, right?

Besides, who's to say that just because a stock's only trading at $0.43 now, it won't be at $10 or so someday? Prices are all temporary and made up anyway, it's all simply what 2 traders are willing to settle on at a particular time for a trade on the future promise of a 3rd party that doesn't even know or care at all about that particular trade or those particular traders.

I'm with Karel, and am intensely enjoying this. Continue to discuss, and most importantly, come up with a great pick that'll kick this contest into high gear! (maybe even pick 2, just to be cool like Louetta)

[Louetta]

It is references like these that make me feel like a stranger in strange land

This is important stuff, Karel. This weekend American football games will be played which will decide who plays in the Super Bowl on February 5. One of the games will be played about 30 miles from me 'twixt the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Steelers. This is a big event here as Tom Brady, the Patriots star player, better known outside the US as the husband of supermodel Gisele Bundchen, continues the Drive For Five (championships during his tenure). The opponent is based in Pensylvania where Ernie and two of his sons attended school, so it seemed likely that Ernie might be a fan, though he lives in New Jersey which does not have a team, unless you count the two New York teams which play their home games in New Jersey.

[riverbabe]

Now I'm totally confused. JohnHenry deleted from the rules the line about choices having to be over $10 yet people are acting like it's still there.

What? He deleted it??? Who actually goes back to Page 3???

[Karel]

I wonder if Ernie's a Steelers fan.

It is references like these that make me feel like a stranger in strange land

[Karel]

Now I'm totally confused. JohnHenry deleted from the rules the line about choices having to be over $10 yet people are acting like it's still there.

Enjoy it! it will get worked out soon enough.

[Phoenix7]

Am I correct in assuming that if we discard this line "Discard this line ========>Let us change it up and your picks must be ten dollars or greater.<======" That any pick as long as it is on one of the major exchanges is possible ........like a $1.00 stock? It could also mean any stock above 1 Penny is ok ? LOL Now that would be my ideal !

[Louetta]

Now I'm totally confused. JohnHenry deleted from the rules the line about choices having to be over $10 yet people are acting like it's still there.

[riverbabe]

I'll go with STM long. Providing it's still over $10 at the end of Jan.

I opted out of this one last year because I thought I was too early. It's coming into its own now.

[mrmarket]

Sorry...I didn't read the part about the stock price having to be greater than $10. I'll go with REN instead of FNHM

[Louetta]

Quite. Especially since our Benevolent Dictator In Chief picked FNHM and the BD went along with that.

I wonder if Ernie's a Steelers fan.

[Karel]

Well because ... nevermind.

Quite. Especially since our Benevolent Dictator In Chief picked FNHM and the BD went along with that.

[Louetta]

Under the category "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread", I cannot comprehend why this conversation is taking place at all. Mimo, didn't you WIN??? Why are you sounding like a .... loser?

Well because ... nevermind.