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Old 01-30-2008, 12:40 AM   #40
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Ooo, is that degree smack? Wouldn't a pegged you for an elitist, pelagius.

Romney may end up losing, but it's not like Intrade is a perfect predictor.
It really wasn't meant to be degree smack. I was trying to be funny. I clearly failed. UofC in my discipline is the home of the "efficient market hypothesis." Anyone who has a PhD in Finance from UofC usually views the efficient market hypothesis the way we might view the book of Mormon; its the keystone of our religion. I am duty bound to hold the betting market and all other financial markets in such high regard. I was trying to poke fun at myself and how seriously I take signals from the market. You are right that I should have not said anything or found a way to say it without mentioning the degree. I am sorry that it come off so poorly.

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