Investing Theory

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Investing Theory

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You have to see this to believe it. Make sure to watch to the very end. Very funny.

Investment of time, energy, work, and thinking, in action:


http://www.upworthy.com/2-monkeys-were- ... ext?c=upw4
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Kathleen:

That video is a gem.

Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family.
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Dear Taylor,

How nice to, "see," you. Thank you. I hope you, Pat, and your family have a wonderful Christmas and happiness and good health in 2013.

With best wishes to you always,
Kathleen
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What a great video. Made me laugh!
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Loved it! :D
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Hi retiredjg and nisiprius,

Thank you for watching and letting me know you liked it. We all need a good laugh now and then. =)
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Someone has to teach monkeys about sour grapes.

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Were these the same monkeys in Rick's thread?

http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtop ... 0&t=107340
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peppers wrote:Were these the same monkeys in Rick's thread?

http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtop ... 0&t=107340
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Kathleen, that was spectacular. What a great Christmas gift for the board. Thank you!

This is such a profoundly important idea.
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Kathleen,

That was very funny and right on target. However I strongly suspect that the monkey on the left would still demand grapes even if it did not have to work for it. We call that wealth redistribution.
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Do we really need to cage primates to learn this "valuable" research lesson?

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:thumbsdown Cruelty to animals.

Obviously those monkeys are intelligent. It is wrong to keep them imprisoned in cages and then torment them.

I say put the researchers in cages and peform the same experiments on them. See how they like being forced to perform a menial task for a lousy piece of cucumber.
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Hilarious and I love that monkey on the left who put on a great show. I bet any owner of two or more dogs, cats, etc., will recognize this behavior and with the same food. Must be a grass-is-greener component to it. Also wonder, knowing how animals' personalities vary, if another monkey as envious as the one on the left would've expressed her frustration the same way. Whatever, thanks for the video and good laughs.
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