Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Frog & Choad

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I was watching, just like everyone else on the planet, at the moment NVDA earnings came out, and the stock immediately moved down. As I’m typing this, it’s nothing dramatic – – it’s only off about four bucks. B.F.D., right? Well, listen, in this market, it’s red, and I’ll gladly take any shade of red.

Of course, the permabulls – – like the four hoary dinks pictured below on the left side of the screen – – were shocked that the stock wasn’t up $20 instantly, and two seconds after the stock started plunging, they starting chattering about “It’s not that bad, bro” and “It can still go up, bro.”

Bro THIS, fellas.

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Man Overboard!

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As a follow-up to my snarky Shits Ahoy! post from three weeks ago, I present to you the following news item regarding a brawl over chicken tenders on the good ship Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL):