Naked Bootleg

re: What advice, based on our national experience, would you give Iran re: new constitution?

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 3/3/26 at 1:28 pm to HubbaBubba

Bake in something about outlawing woke faggotry

re: Spec Play - HGRAF

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 3/2/26 at 2:40 pm to igoringa

Guys I have to admit: I took $4k earlier this morning. I basically had to. I will buy those stocks back in a few weeks, no matter what the current rate is.

HOWEVER, as of 2:39pm CT today I already got back all but about $570 of it. This is crazy.

re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 3/2/26 at 7:12 am to Proximo

Is she gonna be okay?

re: Iranians are happy about this. (Thread)

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/28/26 at 6:50 pm to scrooster

You love to see it!

re: State Farm declares a $5 billion dividend for auto policy holders

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/28/26 at 7:28 am to Billy Blanks

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This is because they decline nearly every roof claim.

I live in Hail Alley here and had 3 roof replacements in the last 11 years. They've never declined a claim and in fact have been very easy to work with on those claims.

However - I imagine the raised rates after the natural disasters we've had recently and the fact we haven't had any catastrophic hurricanes or mega-tornadoes ripping through metropolitan areas in a good while have contributed greatly to their liquid assets.

re: Bring Us Your Memes: 2024 Election Day and Beyond

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/28/26 at 7:20 am to blueboy

"Dontarious Tylenol Jackson" :rotflmao:

re: Are wages increasing? Not at my company.

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/27/26 at 4:54 pm to WhiskeyThrottle

Thank you, WT :cheers:

re: Buying an Existing Business

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/27/26 at 5:34 am to H2O Tiger

That's exciting! Hope it goes well.

I'll tell you guys: if you want to do it, go for it. I wanted to start my own biz for a long time but life kept getting in the way and now I feel like I'm too old to consider it. I know exactly what I would do, if only I could go back in time..

My BIL is 20 years younger than me and he did this. He is a CPA so maybe that helped but he turned a mildly-profitable business into a real money maker in about 6 years. Now he gets offers to sell the business at a truly obscene profit. This is the same guy who routinely loses his car keys and runs his boat out of gas on the lake at least once per year. If he can do it, you can. Hard work and good people skills go a long way.

re: Are wages increasing? Not at my company.

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/27/26 at 5:22 am to LSUSUPERSTAR

Maybe I am imagining things, but I feel like the Covid era tilted many companies into a less-than-ideal posture. It caused high rates of turnover which led to lost knowledge, then the proliferation of WFH instantly cut productivity by a measurable degree.

My company was recently made a wholly-owned subsidiary of our parent company. The transition has been a cluster but I am making it work. I have a new manager who yesterday told me I am not getting a raise this year. Understandable, because revenue has been abysmal for 7 years running. My reports are getting raises, albeit the peanut butter variety as mandated. And it is disheartening, but for now I'm good with it.

However, thanks to a leak we just learned the parent company is seeking buyers. I've had a sense of dread for a few weeks now because sales are stagnant, no NPIs which would move the needle are on the horizon, I am 6 years from retirement and suddenly we learn this company is actively seeking a buyer. My options are limited and I will be very fortunate to land somewhere making 80% of what I earn now with this company. I'm just praying that we either get bought by a competitor, or I get a fat package based on tenure. All the other options are no bueno.

TL;DR: no wage increase for me for the first time in 26 years so I feel your pain. Hang in there man.

re: Spec Play - HGRAF

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/26/26 at 9:25 pm to PeteRose

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I bought 4000 shares at 8 cents. Seems like it’s red 9/10 days and sitting around 5 cents. Weird looking chart.

:lol: this made me laugh so I had to go look. Yep, weird chart. You could have dumped it for a nice profit on literally one day: October 3, 2025 :rotflmao:

re: Baseball Thread 2026 / Ranked 10 (BA) / 10-2

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/26/26 at 6:11 am to OU Guy

Nice! I had to turn the game off in the top of the 8th. We were getting struck out over and over it seemed in those last couple innings. Gott go find the highlights :cheers:

Sooner Board

re: NVDA earnings are out

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/25/26 at 4:01 pm to DarthRebel

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With this market, probably will drop

AH volume spiked and looks like lots of profit taking now. Probably the people who bought NVDA at $185 thinking it would be $250 by now. Just nuts.

Nvidia, man. What a crazy story. They kind of lucked into this position they are in.

re: Spec Play - HGRAF

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/25/26 at 11:16 am to Hangit

I got a personalized email w/link to vote from Fidelity, 'personalized' meaning I can't forward it to anyone else. When I go back to the link again, it states I have already voted.

You can vote at proxyvote.com but you need your control number first. Your broker should be able to give that to you.

re: This Homeless Woman Teaches This Liberal More About Herself Than She Realizes

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/25/26 at 5:39 am to AlterEd

The fact they have a small camera crew tells you all you need to know about their motives.

re: Portal Stuff In/Out/Others / Open 2-16 Jan 2026 / Updated 31 Jan

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/25/26 at 5:30 am to OU Guy

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Well that sucks. Screw those people who run this stuff. He is deserving over any others who got more years

This makes me irrationally angry at the NCAA. They really do still have a hard-on for OU :angry:

Sooner Board

re: AI tools for stock picking

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/23/26 at 6:25 am to UltimaParadox

Full disclosure, I have no experience with AI stock pickers. I think its usage would depend on what you're wanting to accomplish.

AI can very confidently give you a wrong answer to a complex question. And with the market being a big ball of human emotion and institutional influence, I wouldn't trust AI explicitly. Curious though to hear how it goes if you try it.

re: Spec Play - HGRAF

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/23/26 at 6:15 am to Longer Tail Tiger

Cheers! :cheers:

re: Spec Play - HGRAF

Posted by Naked Bootleg on 2/22/26 at 8:00 am to Longer Tail Tiger

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I in no way vouch for Kevin Bambrough's posted information on X or anywhere else.

Too late, buddy. I already bet the farm, now you're on the hook :lol:

We've all seen what can happen when an opportunity with 'fantastic potential' presents itself. Its hard not to think this could be another grass-roots effort to pump a stock price and Bambrough's barking doesn't help. But I first got in at like 83 cents so anything above $6 would be the best gravy ever.