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From: "G. Max" <IIMIMIMI=> To: Ted Waitt Subject: Re: FW: Is this new? Date: Sat, 01 Jan 4501 05:00:00 +0000 <html> This is funny - <br> Did you get my reply re the treasure - need to know if the BB is working?<br> G<br> At 02:17 PM 3/29/2004 -0600, you wrote:<br> <br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2 color="#000080">This is funny, someone sent me this.&nbsp;&nbsp; Apparently it's floating around on the internet message boards.&nbsp; Do you know the Beverly Hillbillies?&nbsp; That's the tune of the song.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br> </font><br> <font face="arial" size=2 color="#000080">&nbsp;<br> <hr> <div align="center"> </font></div> <font face="tahoma" size=2><b>From:</b> Conway, Duffy <br> <b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 26, 2004 5:26 AM<br> <b>To:</b> Ted Waitt; Duffey, Erin<br> <b>Subject:</b> Is this new?<br> </font><br> <font face="Times New Roman, Times">&nbsp;<br> </font><br> <font face="Times New Roman, Times">&nbsp;<br> </font><br> <div align="right"> <font face="Times New Roman, Times">&nbsp;<br> </font></div> <br> <font face="Times New Roman, Times">&nbsp;<br> Come listen to a story bout a man named Ted<br> South Dakota boy whose neck was kinda red<br> Had a hippie ponytail and his boots were rather large<br> Went and set up a little bidness in his garage<br> Gateway that is - direct sellin - customer service<br> &nbsp;<br> Well the first thing ya know ole Ted's a billionaire<br> Wall Street said, &quot;Ted, you've really got the flair-<br> Sell em on the web and on the phone from shore to shore<br> But never never never try to open up a storesquot;<br> Nasty overhead - inventory nightmares<br> &nbsp;<br> Well the stock was doin fine, just movin right along<br> Bubble floatin higher, Ted could do no wrong<br> Market share was hummin, cow just waggin its tail<br> And the fateful day arrived - Ted went retail<br> Big cow spots - cute little outfits<br> &nbsp;<br> Well Ted stepped aside to spend some time on his new boat<br> Called in some city slickers to keep the cow afloat<br> Then pop went the weasel, the stock started to grind<br> And the slickers, it was learned, were robbin him blind<br> Greed indeed.<br> &nbsp;<br> So he decided Californy was the place he hadda be<br> But he kept most of the workers back home in Sioux City<br> EFTA00581705 And quarter after quarter after quarter it was found<br> That Dell and HP/Comaq were slappin Ted around.<br> What to do, change in strategy, rebrand<br> finbsp;<br> The products weren't selling and the marketing was poor<br> They were losin money each and every week in every store<br> Board of directors gasped like they were coming down with asthma<br> So Ted came along and said The Answer Is Plasma<br> Big Ole Teevees, lower prices<br> finbsp;<br> So they started selling plasmas cameras games and MP3s<br> Camcorders, stereos, DVDs and LCDs<br> Folks got excited, anticipation getting high<br> But when they saw the numbers all the Street could do was sigh<br> Losses piled up, what to do<br> &nbsp;<br> So Ted bought off this Irvine company to step on in<br> With a solid reputation for keeping costs thin<br> Here they come, shareholders, and I'm telling ya now<br> If you can't see it comin, the tail is gonna wag this cow. <br> </font><br> <font face="arial" size=2>&nbsp;<br> </font><br> <font face="Times New Roman, Times">&nbsp;</font></blockquote></html> EFTA00581706

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