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Re: RIP thread

June 15th, 2022, 12:39 pm

The only thing I can remember is that Jim Gatheral was there.
 
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Re: RIP thread

June 15th, 2022, 1:23 pm

Gamal "What did you eat?"
P "The only thing I can remember "

So clearly plenty of wine (or its substitutes) 
 
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Re: RIP thread

June 15th, 2022, 4:34 pm

There was also some vote, I think, on validity of Black-Scholes. I’m desperately trying to remember which way Marco, Peter and Salih voted in case there’s any connection.
 
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Re: RIP thread

June 15th, 2022, 8:05 pm

There was also some vote, I think, on validity of Black-Scholes. I’m desperately trying to remember which way Marco, Peter and Salih voted in case there’s any connection.
Maybe the voting is less relevant. Did they have oysters? Did you?
 
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Re: RIP thread

June 15th, 2022, 8:54 pm

For a moment I wished I was an old finance guy, fat or balding - or Paul Wilmott, so I could hang out with your shrinking pack, drinking wine and explaining why B-S is invalid... But it was a very short moment.
 
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Re: RIP thread

June 15th, 2022, 9:07 pm

shrinking six packs can return...hard work
 
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Re: RIP thread

June 15th, 2022, 10:24 pm

They sell them in six packs on eBay ;-P
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Re: RIP thread

June 15th, 2022, 10:28 pm

do they also have one without arm-tattoo? I am after all old-school despite driving electric motor bike!  (what happen when the tattoo fashion crashes? what business to invest in that removes tattoos?

Folks, please put out photos of your tattoos, dont be shy! Bearish likely have a few? Paul I would think at least one?
 
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Re: RIP thread

June 16th, 2022, 3:44 am

No tattoos or piercings, no modifications. All original. Minor dints and scratches. Will run on any fuel. Suitable for concours events. POA.
 
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Re: RIP thread

June 16th, 2022, 7:52 am

"old finance guy, fat or balding" at least they are not in the shrink generation, those concours events could become popular

"Plummeting sperm counts, shrinking penises: toxic chemicals threaten humanity"
 
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Re: RIP thread

June 16th, 2022, 1:33 pm

I'm always sceptical about such studies, because methodology changed significantly overtime. Toxic chemicals & plastics acting like oestrogen is a plausible theory, but chromosome Y wasn't designed by Nature to have an easy life: https://theconversation.com/the-y-chrom ... -men-90125
Makes me ponder on Her plans... parthenogenesis?

Anyway, Paul should include the following categories in his obituary form:
Semen quality:
Testicular volume:
Penile length:

Feel free to send the complete data to me, and I will do the statistics. I wonder how much I could get from selling it to lone ladies...
 
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Re: RIP thread

June 16th, 2022, 2:06 pm

For a moment I wished I was an old finance guy, fat or balding - or Paul Wilmott, so I could hang out with your shrinking pack, drinking wine and explaining why B-S is invalid... But it was a very short moment.
That was coming close to home, but at least you didn’t say fat *and* balding!
 
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Re: RIP thread

June 16th, 2022, 2:09 pm

do they also have one without arm-tattoo? I am after all old-school despite driving electric motor bike!  (what happen when the tattoo fashion crashes? what business to invest in that removes tattoos?

Folks, please put out photos of your tattoos, dont be shy! Bearish likely have a few? Paul I would think at least one?
I do have a few, but only for aligning the laser sights of a flesh searing relativistic particle cannon.
 
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Re: RIP thread

June 16th, 2022, 5:52 pm

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Re: RIP thread

June 17th, 2022, 3:54 am

For a moment I wished I was an old finance guy, fat or balding - or Paul Wilmott, so I could hang out with your shrinking pack, drinking wine and explaining why B-S is invalid... But it was a very short moment.
That was coming close to home, but at least you didn’t say fat *and* balding!
Does it matter? So many people dying of these or other reasons these days that all differences in our individual qualities faded; we lumped into one: “alive”. I don’t mind being fat *and* bald - I just wouldn’t stand discussing the BS model! Only serious things should be discussed when there’s so little time left, like wine! I’m always puzzled how people can talk their preferences for kinds of wines without mentioning the meals they go to. Maybe I noticed the problem because of my vegan diet, or maybe because I’m so sophisticated and stylish…