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"Time-Traveler" Busted For Insider Trading

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the making-the-rounds dept.

Chester sent in a story that has been making the rounds for a bit, but if you haven't bumped into it, "Yahoo! TV came up with this weird story about a guy who caught police's attention by gaining $350 million from mere $800 in two weeks. The twisted part is that he justifies his knowledge about stocks by saying he is a time-traveler from year 2256!"

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  1. Re:What's his address? by On+Lawn · · Score: 3, Interesting


    Hey good idea for a slashdot poll,

    What would you like to find out from the future?
    When I will die?
    Should I invest in RedHat and OSDN?
    Will JLo's marraige last?
    Do you know Cowboy Neal?
    Will they ever make Survivor Redmond?

  2. Re:HOAX REVEALED! by wolf- · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I would agree with you, except, I'm not laughing.
    The dupes are getting worse.
    The content is becoming hum drum.

    Apparently so many are paying now, that there is no concern about losing readership now.

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  3. Weekly World News: not all of it made up! by coult · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You know, sometimes they actually print things that are true. When I was in high school in the 80's, someone at my school got really drunk at a party and was dropped off at 2 a.m. by his "friends" in a snowbank near his house. He nearly froze to death - his body temperature got well below the level where normally you would die. His feet and hands were ice chunks, but he miraculously survived. The Weekly World News picked up the story, and reported it very accurately.

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