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Post by cjc04 on Jun 21, 2017 13:22:04 GMT -5
Let me be clear, no matter how I might characterize Mike's personality, he may be just what the doctor ordered. In a year or so, I want to be able to call him a brilliant visionary! "the viscous world of Big Pharma" - cjc, LOL, my kind of malaprop or malaspell. And make no mistake, Big Pharma is, indeed, a tacky, gelatinous, mucousy world! I mean nothing against Mike, I'm impressed with everything I've heard so far.... I'm really pointing out how absolutely dire and desperate the situation is for the company if Matt's departure and Mike's appointment is as we're being led to believe.... As for viscous,,,,, I knew a Sanofi rep and I couldn't believe what he was saying about Afrezza in the summer of 2015, while they were selling it. All I could picture was what EVERY insulin rep had to say in every endo office about Afrezza, true or not..... MNKD, alone, has no chance in that world.
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Post by peppy on Jun 21, 2017 13:23:24 GMT -5
Iacocca was destiny as was his acronym: I Am Chairman Of Chrysler Corporation of America. quote: Iacocca was destiny as was his acronym: I Am Chairman Of Chrysler Corporation of America.
reply: Castagna acronym: Consider Afrezza Stops the Ascending Glucose Numbers Already (HELP ME!) All acronyms welcomed, (maybe)
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Post by hellodolly on Jun 21, 2017 13:48:38 GMT -5
During the time I composed the below, the thread on which I was writing was vaporized, so.... Listen to me very carefully (how's that for a pompous intro!!) Sometimes an individual with a huge ego feels as though he/she can do anything, certainly including taking a company from shambles to greatness (you, know, like taking someone from crayons to perfume). When such a company becomes fantastically successful (irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is celebrated as great, innovative, brilliant, a visionary, etc. When such a company fails (again, irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is not celebrated, is criticized some, lauded by others for taking on such a challenge, but, more importantly, rather quickly forgotten. What is the point of this thread? Let me rewrite and take some literary license, as well:
"Sometimes an individual with a huge ego feels as though he/she can do anything, certainly including composing useless threads (you, know, like taking something and using it to sound intelligent). When such a thread becomes relevant, (irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is celebrated as great, innovative, brilliant, a visionary, etc. When such a thread fails (again, irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is not celebrated, is criticized by most and then some, lauded by others for taking on such a challenge, but, more importantly, rather quickly forgotten."
See any similarities?
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Post by hellodolly on Jun 21, 2017 13:51:28 GMT -5
During the time I composed the below, the thread on which I was writing was vaporized, so.... Listen to me very carefully (how's that for a pompous intro!!) Sometimes an individual with a huge ego feels as though he/she can do anything, certainly including taking a company from shambles to greatness (you, know, like taking someone from crayons to perfume). When such a company becomes fantastically successful (irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is celebrated as great, innovative, brilliant, a visionary, etc. When such a company fails (again, irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is not celebrated, is criticized some, lauded by others for taking on such a challenge, but, more importantly, rather quickly forgotten. remember lee Iacocca!
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Post by uvula on Jun 21, 2017 14:09:09 GMT -5
During the time I composed the below, the thread on which I was writing was vaporized, so.... Listen to me very carefully (how's that for a pompous intro!!) Sometimes an individual with a huge ego feels as though he/she can do anything, certainly including taking a company from shambles to greatness (you, know, like taking someone from crayons to perfume). When such a company becomes fantastically successful (irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is celebrated as great, innovative, brilliant, a visionary, etc. When such a company fails (again, irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is not celebrated, is criticized some, lauded by others for taking on such a challenge, but, more importantly, rather quickly forgotten. What is the point of this thread? Let me rewrite and take some literary license, as well:
"Sometimes an individual with a huge ego feels as though he/she can do anything, certainly including composing useless threads (you, know, like taking something and using it to sound intelligent). When such a thread becomes relevant, (irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is celebrated as great, innovative, brilliant, a visionary, etc. When such a thread fails (again, irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is not celebrated, is criticized by most and then some, lauded by others for taking on such a challenge, but, more importantly, rather quickly forgotten."
See any similarities?
I think hellodolly is trying to make this thread evaporate also.
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Post by liane on Jun 21, 2017 14:15:35 GMT -5
I returned the posts that were of value earlier. Sorry - had to shut down the entire thread to clean it up. Now let's play nice!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 14:26:13 GMT -5
So you are saying to invest my life savings in mnkd? Not at all, don't know how you got there.... although, I'd much rather have my $200k in at this sp rather than the $22.50 ish I'm currently avgd at.... I'm simply saying that I just can't wrap my head around the excitement around here of a young guy like Mike, with very little or ZERO experience in so many different critical categories, with 1 year in the company, having 100% control of MNKD & Afrezza.... and that I hope there's a bigger play going on. I was joking
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Post by cjc04 on Jun 21, 2017 14:32:41 GMT -5
Not at all, don't know how you got there.... although, I'd much rather have my $200k in at this sp rather than the $22.50 ish I'm currently avgd at.... I'm simply saying that I just can't wrap my head around the excitement around here of a young guy like Mike, with very little or ZERO experience in so many different critical categories, with 1 year in the company, having 100% control of MNKD & Afrezza.... and that I hope there's a bigger play going on. I was joking My bad reverselo, ya never know around here.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 14:38:27 GMT -5
My bad reverselo, ya never know around here. Yea thats why I made the joke!
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Post by sportsrancho on Jun 21, 2017 15:27:16 GMT -5
Kastanes. Castagna. Hmmm. If I were Mike and wanted to post I wouldn't use my real name. I'd change it up a little bit. Hmmm. Image from i.imgflip.com/u9fg0.jpg.
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Post by chuck on Jun 21, 2017 15:36:57 GMT -5
Wall Street is not seeking alpha nor the fudsters on stock twits. Wall Street is the analyst with price target 15 cents pre split. They were right on that one. So I guess 1 out of 4 is good? Actually yes it is, as the stock price in those times was such that longs could only make money if they were 4 out of 4. Shorts only had to be correct 1 of 4 to make money.
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Post by babaoriley on Jun 21, 2017 15:45:13 GMT -5
During the time I composed the below, the thread on which I was writing was vaporized, so.... Listen to me very carefully (how's that for a pompous intro!!) Sometimes an individual with a huge ego feels as though he/she can do anything, certainly including taking a company from shambles to greatness (you, know, like taking someone from crayons to perfume). When such a company becomes fantastically successful (irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is celebrated as great, innovative, brilliant, a visionary, etc. When such a company fails (again, irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is not celebrated, is criticized some, lauded by others for taking on such a challenge, but, more importantly, rather quickly forgotten. What is the point of this thread? Let me rewrite and take some literary license, as well:
"Sometimes an individual with a huge ego feels as though he/she can do anything, certainly including composing useless threads (you, know, like taking something and using it to sound intelligent). When such a thread becomes relevant, (irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is celebrated as great, innovative, brilliant, a visionary, etc. When such a thread fails (again, irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is not celebrated, is criticized by most and then some, lauded by others for taking on such a challenge, but, more importantly, rather quickly forgotten."
See any similarities?
Hello, Dolly, we all have our styles, and I try my best not to hide mine!!
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Post by slugworth008 on Jun 21, 2017 16:18:48 GMT -5
Only the Shadow knows the answer to this question. One thing IS certain. MNKD needs cash and the sooner this is addressed the better. I personally believe we'll be seeing some dilution - how much is anybody's guess. My rose colored glasses are broken and I've come to expect the worst whilst always hoping for the best. Good luck to us all !!!
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Post by seanismorris on Jun 21, 2017 16:18:59 GMT -5
"Big" Mike?
Mike can call himself "Big Mike" when he makes an aggressive Afrezza sales target and meets it.
If he does that, he can call himself "Baby Jesus" for all I care...
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Post by mnkdfann on Jun 21, 2017 16:41:09 GMT -5
Iacocca was destiny as was his acronym: I Am Chairman Of Chrysler Corporation of America. quote: Iacocca was destiny as was his acronym: I Am Chairman Of Chrysler Corporation of America.
reply: Castagna acronym: Consider Afrezza Stops the Ascending Glucose Numbers Already (HELP ME!) All acronyms welcomed, (maybe)
Can Amgen Stop The Awful Gnats Negging Afrezza?
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