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My attention slips away pretty easily on a Fed day until the announcement is made and things really get moving. Hopefully later we’ll see some fireworks and get this market out of the recent trading range. In the meantime, we’ll keep our attention diverted and tend to some trivia!

I noticed that King Kong comes out today on video - I haven’t seen it yet, but I’ll check it out! So, in honor of Jack Black, today’s trivia pertains to his 2003 performance in School of Rock.

The first person to answer all 3 questions correctly will win a free T-shirt from TheStockBandit.com!

Only a few rules apply:
1. You must use the contact form when you submit your answer.
2. Include your name & mailing address when you submit your answer.
3. Only the first completely correct answer submitted will win a t-shirt.

Today’s T-Shirt Trivia has 3 parts:
1) In School of Rock, which other character did Jack Black pretend to be in addition to “Dewey Finn?”
2) What is the name of Jack Black’s student band in the movie?
3) What is the name of Jack Black’s real-life band?

If you know the answers, send me your name & address (and shirt size) via the contact form, and the first to correctly answer all 3 questions wins today’s t-shirt! Good luck!

Jeff White
President, The Stock Bandit, Inc.
www.TheStockBandit.com

One of the nice things about trading is that you can wear a t-shirt and jeans every day. But, wearing part of this morning’s Krispy Kreme jelly doughnut blowout doesn’t look too pretty. Win today’s trivia and get yourself a replacement!

Oh, and wear a bib next time.

Now let’s get to the main event!

Only a few rules apply:
1. You must use the contact form when you submit your answer.
2. Include your name & mailing address when you submit your answer.
3. Only the first completely correct answer submitted will win a t-shirt.

Today’s 2-part T-Shirt Trivia comes from an episode of Seinfeld (one of the very best shows out there).

In one particular episode, George Costanza pretends to be a marine biologist to impress a woman and he saves a whale.
- What did they find in the whale’s blowhole?
- How did that object get there?

If you know the answer, send me your name & address via the contact form, and the first to correctly answer both questions wins today’s t-shirt! Good luck!

Jeff White
President, The Stock Bandit, Inc.
www.TheStockBandit.com

As part of my ongoing effort to clothe homeless traders, I’m starting a weekly fun segment called T-Shirt Trivia! For the next little while on Tuesdays, I’ll put up a random question (which may contain multiple parts), and the very first person to contact me will win a T-shirt from TheStockBandit.com!

Buying BIDU at $150.00 proved to be a mistake for this poor trader. There’s always hope though. Let’s hear it for wireless networks!

Only a few rules apply:
1. You must use the contact form when you submit your answer.
2. Include your name & mailing address when you submit your answer.
3. Only the first completely correct answer submitted will win a t-shirt.

Now, let’s get started!

Because we trade for the money, and it’s about more than “just the Benjamins,” this week’s trivia question pertains to some “paper” of the past. The first person to correctly answer (first & last names) whose pictures are on the front of the following U.S. currencies wins this week’s shirt:

- $500 Bill
- $1,000 Bill
- $5,000 Bill
- $10,000 Bill

If you know the answer, send me your name & address via the contact form, and the first to correctly identify who’s on the front of each bill wins. Good luck!

Jeff White
President, The Stock Bandit, Inc.
www.TheStockBandit.com

With the market closed, it’s good to be able to do some catching up. Here’s a slew of links I’ve recently run across which you might find interesting while passing time on a quiet Monday.

The End of Boredom

Mr. Rubik would be proud

On again, off again….Make up your mind already!

iPod on the road

Mel Gibson and Danny Glover would be proud

Daring to be Great: Trading Lessons from the “Splendid Splinter”

Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty

Jay Z would be proud

Two Year Old called for Jury Duty

Attention scalpers

We must protect this house!

I just lost my appetite

But will they sound as good as the classics?

Also, SeekingAlpha is offering transcripts for Conference Calls this earnings season.

Jeff White
President, The Stock Bandit, Inc.
www.TheStockBandit.com

It’s been nice to have a break from the market the past 10 days or so, and now I’m ready to get back to the action. Hope your holidays were as great as mine! Market chatter will resume tomorrow, but for now here’s a handful of links I ran across since my last post that I found interesting.

Shaming Drunks

You’re My Boy, Blue!

Pee Wee’s Big Adventure

Dubya starts 2006 in my town!

When can I catch this on MTV Cribs?

Only if you like it loud

Better late than never

Good Luck with that

There’s a joke in this headline somewhere I am sure

A little concerning….

Justice is served

Looking for leverage

Well said!

Hard work pays off

5 Trading Pitfalls

Great reality check just in time for the new year

Is that you, Garfield?

Talk about STYLE - gotta love it!

All I can say is OUCH

Sure, it must have been the medication

You can’t take it with you

THANK YOU SHARK WEEK

Just kids having fun

Jeff White
President, The Stock Bandit, Inc.
www.TheStockBandit.com