Gold has been a very poor investment over the last 20 years. But, past performance is not indicitive of future results. AGREED, Good Now, we have 20 years of driving and pounding the price of gold down by bankers. Are you still with me. Does that tell you anything. GOOD Now if the oil states want more money for their oil, because .COM XYZ company is selling for billions of dollars for a worthless company. These oil shieks are catching on to the inflated prices flying over their heads and can tell you they ain't taking anymore USA bull. If were getting rich they too want to get rich. Just like your neighbor, everyone wants to be rich. Oil needs to reach a least $65 a barrel to bring them up to our standards. We don't have a choice, because we import 50% of our oil supplies. So oil needs to go up another 100% from here and quick or our oil is going to stop flowing. They want all the nice cars and luxurys now, not 3 years from now. Do you have any idea what this is going to do to the gold market thats already running in short supply. Yes, were in a new era, gold is going to explode. Place your bets and make sure you do exactly what your nieghbor is not doing. INVEST IN GOLD NOW.

-- Gary (gary@aol.com), January 14, 2000

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Assuming, just for the sake of argument, that the sheiks will only take gold, not U.S. dollars, and also that there is a big conspiracy on the part of the bankers et al to keep the price of gold down ... why doesn't the U.S. just pay with gold from Fort Knox? The dollar isn't fixed to gold anymore, it's just paper anyway, so why not simply use the gold that is just collecting dust?? The "useless" gold gets put to good use, while the price of gold per se would still be low.

-- King of Spain (madrid@aol.cum), January 14, 2000.

Oh, KOS!! Can we mudwrestle? I've adored you forever....

-- Sally (goody@two.shoes), January 14, 2000.

Oh no!! **I** get to be first, Sally!!

-- Julie (teachers@favorite.com), January 14, 2000.

I was first in line. You two have to wait your turn!! But he's with some dippy woman named LadyLogic right now.

-- Mary (always@good.com), January 14, 2000.

You are so wonderful, KOS!! We can't wait to see you every day!! Betty, Kathy, Anne, Karen, and all the rest of us!!! Have a great evening...

-- hanger_ons (KOSfan@club.com), January 14, 2000.

Sally, julie and Mary, you've got it all wrong.

KOS expects to see u 3 mud-wrestling. He provides a video feed to moi...

KOS

Good plan but there is no Gold in Fort Knox...

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), January 14, 2000.

If you possess gold, then don't let it slip from your fingers.

I wish I had some, but all in all, it won't benefit me now.

-- dinosaur (dinosaur@williams-net.com), January 14, 2000.

Andy, don't but in...this is between us and KOS. Didn't you throw a great party last year when Gold went up?!

-- Denise (justa@KOS.girl), January 14, 2000.

Opps. I think "but" should be "butt"...oh, well...

-- Denise (justa@KOS.girl), January 14, 2000.

And Andy dearest, if you're going to write my name, CAPITALIZE the first letter. It's Julie, not julie. (KOS would NEVER make that mistake!!)

-- Julie (teachers@favorite.com), January 14, 2000.

Denise and JULES, spoilsports!

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), January 14, 2000.

Could you all maybe wrestle in a vat of gold coins maybe???

-- Porky (Porky@in.cellblockD), January 14, 2000.

That works for me!

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), January 14, 2000.

Problem is that they already sold the gold out of Fort Knox.

-- (gold@gone.com), January 14, 2000.

Okay! Works for me, butt we get to keep the gold...

You're really classy, Andy, even though you aren't the KOS...

-- hanger_ons (KOSfan@club.com), January 14, 2000.