heh

Probably, seeing as the Dow is the most arbitrary peice of shiat ever invented.

Not this year.

The Not So Super Bowl.

Not sure, but it might affect it.

AFFECT. Was I theonly one who learned this in thrid grade?

Which would cause effects.

I have a rock that keeps away tigers.

while i should have been taking keyboarding...

hey im in england is this superbowl really gonna suck? is it worth stayin upto 2:30 in the morning?

>Does the Super Bowl effect (sic) the Dow Jones?

Yes, if an old NFC team wins it.

Actually the correlation isn't with the teams, but with the half-time show. It has sucked the last four years throwing off the entire market. Consumer confidence tends to wane when we don't get old-fashioned boobies at half-time. This then sets a trend of confusion and despair that triggers investment strategies for at least the next 12 months.

My suggestion is to air hard-core porn at half-time to boost the market and begin the long climb out of our recession. I shall be forwarding this to the Bush Administration.

Fry: You're better off watching cricket and passing out early. The superbowl this year is going to be boring.

Oh wait. It's boring every year.

From dictionary.com:

ef·fect (-fkt)

tr.v. ef·fect·ed, ef·fect·ing, ef·fects
To bring into existence.
To produce as a result.
To bring about. See Usage Note at affect1.

Do I give a rats ass?

If the team I bet in loses my Jones definatley goes down.

In common usage, affect with an a is a verb. Effect with an e is a noun.

Yes, effect can be used as a verb, but it still sounds retarded.

does bad grammar affect good websites?

Kas, ya beat me to it. Why do people have so many problems with this one? Almost always "affect" = verb, "effect" = noun. About the only time people use effect as a verb is in the medical fraternity, as in "to effect a cure", but even that is not the same meaning.

If you put money in the stock market based on who won the Super Bowl, you're an idiot. I'm not going to feel bad for anyone who does this and blows the whole wad.

Capitalism will punish the infidels. It always has..

"hello, New York, is my money o.k."

"hello, Tokyo, is my money o.k."

"hello, Chicago, is my money o.k."

i wish i had this problem...or not.

Apparently the Law of Independent Probabilities doesn't play into it. Just because a coin landed on heads 29 out of the last 35 times doesn't mean that the odds favor heads.... sheesh.

Kind of a small sample size, doncha think?

From dictionary.com:

Usage Note: Affect and effect have no senses in common. As a verb affect is most commonly used in the sense of "to influence" (how smoking affects health). Effect means "to bring about or execute": layoffs designed to effect savings. Thus the sentence These measures may affect savings could imply that the measures may reduce savings that have already been realized, whereas These measures may effect savings implies that the measures will cause new savings to come about.

Not the Super Bowl itself, but Super Bowl-related elements do have a direct influence on the Dow. As you probably know, the stock market is run by the Bavarian Illuminati and a small but energetic group of orange monkeys. Before every Super Bowl, the monkeys and some members of the Illuminati dress as stadium crew and place sensors under every seat. The sensors return such valuable information to the pseudoclandestine organization as average ass fat concentration, team insignia emblazoned seat cushion ratios, and most importantly farts per hour(FPH, measured in cubic meters). Upon analyzing the data, the Illuminati and monkeys determine the national average of microwave burritos eaten each winter, the rise or drop in microwave burrito consumption (MBC) is then determined to be the final annual change in the Dow Jones average. Of course this is a simplification of the incredibly long and meticulous process and just one of the myriad world domination tactics employed by this group. In closing, let me just state that I have all ready said too much and will now have to hunt all of you down and kill you to ensure your silence. Let's see, I'll start with......you.

Do grammatical errors iffect anal retentive dictionary thumpers?

(yes, the 'i' was intentional, so don't bother)

Ahhhh, then I guess sample size really doesn't play into it. Cool.

The people who believe this are the same people who think that groundhogs predict the weather and black cats are bad luck.

If you want a for sure answer, though, call the Psychic Friends network. I heard they only use "licensed" psychics.

AFFECT...just had to say it...

defect

Outside my local Long John Silver's: "WE NO LONGER EXCEPT CHECKS"

Look at the bright side Someguy, at least they didn't use contractions in the sign (oops).

Vandalbob: Nope. I learned the difference. In fact, the only reason I came in here was to complain that people need to start proof-reading their damned taglines!

Brendan - Yeah, but that definition doesn't work in the tagline either.

Affect is a verb. Example: Does the Super Bowl affect the Dow Jones?

Effect is almost always a noun. Example: The Super Bowl has a positive effect on the beer industry.

There are cases where effect can be used as a verb, but these aren't all that common. The only proper way to use effect as a verb is when it is used to mean "to bring about." Example: The Super Bowl will effect a change in the beer industry.

Maybe the poster thinks the Super Bowl causes the Dow!