I call the MILF when they finally go under.
Dibs
seat saved
all that

I linked to page 2 of the story instead of page 1. Apologies for my dumbassitude.

/submitter

Next up on the Big O, this stylish piece of headwear:

She's doing Lexus commercials now.

So much for "Dibs on O.com", eh.

I wanna show her my "O" face.

Yeah, it's not about the O anymore, but about trumped-up Toyotas.

/hot milf action for all

gsnfl

Since we're calling dibs I'll take MILF extraordinarire, Diane Lane. Thanks.



she can be unfaithful all she wants as long as she doesn't bring any std to the bedroom.

Sabine Ehrenfeld is her name. And she's spectacular.

Can anyone think of a more bizarre paragraph in any news story this year than the first paragraph of this article? None come to mind for me.

We should create an award for most bizarre paragraph of the year

O yeah, it will be a December to remember.

Maybe if they didn't have some of the most obnoxious and annoying commercials in the radio.

The only commercial more annoying tham Overstock ones are the dental ones that have teeth grinding sounds play to classical music. UGH.

monster87: Can anyone think of a more bizarre paragraph in any news story this year than the first paragraph of this article? None come to mind for me.

We should create an award for most bizarre paragraph of the year


No. This cat is clearly through the looking glass.

Overstock has been disappointing investors and customers with a number of technology meltdowns that have included the inability to track orders, a customer service system that hangs up on consumers and most recently periodic web site outages.

And this:

"I can tell you they are going to come after me in January," Byrne said. "They are trying to get the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) to launch an investigation. They are trying to get the DoJ (Department of Justice) to investigate me. Some of the officials are monsters. You'll probably read a headline that I was stopped with drugs or a dead body."

Are related.

Sounds like somebody spent all of the IT and Customer Service monies on barrels of uncut cocaine and a master print of Star Wars III. Of course the DOJ and the FCC will be along shortly, with their friend the SEC.

This Sith Lord you seek, he has a name: Sarbanes Oxley

I bought an old-school outdoor antennea from them right before xmas. It was dirt cheap and got here lickety-split. Free shipping. So he seems OK to me.

/I'm risking $30 on broadcast HDTV.

You don't need to be a market guru to know this is a car wreck waiting to happen. Has been for years.
Just glad this is a dot-com not on my resume...

For those unfamiliar with this story, there is a movement in this country to make the markets more honest and that's what he is talking about. His made up stories were a succesful attempt to find the moles in his own office that were leaking info to hedge funds that were shorting his stock.

While the story reads like complete wackiness, it is very real. I've been following this for years now and a whole lot more information can be found at:

NCANS (pops)

It's real and it affect us all.

Whacha gonna do with all that junk? All that junk inside your trunk?

Out Of Bounds: His made up stories were a succesful attempt to find the moles in his own office that were leaking info to hedge funds that were shorting his stock.


That's insider trading, isn't it?

It's all about the O ... RLY.

They have this one commercial, with that chick sitting in a chair and these curvy vases all around and big red "O" in the background. And I swear to jeebus, everytime I see it, I think it's a commercial for tampons, until she says it's all about the "O". They are screwing with my head!

\i
\\need
\\\some
\\\\slashies
/////especially if they go the wrong way.

Xaxor: It's showtime?



I see your Roger and raise you a Dorothy.

Out of Bounds - I was a bit disappointed with the website you linked to. I guess the 'N' stands for 'no'.

/off to google RCANS

whorehopper: It is. Which is why he went to such extraordinary means to figure out who was responsible. It shouldn't be shocking that Wall Street is a lot more crooked than most people think: Remember, "It's only illegal if you get caught"...

I dont think that chick is so hot.



/yeah,I said it.

whorehopper: Overstock has been disappointing investors and customers with a number of technology meltdowns that have included the inability to track orders, a customer service system that hangs up on consumers and most recently periodic web site outages.

And this:

"I can tell you they are going to come after me in January," Byrne said. "They are trying to get the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) to launch an investigation. They are trying to get the DoJ (Department of Justice) to investigate me. Some of the officials are monsters. You'll probably read a headline that I was stopped with drugs or a dead body."

Are related.

Sounds like somebody spent all of the IT and Customer Service monies on barrels of uncut cocaine and a master print of Star Wars III. Of course the DOJ and the FCC will be along shortly, with their friend the SEC.

This Sith Lord you seek, he has a name: Sarbanes Oxley


Dammit! I run a business, and was looking forward to utilizing them to unload a few lines of my clothing. I've even had several communications with their sales staff. After reading this article, the CEO seems like an irrational, paranoid nutcase. I'm definately having second thoughts now.

/damn you!
//not really.

screechingbitermonkey: I dont think that chick is so hot.

Sharp knees?

so_it_goes:

Thank you. That picture gave me a nice, funny feeling down in my pants.

He labels the person who's selling his company short as the "Sith Lord" - the lord of evil? That's not an overreaction at all.

//now to find the "Hitler" who has been nabbing a few Cheetos from my stash.

This is pretty easy for me to believe. I made the mistake of ordering from them once, and it was quite literally the worst online experience I've ever undergone. They lost my records because they were "updating the system" (apparently, they've never heard of backing up data), and it took countless phone calls to countless people to get it all straightened out.

And I can vouch for the fact that their system disconnects callers. It happened to me several times, often after I'd been on hold for while, just to maximize the frustration.

The funniest thing was when one customer service rep told me, "If the order ever does come, you can contact us on how to send it back." Yeah. Hold on to that dream, Chester.

Sometimes, it's all about the blOw

This guy's crazy - I first heard about him after his "Sith Lord" comments. It's only gonna get better.

Oh, and...

their system disconnects callers

That would be the idiot CS rep hitting the "hang up" button instead of the "unmute" or "hold" button.

/done it before
//accidentally AND on purpose
///no longer doing phone tech support, thank GOD

I dont know. I ordered a watch from them on 19dec05, and it
showed up 21dec05, exactly as advertised, no hassles and
free shipping. I got no complaints. Sounds like the guy
personally is just a little unorthodox in his busisness manner.

He's dead on about the plots to frame him. Wise to tell us about it first so when it happens, we'll know it was a frame job.

"They" are coming after me next. So when you here that my computer is full of pr0n, you'll know it's just another lie.

Read the related articles if you are sticking up from them. There are personal accounts of LaReg members who have put the big O to the test. This article is one of 5 or so.