Re: Eaton Corp. to buy Cooper Industries

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday, May 25, 2012 9:34:14 PM UTC-5, Bob La Londe wrote:
> "mleuck" <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2dd3a9cb-6cdd-4636-8bf1-c6a0077a08a9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > On Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:51:11 PM UTC-5, Jim wrote:
> >> On Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:26:38 PM UTC-4, mleuck wrote:
> >> > On Monday, May 21, 2012 5:25:11 PM UTC-5, NickMark wrote:
> >> > > http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/energy/2012/05/eaton-to-acquire-cooper-in-12b-deal.html
> >> > >
> >> > > This could bring a new player into the field
> >> >
> >> > I will never understand why a company like Cooper that produces product
> >> > is worth 12 billion but Facebook is worth 100?
> >> >
> >> > Jeez now I'm starting to sound like Jim
> >>
> >> You just may be becoming a little bit smarter .... that's all.
> >>
> >> But don't get all excited now. I'm sure it's just a case of Flowers for
> >> Algernon.
> >
> > You might have that backwards
>
>
> You are getting flowers and Algernon is getting smarter?

Funny part is most people reading this thread aren't old enough to have any idea what all of us are talking about.