I’m Such a Geek, Part 233,426
Posted by Shannon Love on August 18th, 2009 (All posts by Shannon Love)
So I read this post on Instapundit:
THE S.E.C. spitting in the faces of fans. A roundup from Michael Silence.
What are they thinking?
You know what I first thought when I read that? I thought, “The Securities and Exchange Commission has fans?”
I’ve got to get out more.
August 18th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
I confess—me too. Although, in my lame defense, where I live sports are under the Big 10. I can’t imagine getting that mixed up with some alphabet government agency, but as I slouch toward senility, I suppose anything’s possible.
August 18th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
I had thought it an article about the reinstatement of the uptick rule. Surprised at click through.
August 18th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
As an avid college football fan I automatically thought the football SEC when you mentioned it.
August 18th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Yep, I thought it was the Securities and Exchange Commission too.
August 18th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Comment at Silence’s Blog August 18, 2009 2:18 PM:
You are not talking about the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission are you? I must spend too much time reading the Wall Street Journal.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I thought the same thing when I read your post and I live in Florida, home of a Southeastern Conference team that is the reigning National champion of college football.
August 19th, 2009 at 8:43 am
I must confess. I clicked to the link wondering how the notion of “fans” would be applied to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Once there I felt foolish and slinked away.
August 19th, 2009 at 10:25 am
I thought nothing on reading it. Have no associations with abbreviation.
However, when someone once mentioned Boca in football-themed conversation, I thought it weird of him to bring in National Building Code (or, rather, “Building Officials and Code Administrators International”).
August 19th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
My reaction to ‘SEC’ was the same. I just had to read the article then, to see what could be considered a fan of the Securities Exchange Commission.
August 19th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Haha, I’m a nerd, or geek, too, I thought the same thing. But, then, I never watch sports. Don’t really care about any of that.