The bolded part above was my point. The OP was re-writing history.
Of the people who actually know anything about what is going on, they tend to keep their mouths shut. All the way shut.
Re-read the sentence just posted above your quote. To the extent that I have any insider knowledge of any transaction, you would never hear it from me.
Yeah, i know there are some people at the periphery of every deal who think they know what is going on - junior lawyers and law clerks at the firm handling aspects of transactions who don't yet understand the concept of discretion, suppliers, contractors, people who draw lines for a living. They tend to be the ones who don't know enough to keep quiet, and who don't understand how peripheral they are. There are also many kids, as we both know, who find it fun to make claims of insider information. For something like this, it is almost impossible to be disproved, because one can always say "well, I was told that, but my source says the deal then changed!" Foolproof.
It might be tough sometimes to tell the real insiders apart from the pretenders, but i have what I consider to be a pretty good system. My system is this: all the people who are actively claiming to have insider knowledge - trumpeting it from the rooftop, essentially - are the ones who really don't know anything. That simple system is generally pretty useful. The quieter ones who make vague allusions and parcel out details in sotto voce ... they are admittedly a little tougher to figure out.
I am sure it would be an interesting read, for us HF BoH readers at least.
and the stupid cement building doesn't pick up CJOB and it's the last day for vets to get their heartworm stuff as all animals should be on it by tomorrow.
