Bandit LOAF
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I’m reading the investment column in Victory Streak and there’s two things I don’t understand. I can’t tell if they’re meaningless or if it’s because I have absolutely no familiarity with finance...
[*]In the subhead “Platolum Alloys + Prussian Retailers = Practical Thinking?” what does ‘Prussian Retailers’ refer to?
[*]The last line of the article: “remember oil and carpets, two industries that enjoyed temporary fortune, then plummeted.” This has the cadence of a joke or an idiom... but it’s inscrutable to me. Anyone know what it’s referencing?
![](https://cdn.wcnews.com/newestshots/thumb/guide_for_investors2t.jpg)
In case you were wondering, Colonel Blair did invest in platolum and it went pretty well! From the Kilrathi Saga scrapbook:
![](https://cdn.wcnews.com/newestshots/thumb/guide_for_investors3t.jpg)
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Original update published on August 30, 2023
[*]In the subhead “Platolum Alloys + Prussian Retailers = Practical Thinking?” what does ‘Prussian Retailers’ refer to?
[*]The last line of the article: “remember oil and carpets, two industries that enjoyed temporary fortune, then plummeted.” This has the cadence of a joke or an idiom... but it’s inscrutable to me. Anyone know what it’s referencing?
![](https://cdn.wcnews.com/newestshots/thumb/guide_for_investors1t.jpg)
![](https://cdn.wcnews.com/newestshots/thumb/guide_for_investors2t.jpg)
In case you were wondering, Colonel Blair did invest in platolum and it went pretty well! From the Kilrathi Saga scrapbook:
![](https://cdn.wcnews.com/newestshots/thumb/guide_for_investors3t.jpg)
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Original update published on August 30, 2023