Sorry Dr Worm, but YES if the world ends on 6/6/2006 all shares whether long or short will be deemed worthless, immediately.
PS
* Dont depend on Brokers to assist you as they wont be around (hummm that one is pretty true today LOL)
* The good news is you will no longer be required to make any kind og payment, whether weekly, monthly, or yearly on anything.
* The bad news is anything you possess that has value will be worthless, unless located on a different planet.
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