Big Al is now a proud father. His wife did graduate from college. He traded RaySpentMyInvestment to a profit. He watched The Big Dig get completed. He has some fancy-schmacy wifi Verizon service to his house in the Taxachusetts woods. He may not be actively playing hockey anymore, but he scored with his John Howell-themed investment.
You can make the same claim as can The Scam Patrol Man. Some of us are just plain stuck bagholders. All IMHO.