Dueling Fools Duel Flashback
Flashback: Starbucks

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Dueling Fools

January 31, 2001

Some folks like their Duels caffeinated. That's why we took to Flashback: Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) last summer. LouAnn Lofton (TMF Lou2) was our Bull. Rick Aristotle Munarriz (TMF Edible) was our Bear. Our Voting Fools raised a steaming mug of approval in favor of LouAnn's case.

The eye-opening gourmet coffee specialist proved to be a hot stock in a sluggish market. The stock was up 11% six months later.

Victory? LouAnn & Voting Fools. Congrats!

Revisit the Starbucks Duel.

Dueling Fools Standings

Bill Mann (TMF Otter)               4-0
Selena Maranjian (TMF Selena)       1-0
David Marino-Nachison (TMF Braden)  4-1
Rob Landley (TMF Oak)               2-1
LouAnn Lofton (TMF Lou2)            2-1
Voting Fools                       61-44
Guest Duelists                     26-18
Bill Barker (TMF Max)              12-9
Paul Larson (TMF Parlay)           21-20
Chris Rugaber (TMF RFK)             7-7
Jeff Fischer (TMF Jeff)             5-5
Bob Fredeen (TMF Bobdog)            1-1
Richard McCaffery (TMF Gibson)      1-1
Rick Munarriz (TMF Edible)         23-29
David Forrest (TMF Bogey)           3-5
Brian Graney (TMF Panic)            1-2
Paul Commins (TMF Buster)           0-1
Matt Richey (TMF Verve)             0-3
Barbara Bayer (TMF Venus)           0-4