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Industry Standard, The, April 2, 2001 by Alex Lash

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Banker Scorned: Outraged that their interest rate cut left investors whining for more, Federal Reserve members said that the only thing they'll lower at the next meeting is their pants.

The Eighth Dirty Word: This headline from a recent press release: "U.C. Irvine Students Win Seed Capital for Companies That Use Technology Strategically But Are Not Dot.Coms." The students also removed all @ signs and e-prefixes from their companies' FAQ sheets.

Make It a Short Stack: Two Brooklynites were accused of running a huge identity-theft scam using free e-mail at a public library Net terminal. Even worse, they had smuggled in their own food and beverages.

WWJD (What Would J-Lo Do)?

A seat at the Oscars recently reached $11,400 in an online auction before the Academy forced the site to pull the plug. The Academy must have worried that the high bidder would wear too much clothing.