UTB
UpTick Betting with Widow Withington

The Widow's delighted the S.E.C.'s ruling
    endorses her UTB plan:
UpTick Betting parlors for shortselling gamblers,
    replacing their catch-as-catch-can.

She's sure UpTick Bettors must have the same mindset
    as OTB wagerers do.
A super perfecta in OTB lingo, in UTB parlance
    is "up Lehman Brothers kazoo."

So please check your body for DownTicks whenever
    you enter or exit her store.
Naked shorts aren't the featured attraction;
    Marie Bartiromo explains at the door.

The specialty here is in UpTicks for gamblers
    who hope that the market will drop.
Her stock market ticker is programmed to signal
    whenever some dummy makes Citi's stock pop.

In this case the "dummy" is Withington's nephew
    who buys when nobody else will
At a price just a fraction above where it was,
    giving Withington's patrons a license to kill.

Bob Carlson
www.politicalboondoggles.com
4/9/09

To 'CNBC's Credibility Crises'
To 'Withington Verses'