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Posted: Feb 26, 2007 1:33pm ET

I HATE THE VERY IDEA! This past Saturday my eyes stopped at an article in the Wall Street Journal titled "Investors Buy Wine to Drink in Profits." The subhead read, "Funds Snap Up Cases of Prime Vintages to Sell at Tidy Prices.

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