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Re:The Equity Equation by sanj on Wednesday July 18, 2007 @04:49PM (#35079)
Did you win the Putnam?

If not, please don't be "bolder" than this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Vakil

Re:The Equity Equation by cperciva on Wednesday July 18, 2007 @04:53PM (#35083)
"Did you win the Putnam?"

Yes, I did.

Re:The Equity Equation by pg on Wednesday July 18, 2007 @05:11PM (#35090)
That has to be the comeback of all time.
Re:The Equity Equation by kf on Wednesday July 18, 2007 @09:56PM (#35143)
News.YC does flame wars a whole lot better than the rest of the internet...
Re:The Equity Equation by ordersup on Thursday July 19, 2007 @02:58AM (#35205)
Sometimes with the flames on here however, it feels like Craigslist forums, in all of their 2.0 glory... ;)
Re:The Equity Equation by ivankirigin on Wednesday July 18, 2007 @05:22PM (#35092)
HAHAHA! Awesome.
Re:The Equity Equation by Alex3917 on Wednesday July 18, 2007 @05:52PM (#35101)
This whole thread is hilarious.
Re:The Equity Equation by sanj on Thursday July 19, 2007 @02:40PM (#35350)
Damn. I'm totally busted.

Just the once, though, huh?

Re:The Equity Equation by cperciva on Thursday July 19, 2007 @03:27PM (#35370)
Yes, only once. But I actually consider my first score on the Putnam (53, ranked 53.5th in North America) to be my most impressive performance on the Putnam, considering that I was only 14 years old at the time.