Wall Street jargon; Prison Riot Gear; Slovak Cooking

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WALL STREET JARGON

SCAM DOGS & MO-MO MAMAS:
INSIDE THE WILD & WOOLLY WORLD OF INTERNET STOCK TRADING
by John R. Emshwiller
2000, 295 pages, $25
     There is a Glossary on pages 279-286.  It contains such terms as "LOL,"
"IMHO," and "FUBAR."  Duh!!!!  There's Momo Mama (and Popo Papa), but those
are the only interesting terms in the glossary.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL INTERACTIVE EDITION'S GUIDE TO ONLINE INVESTING:
BECOME A SUCCESSFUL INTERNET INVESTOR
2000, 342 pages, $25
     "Glossary of Message-Board Jargon" is on pages 299-302.  Same stuff as
above.  I like "Hypester" and "Thread Lice."

     Wall Street jargon such as "market performer" and "private equity
income" are in John Crudele's "Taking Stock," NEW YORK POST, 24 May 2000, pg.
37:

Col. 1:  Last week, J.P. Morgan & Co. took the highly unusual step of
downgrading the stock of Chase from a "buy" rating to just a "market
performer."  That's the worst recommendation that Wall Street gives these
days.  It means just what it says.  Chase will do no better than the market
as a whole.  And the market isn't doing very well at all.
Col. 2:  ...so-called "private equity income"--another way of saying its
investments.

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MOCK PRISON RIOT GEAR

    From the VILLAGE VOICE, May 30, 2000, pg. 65:

Col. 1:  An officer cracked open the cafeteria door and threw in a
"flash-bang," a grenade that stuns by momentarily blinding its target while
delivering an ear-piercing boom.
Col. 4:  Where inmates once made license plates, prison officials now
strolled around carrying plastic bags stuffed with glossy brochures
advertising the latest high-tech gear.  Here, vendors sprinkled their sales
pitches with the vocabulary of this burgeoning industry: "pursuit management"
equipment to track escapees, "compliance technology" to subdue unruly
prisoners, and--the industry's favorite catchphrase, used by every other
salesman--"less than lethal."

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SLOVAK COOKING

BEST OF SLOVAK COOKING
by Sylvia & John Lorine
2000, Hippocrene Books, 138 pages, $22.50

     From the book flap:

     Slovak sulture and cuisine have been touched by Hungarian, Russian,
Polish, German and Czech influences.  Along with creative preparation of
certain staples, such as potatoes, cabbage and noodles, Slovak cuisine is
also noted for its pastries, rich butter and cream dishes, and pork
specialties.  Bryndzove _halusky_ (noodles with goat cheese) and
well-seasoned dishes like goulash are also widely enjoyed.  Wine, beer, and
_slivovica_ (plum brandy), and _borovicka_ (a drink created from juniper
berries) are popular beverages.

     The Bryndzove Halusky (Dumplings with Feta Cheese) recipe is on page 35.
 This Slovak national dish should be represented in the OED.
     I was told it was SHEEP cheese, not GOAT cheese.  They're different,
aren't they?  What gives?