person. Who peed in your Cheerios? :: The god damn fare wars are killing us. "To pee" is to urinate, and Cheerios is a well known breakfast cereal, and thus this is Bud’s colorful way of asking his dad why he is in such a bad mood. "Fare wars" are periods of intense competition between the airlines in which they are forced to lower prices to keep customers. How do you know you’ll have any dough next month? A somewhat dated slang word for money. What is this? I only gave you a few hundred. :: It’s a dividend. A "dividend" is the money that many companies pay their stockholders every year, just for investing. I figure I’ve borrowed at least five grand in pocket change over the years. "To figure" is a common way of saying to think or believe. A "grand" is a colloquial word for a thousand dollars, and "pocket change" is small amounts of money, often just a few quarters or dollars. I don’t hobnob with the jetset. "To hobnob" with rich people is to socialize with them, usually at parties. The "jetset" are the rich and powerful of a society. Money is one giant pain in the ass. This is a very common term for any big problem or hassle. This gives you limited power of attorney for Mr. Gekko’s account. If a person has "power of attorney" over a bank account, they have the legal right to speak (and sign) for the person who owns that account. You call the shots, and Mr. Gekko has no official knowledge of what stocks you are buying. If a person "calls the shots," they make the decision. Your transactions will be monitored by Stockwatch. If any trouble does arise, you are on your own. A business "transaction" is an exchange of goods or services. If a person is monitored, they are carefully watched (In this case, by Stockwatch, which monitors the sale of stock sales to look for illegal trades). "To arise" is to appear or emerge. If a person is "on their own," they cannot count on anybody else to help them. The trail does stop with you. :: Spread the buy orders over different accounts, and you won’t get burnt. A "trail" is a path that leads to a particular place, and "to spread" something around is to place parts of it in many places at once. In this case, "to get burnt" is to get in trouble with the law. The kid has the highest score on his IQ test. A test that is supposed to measure intelligence (Intelligence Quotient). You’ll wire transfer the money to this account in the Cayman Islands. "To wire-transfer" money is to send electronically. The Cayman Islands are a small country near Cuba with many off-shore banks. The stakes are going up. No mistakes. The "stakes" are the risks and rewards of a situation. We decided to split up the world between us. :: You have modest wants. I like that in a man. "To split up" something is t
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