unforum  a.r.g.b.b    Calendar    FAQ    Search    Memberlist    Usergroups    Register    Log in    Welcome! New users, PLEASE read these forum guidelines. New posters, SEARCH before posting and read these rules before posting your killer new campaign. New players may also wish to peruse the ARG Player Tutorial. All users must abide by the Terms of Service. This week sponsored by: amandel! Why do we need your help? Announcements What is an ARG? Read imbri's Quickstart Guide Our Esteemed Contributors   The time now is Sat May 18, 2013 6:08 pm All times are UTC - 6 View posts in this forum since last visit View unanswered posts in this forum Calendar  Calendar Fri 17 May 2013 Sat 18 May 2013 Sun 19 May 2013 Mon 20 May 2013 Tue 21 May 2013 Wed 22 May 2013 Thu 23 May 2013  Forum index » Meta » Glossary Red herring Post a reply     Username Confirmation code Subject Subject description Message icons No icon Message body Emoticons View more Emoticons  Font colour: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Yellow Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Violet White Black  Font size: Font size Tiny Small Normal Large Huge Close Tags [quote="Rolerbe"]Curious useless factoid: In the world of finance, a 'Red Herring' refers to the stock prospectus sent out by a company on the verge of an IPO. This comes about (I think) because some of the key info (ie. very specific financial details) are printed in red ink and are subject to change right up until the IPO event. Seems to have nothing to do with the traditional usage of the phrase as listed above, but then again, in today's world of dubious corporate values, maybe it does?![/quote] Options HTML is ON BBCode is ON Smilies are ON Disable HTML in this post Disable BBCode in this post Disable Smilies in this post  Forum index » Meta » Glossary Topic review Back to top Like this site and want to support it? Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group