I grew up in the deep south, so I'm somewhat acquainted with arcane colloquialisms (arcane colloquialisms is not one of them). If I'm told someone is knee-high to a grasshopper, or that I haven't seen someone in a coon's age, it makes perfect sense to me.
But Marketwatch threw me for a loop with this one:
But whatever a cropper is – – – or its aforementioned "coming" – – – I said good luck to it, because it whacked GLOBEX in the head. And plummeting markets always give me a grin.
Since my back-patting arm has been out of practice, I've got to mention that I did suggest the GE short a bunch of times. And I've happily taken my profits. This is plenty enough drop for me, thanks so much.
