As the party's deputy leader and Treasury spokesman he saw his stock rising during the credit crunch because of his earlier warnings.

He told her, 'I saw your stock in the kitchen.'

Perhaps she should seek out some of the local farmers, ask to see their stock, rather than taking her chances with traders.

She could see her stock falling, but she'd be damned if she'd use her sister as an excuse.

"There's more confidence and comfort when you can see your stock and watch it move."

They also said that Pennzoil, which has won most of the legal battles in the case, may see its stock badly hurt.

"You see here my entire stock of working material as of this day."

To be sure, some analysts still see Vivendi's stock as a good value and cite the worth of the company's component parts.

But Spartan is not alone in seeing its stock blasted by "not as good as we'd expected" news.

"I'm going to sit right here until I see my stock and take its picture," she chirped.