Howdy, mister. You got no idea what these parts are for, do you? That's fine. If you needed to know, you'd know. But we much appreciate you buying the stock. Now if you'll just excuse me, I'll get back to using these finely-machined pieces of metal to do things to that ole' earth over there and make us all money. Much obliged.

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Wikipedia says the company was formed in 1907 whe Reuben Baker invented a new kind of drilling tool. They're the 3rd largest oil-fiend drilling company today, thanks to a merger with Hughes in '67. Yes, Howard Hughes' old firm. So this guy could hate dated Howard Hughes, but not if he wanted to keep his job.