Why the hell do my parents never listen to me when I tell them to throw money into random stocks?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/business/03auto.html
"Hey Mom, I think you should buy some Ford stock, they're doing pretty decent. We could probably make a quick profit off of it."
"Nah, I think I'll wait and see."
Well Mom, now they've made a billion dollars.