Rob Armstrong

And to the degree that investors could keep their eyes firmly locked on the long term rather than the tiny squiggles that happen in a given quarter, maybe that would be good.

By the way, I'm sympathetic to your point.

It's like...

The U.S.

market sure doesn't look broken right now.

So why would you try to fix it?

But let me ask you this, Katie.

Let me turn the question on you.

Those big European companies that report only twice a year and then sort of have mid-period sales updates, is that such a bad system?

Are you left wanting more by those big European firms?

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I've got a short for you.

I think, Katie, I've reached an age where I am short the open bar.