How big when it comes. The dow sold off nearly a quarter of its value, wiped out in a single day. That would be the equivalent of the do umbling more than000 points today. Still back in 1987 every major blip and bump sie we always heard the same stock songnd dance, didnt we. Cant happen aga. Wont happen again. Too many protections now. The Circuit Breakers at were supposed to arrest panic but did not. The curbs that were meant to ease us into a freefall and ease us out of a freefall that could not. Try aswe might new gremlins keep testing our might. That is one thing we learn from market history, the smartest programs, the fancy evident algorithms and uncanny leverage or daring derivative or i dont know, savvy swap cant prevent slop. Beware those whoay history cant repeat itself. History proves it always, always does. To former bb T John Allison who was president of that bank 25 years ago today on th very real warning signs it c can hppen again today. John, a pleasuretoave you. You don