the man who traded a paper clip for a house
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Topic: the man who traded a paper clip for a house
Posted By: ap0ck
Subject: the man who traded a paper clip for a house
Date Posted: 03/January/2007 at 9:00pm
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pretty funny story http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/2005/07/about-one-red-paperclip.html - linky ------------- 
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Posted By: Stairway
Date Posted: 03/January/2007 at 9:16pm
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Yeah I remember seeing this story on the news a while back. Truly amazing.
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Posted By: ap0ck
Date Posted: 03/January/2007 at 9:17pm
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new to me lol, guess im behind the times
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Posted By: Stairway
Date Posted: 03/January/2007 at 9:20pm
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I think I saw it on the Today Show. New or old, its probably one of the coolest stories I have ever heard.
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Posted By: JoshGU
Date Posted: 04/January/2007 at 3:28am
| If wonder what he would of got if he started trading with his computer monitor... |
Posted By: fenix
Date Posted: 04/January/2007 at 3:39am
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Originally posted by JoshGU If wonder what he would of got if he started trading with his computer monitor... he'd just start higher up on the list; doesnt mean he'll end anywhere higher. really, he ends wherever he wants. now, if you're talking about number of trades to get to a new house, then starting with a monitor would take a lot less jumps, fo'sho. he could keep up-trading until he owns the planet, i guess. good find, 'pock. i had not heard of this, and its almost inspiring for all the random junk i've laying about ------------- 
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Posted By: Verdant Force
Date Posted: 04/January/2007 at 3:51am
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some of those trades are pretty rediculous.
looks like people just traded sh*t to him to be on the website. ( the first few anyway )
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Posted By: Tybox
Date Posted: 04/January/2007 at 6:45am
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One word:
Publicity and I'm once again envious of some random nerd thinking of something cool.
Like the whole advertise on my forehead BS lol. ------------- |