From Paper Clip To House?

Gamepro65 · Registered User Joined: 02 Dec 2001 Posts: 710

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5167388.stm

Very intresting how a man traded his red paper clip which ended with him owning a house.
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Lt.Tango · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:40 am Post subject:

Thats nuts

I would have just kept the paper clip
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PolluX · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:10 am Post subject:

I had been watching that site for quite sometime...it's been amazing how's it progressed in just a year.
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Stevo · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:10 pm Post subject:

I saw that on the news. Pretty interesting story.
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all-star · Registered User Joined: 20 Jun 2006 Posts: 177

i woulda stopped at the snowmobile, lol.

but he got a trip for it??? yikes

SwEeTLuScIouSGaNjA · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:52 am Post subject:

It is very true what he said at the end. "You can do anything you put your mind to." to furthur elaborate, you must want it in your soul. In this world you can truly accomplish anything you want.

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cmon · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:20 am Post subject:

SwEeTLuScIouSGaNjA · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:35 am Post subject:

nope... why?

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Nuckin · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:38 am Post subject:

My buddy showed me that a couple months ago! I never knew how powerful a red paper clip was!

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Nuckin · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:38 am Post subject:

My buddy showed me that a couple months ago! I never knew how powerful a red paper clip was!

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Sometime's the lights all shinin' on me, other times I can barely see, lately it occurs to me, what a long strange trip it's been!

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Nuckin · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:38 am Post subject:

My buddy showed me that a couple months ago! I never knew how powerful a red paper clip was!

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Sometime's the lights all shinin' on me, other times I can barely see, lately it occurs to me, what a long strange trip it's been!

~Jerry Garcia

preacherman · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:20 pm Post subject: