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Trade you a house for a paper clip
« on: April 17, 2006, 04:43:24 PM »
I just read about this on CNN and got a kick out of it.  We used to play a game like this my Freshman year of college. We called it "bigger and better."  I ended up getting a computer system for a toothpick.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/04/17/paper.clip.to.house.ap/index.html

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Re: Trade you a house for a paper clip
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2006, 05:02:10 PM »
If he can pull it off, bully for him.  I applaud that kind of stubborness.  Don't have any myself, I'm afraid, so I have to admire it in others.  
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Re: Trade you a house for a paper clip
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2006, 05:06:29 PM »
Hey yeah, I heard about that, I should do it sometime.
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Re: Trade you a house for a paper clip
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2006, 10:20:33 PM »
I saw it on C-net.  Pretty impressive if you ask me, if you go check his website you can see offers people have made for his one year free rent in Phoenix.
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Re: Trade you a house for a paper clip
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2006, 11:27:57 PM »
I saw this months ago. Still going, huh.
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Re: Trade you a house for a paper clip
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2006, 01:23:51 PM »
lol. I saw the story just the other night on the news. Probably CNN actually. Anyhow, it's hilarious.

Reminds me of a funny ep. of DS9, come to think of it. Yeah. The one where Nog and Jake set out to get something (for Sisco?) but have to aqcuire all these other things or do all these chores to get from one thing to the next. I liked that one.
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