How come I can never come up with ideas like that? If you haven’t heard the news, just Google “oneredpaperclip” and you’ll get it. This guy started trading last July (on craigslist) with a single red paperclip and now he’s up to one year’s free rent in a Phoenix duplex. Not bad, not bad at all. What I’ve learned from this story? People just want something entertaining & fun to read about in the news, that’s why stories like this get gobbled up so quickly and next thing you know the guy is getting offers from Hollywood to turn it into a movie concept (which he’s already gotten). With all the killing and bird flu, west nile, eye drops make you go blind sort of news, it’s no wonder than an upbeat story like this gets nationwide press. Anyone want to trade me something cool for this clock?

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