http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/

Man-- we used to play bigger or better in college. Best I ever got was a recliner. Maybe I should try again.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm ever going to think of anything half this cool to do while I'm alive. There's [presumably] still plenty of time but I dunno.

He didn't trade on a paperclip or any of the other items, what he traded on was the notoriety of the novelty.

What would really be inspirational (and much more useful) would be if he could discover a method of making such a process Repeatable. Cuz the next person who sees this and thinks - wow that's awesome! i'll trade up this rubber band for a ferrarri! - is gonna be disappointed.

I would tend to agree, Memorare.

Except the lesson isn't repeat what I've done. Its set goals, work really hard, and success will follow, especially if you're committed and doing something you enjoy. And, importantly, don't be afraid to take chances.

Phoenix is supposed to be okay, I might have been tempted to stop there.

the other lesson is: live in saskatchewan.

The high 'moral' lesson might find a flagship in this story, but I find a much more practical and powerful message in it. It's the story of one human screwing a bunch of others out of value and assets for his own good. Better yet, he gets them all to joke and giggle about it, distracting them with the novelty of the trade so that no one, not even himself, has to look beneath it.

"Hey kids, if you're clever enough, you can take advantage of everyone else instead of 'earning' your own house!"

That's a classic lesson for the kiddies. Golden.

OK dude do it all again if you want to impress me

Finding rare snow-globes (or "snow-domes") for Corbin Bernsen = new house. Got it.