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Bjoern
Posts: 3615
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Nokia E61
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o2 Germany |
 
Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:56 pm |
http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/
Anybody seen this?!
Funny thing 
I bet the guy will succeed in less than one year...
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KittyChan
Posts: 233
Phone Model:
Moto Razr v3t
Service Provider:
T-Mobile |
Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:43 pm |
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lol, I think he will make! Very cool idea!
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steva11
Posts: 1687
Phone Model:
w810i/pearl
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Rogers |
Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:38 pm |
just found this tonight
http://dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/news?e=pub&dt=060417&cat=strange&st=s tranged8h1i1j00&src=ap
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Bjoern
Posts: 3615
Phone Model:
Nokia E61
Service Provider:
o2 Germany |
Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:11 am |
Uh, impressive...
I'm wondering if he will keep it or trade it until he really owns a house.
But this is quite close, less than a year and only 10 trades...
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steva11
Posts: 1687
Phone Model:
w810i/pearl
Service Provider:
Rogers |
Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:55 pm |
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he could get a lot for a year's rent. he got some pretty sweet stuff so far...i think he can go all the way.
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Bjoern
Posts: 3615
Phone Model:
Nokia E61
Service Provider:
o2 Germany |
Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:23 pm |
I guess he won't move
Or is Phoenix such supercity that he might consider moving? 
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justin22
Posts: 213
Phone Model:
Samsung D807, Moto KRZR K1 Red
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Rogers Wireless |
Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:45 pm |
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wow.. what a crazy story
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Jadall
Posts: 389
Phone Model:
Nokia 3300,Nokia n-gage, SEt290a
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Cingular |
Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:20 pm |
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wow cool one of your links worked.. I wanna try that or the "i'm goinna kill the bunny rabbit" one that's awesome dude has a bunny rabbit allegedly he will kill on such a such a date. (keeps moving the date up) and sells like merchandise and supposidly takes donations.. savetoby.com is what it's called.. LOL.. it's funny.. recipies for rabbit. with some "greusome" illustrations. LOL.. gotta see it it's hilarious.. (and he's moved the date up 2 or 3 times since i've seen the website was nov 2005 and probably easter of 2006 then probably novermber again LOL.
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BigRUSS
Posts: 2105
Phone Model:
two cans ( del monte) and some string,
Service Provider:
RussCo |
Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:50 pm |
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damn thats is wack all that waisted time but hell a year of free rent for a paper clip is a pretty good achivement, but if it was mcgiver he would have just built a house out of the paper clip lol
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steva11
Posts: 1687
Phone Model:
w810i/pearl
Service Provider:
Rogers |
Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:47 pm |
is this the end?
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Man Trades Up From Paper Clip to House
Updated 9:29 PM ET July 10, 2006
Kyle MacDonald's goal was simple -- to trade one red paper clip all the way up to a house.
The 26-year-old Canadian began his quest almost a year ago. He had no job, but he had the paper clip and a Web site.
"It went from a hobby, where I played it on a whim, to the point where thousands of people were showing up on a Web site," MacDonald said.
They were showing up and, almost immediately, MacDonald was trading up, beginning with two women from Vancouver offering a fish pen. It may sound fishy, but it's not.
"Trade one red paper clip for one fish pen," MacDonald said, "for one door knob, for one camping stove, for one generator, for one instant party, for one snowmobile, for one trip to Yahk [in British Columbia, Canada], for one cube van, for one recording contract, for one year of rent in Phoenix, for an afternoon with Alice Cooper."
Rocker Alice Cooper?
"That was the most bizarre moment of this entire project -- was standing on stage with Alice Cooper in Fargo, N.D., with a giant, red paper clip," MacDonald said.
He traded the rest of his time with Cooper for a snow globe. And his followers thought that would be it and it would all end there -- without a house.
But no. Enter actor Corbin Bernsen, an avid snow globe collector, who wanted MacDonald's snow globe and offered a paid role in his new movie in exchange. The people of Kipling, Saskatchewan, Canada, wanted the movie role. Their offer? Finally, the house.
"When I got this offer it was just-- It was mind-blowing," MacDonald said. "I've never lived in Saskatchewan, and I've never been to Kipling."
But he'll be there later this week. The Mayor's office tells ABC it's for real and they're going to hold auditions for that movie role.
But the true star? Well, he's just relieved it's almost over:
"It's a real relief, because I've been frantically worried that I won't pull this off," MacDonald said, "and I'd be a bit of a schmuck if I didn't trade a red paper clip for a house."
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