To: Big Red Badger
Ah yes, that time that tulips bankrupted people.
Mention it to millennials and they look at you like you’re insane.
13 posted on
11/24/2019 8:42:29 AM PST by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Darksheare
I read it Years ago,
Some obscure book.
“The Madness of Crowds”
or some such.
14 posted on
11/24/2019 10:21:38 AM PST by
Big Red Badger
(Despised by the Despicable!)
To: Darksheare
Ah yes, that time that tulips bankrupted people.I read where one ship's captain, back from years oveseas and unfamiliar with the Craze, thought a 1,000 guilder bulb was an onion and took a big bite. The owner passed out.
15 posted on
11/24/2019 3:15:57 PM PST by
Oatka
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