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The Great Australian Property Swindle

Old Apr 1st 2011, 1:32 am
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Originally Posted by Fluid36
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Is knitpicking a word? - you'd better check.
If you are pulling apart cardigans, then that could be the go or could you mean nitpicking

Sorry couldn't resist. In our house that would be a DCJ. Dads Crap Joke
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Old Apr 1st 2011, 1:42 am
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Originally Posted by HUP
If you are pulling apart cardigans, then that could be the go or could you mean nitpicking

Sorry couldn't resist. In our house that would be a DCJ. Dads Crap Joke
haha - fair enough.
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Old Apr 1st 2011, 1:46 am
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Originally Posted by bcworld
All sold
Cool. I remember that a few years ago, the general consensus among BE's resident property 'experts' was that they would never be sold
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Old Apr 1st 2011, 2:45 am
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
Cool. I remember that a few years ago, the general consensus among BE's resident property 'experts' was that they would never be sold
They underestimated the greater fool theory and the herd mentality.

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Old Apr 1st 2011, 2:49 am
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Originally Posted by Fluid36
The underestimates the greater fools theory and the greater herd mentality, at their peril.
I've read your post several times and still don't understand it
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Old Apr 1st 2011, 2:51 am
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
I've read your post several times and still don't understand it
I fixed the spelling and took the extra / confusing part out.

added links below:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_mentality

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Old Apr 1st 2011, 3:10 am
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I love this article.

http://www.jenman.com.au/news_item.php?id=60

I think that it's worth posting the link again, as it is nearly 10yrs old now.
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Old Apr 1st 2011, 3:11 am
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Originally Posted by Fluid36
They underestimated the greater fool theory and the herd mentality.
Greater Fool sounds like its a place in Midsomer Murders.... just down the road from Lower Fool and across the river from Dissing Down.
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Old Apr 1st 2011, 3:13 am
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
Greater Fool sounds like its a place in Midsomer Murders.... just down the road from Lower Fool and across the river from Dissing Down.

I think you'd need a Middle Fool too...


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Old Apr 1st 2011, 3:17 am
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I think you'd need a Middle Fool too...


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Fools all round then.
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Originally Posted by asprilla
I love this article.

http://www.jenman.com.au/news_item.php?id=60

I think that it's worth posting the link again, as it is nearly 10yrs old now.
fool.
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Old Apr 1st 2011, 3:19 am
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Originally Posted by Fluid36
fool.

As long as I'm the greater fool, I don't mind.
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Old Apr 1st 2011, 3:20 am
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Originally Posted by asprilla
As long as I'm the greater fool, I don't mind.
You or the person who wrote the article?
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Originally Posted by asprilla
As long as I'm the greater fool, I don't mind.

But who is the more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows him?


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Old Apr 1st 2011, 3:28 am
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But who is the more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows him?


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I find your lack of faith disturbing.
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