(02-07-2026, 04:28 AM)Ninurta Wrote:

(02-06-2026, 12:23 PM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: ...

The Pet Rock craze of the 70s comes to mind. Because anyone can pick up a rock off the ground, give it a name and make it a pet, it has little value as such. What people were actually buying was a certificate from the guy who came up with the idea. Then you have bragging rights when someone else has a rock from their backyard. This is kind of the idea it seems.

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My Pet Rock was definitely one of a kind, a rarity. I caught it and tamed it myself, out of the wild. I couldn't see giving someone actual money for something I could get for free, on my own, using a suitable trap to catch it, of course.

Although one-of-a-kind, I don't know if it ever had any actual value or not. Before I could investigate that matter, I accidentally left it's cage door open, and it escaped back into the wild.

Some times, especially on cold nights, I can still hear it tapping against the side of the house, wanting back in... but I'm done with it, I tell ya! I gave it the easy life, and it still ran off, so it can damned well stay out there in the wild!

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(02-07-2026, 05:01 AM)Bally002 Wrote:

(02-07-2026, 04:28 AM)Ninurta Wrote:

(02-06-2026, 12:23 PM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: ...

The Pet Rock craze of the 70s comes to mind. Because anyone can pick up a rock off the ground, give it a name and make it a pet, it has little value as such. What people were actually buying was a certificate from the guy who came up with the idea. Then you have bragging rights when someone else has a rock from their backyard. This is kind of the idea it seems.

...

My Pet Rock was definitely one of a kind, a rarity. I caught it and tamed it myself, out of the wild. I couldn't see giving someone actual money for something I could get for free, on my own, using a suitable trap to catch it, of course.

Although one-of-a-kind, I don't know if it ever had any actual value or not. Before I could investigate that matter, I accidentally left it's cage door open, and it escaped back into the wild.

Some times, especially on cold nights, I can still hear it tapping against the side of the house, wanting back in... but I'm done with it, I tell ya! I gave it the easy life, and it still ran off, so it can damned well stay out there in the wild!

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@Ninurta 

What breed was that rock?  Askin for a friend as usual.

Kind regards,

Bally

(02-04-2026, 06:31 PM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: Parler is still acting buggy. I have been posting every day for a 281 day streak, and I haven't received any rewards since Jan. 11th, that is three and a half weeks now or around 500 tokens based on my average lately. 

Thank goodness I finally got that wallet cleared out when it became Parler Pay again. Maybe they will catch up my rewards soon, but at .002 per token, I'm not concerned, esp. now that I'm finally trading some tokens that should have some good gains by the end of the month. I'm working other rewards programs now too, so no big deal really.