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"Peppercorn" made it to the front page twice today. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35134648 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35134648 is #21 at t
by gberger 4y ago
"Peppercorn" made it to the front page twice today.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35134648 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35134648 is #21 at time of writing
- paulkrush 4y agoThis can't be a coincidence! I bet it's even a fun strategy for some HN submitters.
- yootyootr 4y agoYesterday the news broke that the UK branch of the Silicon Valley Bank was purchased by HSBC for £1 under the so called "peppercorn" agreement, which is quite common to see in leasehold properties, business transactions etc. So not unsurprising that the word has stuck in people's minds and a flurry of interested related articles is posted the next day.
- andrewflnr 4y agoYeah, I assumed OP was looking through the disambiguation page or somesuch for "Peppercorn". :)
- camtarn 4y agoHa! OP here; I hadn't even noticed that, and I read the article about peppercorn rent earlier. I got to here from a long wikitrail that began at a steam enthusiast friend's Facebook post. But perhaps the link caught my attention due to the previous article.