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If you, like me, didn't know where the idiom "I've got a bridge to sell you" comes from, here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Parker https://en.
by shafyy 2y ago
If you, like me, didn't know where the idiom "I've got a bridge to sell you" comes from, here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Parker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Parker
George C. Parker was a conman in NYC who multiples times sold the ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge to his victims. Among other cons.
- bilekas 2y agoI know we're going off topic but I remember hearing about this, and reminded me then a similar case in Paris where the Eifel Tower was being sold too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Lustig https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Lustig
- shafyy 2y agoAh, the good ol' days of conman. No, all we've got are crypto scammer =D
- guappa 2y agoHere's a whole movie on various scams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qJuxxUoZRw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qJuxxUoZRw