3 ms·It was a joke back then, not a real business modelby oytis 1y agoIt was a joke back then, not a real business modelrsynnott 1y agoThe 1933 one is a joke about a real phenomenon (the 1833 example is just a joke about false advertising).dr_dshiv 1y agoWas it? Both seemed real, and both seemed a joke. That’s kind of the weird majesty of the whole concept.