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Tag: rich

Hitting-yourself-in-the-head for profit, hypothesized

September 21, 2014 Marc Abrahams

If you repeatedly bang yourself in the head, with the proper force, in the proper spots, someone will throw money at you. That appears to be the idea explained and (with the exception of the money) demonstrated in this video: The person hitting herself in the head identifies herself as Erica Awakening. She provides further […]

Arts and Sciencebank, head, money, rich, tap

“Why We”: Two men, a counting problem

October 24, 2010 Marc Abrahams

Here’s a message to count on. Behold this book. Does it add up? Why We Want You to Be Rich: Two Men – One Message. Four authors. EXTRA ASSIGNMENT: Write a fifty-word essay explaining why the book should simply be titled simply Why?

Arts and Scienceauthors, book, counting, rich, Trump

Rich Traveler Demented

August 15, 2009 Stephen Drew

This April 12, 1908 report in The New York Times describes a different, earlier John M. Coates, who “is supposed to be an eccentric globe trotter, with plenty of money to indulge his tastes” and who “was today committed to the Newburg Insane Asylum by Judge Harden of the Probate Court.” (That’s an excerpt from […]

Research Newsdemented, Financial Meltdown, globe trotter, insane, rich
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