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Originally Posted by Pooka
You might need to look this up. It was the first great bubble.
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Well not actually the FIRST bubble. The first one on record was a real estate venture.
Luxury condos with a scenic view. Did quite well for a few hundred years but the profits of the Pompeiian Timeshare L.L.C. went up in smoke. Quite a few people lost their ash on that one! (oh dear lord, is it time for a beer yet?)