one red paperclip
*THIS IS THE ORIGINAL BLOG POST FROM 2005 THAT STARTED THIS WHOLE ADVENTURE:*
This might not surprise you, but below is a picture of a paperclip. It is red.
This red paperclip is currently sitting on my desk next to my computer. I want to trade this paperclip with you for something bigger or better, maybe a pen, a spoon, or perhaps a boot.
If you promise to make the trade I will come and visit you, wherever you are, to trade.
Hope to trade with you soon!
Kyle
PS
I'm going to make a continuous chain of 'up trades' until I get a house. Or an Island. Or a house on an island. You get the idea.
This red paperclip is currently sitting on my desk next to my computer. I want to trade this paperclip with you for something bigger or better, maybe a pen, a spoon, or perhaps a boot.
If you promise to make the trade I will come and visit you, wherever you are, to trade.
Hope to trade with you soon!
Kyle
PS
I'm going to make a continuous chain of 'up trades' until I get a house. Or an Island. Or a house on an island. You get the idea.
*Click here to see what happened next!
the red paperclip story
My name is Kyle MacDonald and I traded one red paperclip for a house. I started with one red paperclip on July 12 2005 and 14 trades later, on July 12, 2006 I traded with the Town of Kipling Saskatchewan for a house located at 503 Main Street.
Visit the Paperclip Cottage Cafe in Kipling!
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Your email address? Oh, no. Please, don't bother to write it down or email it to me. That'll be far to much effort on both our parts. I'll simply go to the library and look it up in the National E-Mail and Fax Directory. It'll save tons of trouble for both of us.
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