Terrible book, do not believe the hype
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I quite enjoyed it...Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostTerrible book, do not believe the hypeǝןqqıʍComment
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Basic applied microeconomics..... for dummies.
OMGZ.... who'd a thunk a girl called Precious-Cristal would be from a lower socio-economic group than someone called Victoria. And get this.... she will be less prosperous also.
A-mazing. Lolz.Comment
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That bit by itself could have made quite an interesting novel...Originally posted by TazMaN View PostI quite enjoyed the section on drug dealers
... as long as it wasn't written by the over excitable authors of freakonomicsCoffee's for closersComment
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Isn't it being made (Or has been made) into a film? The drug dealer bit - sure I read that somewhere.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostThat bit by itself could have made quite an interesting novel...
... as long as it wasn't written by the over excitable authors of freakonomics
BTW I liked it. Also the bit on real estate dealers (i.e. they really are a bunch of sharks)Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
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Q: Why do drug-dealers live with their mothersOriginally posted by TazMaN View PostI quite enjoyed the section on drug dealers
A: Cos the are at the bottom of the pecking order and don't earn much money.
The rest of the chapter is padding.
I hate the way this guy is sold as some kind of revolutioary thinker. Not so, my friends, not so.Comment
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