I’ve always wondered why destitute people are depicted wearing a barrel in comics inasmuch as it makes no sense whatsoever logically. Upon researching it, it turns out no one really knows how this came about. The best guess is that it originated in the 1920s in the comic strip Moon Mullins who would occasionally gamble all his money away and end up wearing nothing but a barrel.
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Patjade over 1 year ago
Imaginary currency that sucks up real money and makes it disappear.
knutdl over 1 year ago
The barrel was very expensive.
GOGOPOWERANGERS over 1 year ago
Bankruptcy suit him well
rossevrymn over 1 year ago
I have at least 10 great crappy stocks where you can burn your money, why ignore tradition?
timbob2313 Premium Member over 1 year ago
The moral is to never gamble more than you are prepared to lose. Because the stock market is nothing more than a gigantic casino
wirepunchr over 1 year ago
He’s having a barrel of fun.
Alberta Oil Premium Member over 1 year ago
Must be good enough, those barrels don’t come cheap.
Bill D. Kat Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’ve always wondered why destitute people are depicted wearing a barrel in comics inasmuch as it makes no sense whatsoever logically. Upon researching it, it turns out no one really knows how this came about. The best guess is that it originated in the 1920s in the comic strip Moon Mullins who would occasionally gamble all his money away and end up wearing nothing but a barrel.
cmxx over 1 year ago
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Rich Douglas over 1 year ago
Why won’t someone buy the nothing I bought for more than I paid for it?
Redd Panda over 1 year ago
News item says; Napolean Musk goes from $400 billion to $138 billion, net worth.
How does it feel to lose $262 billion?
mrwiskers over 1 year ago
I think the crypto story bares some comparing to behaviors of our “legal” financial institutions.
Walter Kocker Premium Member over 1 year ago
‘Sounds like somebody’s unhappy about meeting Sigmund Freud’s older brother, Schaden . . .
sigh
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
To be honest……not so good!
djtenltd over 1 year ago
@Patjade- That’s why it doesn’t pay to jump on every new fad that comes out.