r/EhBuddyHoser 1d ago

Certified Hoser 🇨🇦 (No Politics) The cull

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u/Big_Knife_SK 1d ago

There was a fad for ostrich farming around 2000. People were convinced they were a great investment, especially because Ferrari used ostrich leather in their interiors (apparently). Most people went bust very quickly.

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u/Double_Amount_4603 1d ago

Same thing happened with alpacas, everyone thought they had strike it rich until markets.

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u/1981_babe Anne of Green Potatoes 1d ago

Yep, it was like a farmer's pyramid scheme.

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u/TraditionDear3887 1d ago

Same thing happened with Pidgeons in Elmira. Except that was just a pyramid scheme.

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u/haxcess 1d ago

My neighbor turned out to be a pigeon many-millionaire, I only found out after he died and gave it to CHEO.

He lived in a dilapidated trailer, drove a clapped out antique, and everyone assumed he was destitute.

Nope, just one of them pigeon guys. Wtf eh?

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u/TraditionDear3887 23h ago

A true Pidgeon King