THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BEANIE BABY EMPIRE
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11/28/21 • 31 min
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Regulars Ami and Robb join Ross to discuss the Beanie Baby investment craze of the mid-90's and then take a scientific test to determine which kind of Beanie Baby each is. Tangents include: Mike Pence (former VP in the U.S.); 'garblins'; holiday Barbies; golf club gadgets that no one wants; playing the lottery.
Notes:
- https://www.zoo.com/quiz/which-beanie-baby-are-you (There are better quizzes than this but this is the one we took if you want to compare notes).
- https://slate.com/technology/2015/02/beanie-babies-bubble-economics-and-psychology-of-a-plush-toy-investment-craze.html
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beanie-baby-fever-in-1999_n_58af7d12e4b060480e0661fe
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Regulars Ami and Robb join Ross to discuss the Beanie Baby investment craze of the mid-90's and then take a scientific test to determine which kind of Beanie Baby each is. Tangents include: Mike Pence (former VP in the U.S.); 'garblins'; holiday Barbies; golf club gadgets that no one wants; playing the lottery.
Notes:
- https://www.zoo.com/quiz/which-beanie-baby-are-you (There are better quizzes than this but this is the one we took if you want to compare notes).
- https://slate.com/technology/2015/02/beanie-babies-bubble-economics-and-psychology-of-a-plush-toy-investment-craze.html
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beanie-baby-fever-in-1999_n_58af7d12e4b060480e0661fe
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