What's the biggest crock you ever went along with? (Just a fun & waste-of-time post)

18 November 2002 | Yankeedame

[yankeedame]

What's the biggest crock you ever went along with?

For me that's easy! About a thousand years ago when I was in college the big health/beauty "discovery" was that yogurt the thing. Man, I must have eaten gallons of the stuff...and hated every single bite! (brrr....my blood runs cold just thinking about it even now) LOL, to this day I can't even go near the yogurt section of the grocery store! :op

[Burkeman1]

NOT JOKING: I participated in..... "Hands Across America" DING DING DING! I think we have a winner.

[RooRoobird14]

I feel sad for all the divorced people bringing up a past marriage on this thread--it tells me you all are still pretty steamed at your exes. Bummer.

I just thought of another crock: Limited Real Estate Partnerships, which were quite the fad back in the eighties.

I ultimately lost $15,000 (back in the 80's--yikes) on these GARBAGE investments. We fired the certified financial planner for getting us into that trash. Nobody made money on these except the scumbags who sold them.

[SouthernFreebird]

I was a disciple of Reverend Sun Myung Moon. Not really; I just can't stand to be outdone.

I think I can give you a run for your money, I loved Disco, I even had the shiny fake satin pants for dancing and whats worse....... I still like Disco. Burn Bay Burn Disco Inferno LOL

[Neenah]

" I have sinned "

yes, I actually felt sorry for Jimmy Swaggert...(can I still be a freeper?)

[RooRoobird14]

NOT JOKING: I participated in..... "Hands Across America" DING DING DING! I think we have a winner.

LOL, I knew I was going to get razzed for this, but I absolutely deserve it. What was I thinking?!???ROTFLOL!!!!

[Anoy11_]

I have you beat. I lost 26K on Global Crossing.

[hellinahandcart]

Yeah, it's gonna be hard to top RooRooBird. LOL. Unless we find us a former HareKrishna, or something...

[FormerLib]

I once believed that the Democrats were for the little guy.

Go ahead, top that. I dare you. I double dare you!

[geege]

Getting my real estate liscense in 1987 when interest rates were at 10%......I sold 1 condo, commission was 50% taxed and I hated showing people homes when they had no intention of buying......Thank God I had a real 9 to 5 job also.

[Steve0113]

"For richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, etc"

What a crock.

To her it was; not to you. You have to find someone who takes it seriously.

[hellinahandcart]

Remember Sylvester? "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real", best disco song ever AFAIC.

[humblegunner]

You have to find someone who takes it seriously.

You have a point.

[Burkeman1]

Not to make it worse for you but isn't accussed wife murderer, Robert Blake, the guy who started "Hands Across America?"

[Liberal Classic]

I loaned my father-in-law money. Twice.

[tracer]

The Clinton administrations (there's a pun here for the astute). But then, I'm not nor never was into violent opposition anyway.......

[buffyt]

Oat bran.

[RooRoobird14]

$26k on Global Crossing? Yikes!!! Well, that $26k is part of where Terry McAwful's $18 million came from. The stock got dumped on "saps" after the price was jacked up artificially until insiders could take their millions and get out.

[Willie Green]

I voted for Papa Bush back in '88.

[NEWwoman]

Jimmy Carter, followed by malaise and the Iran hostage crisis.