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In Defense of Tulip Mania

An SI Board Since December 1998

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Emcee: RocketMan	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Compact

Many like to compare internet mania with the Dutch tulip mania of the 1600's. This is an inccurate, misleading, and unfair comparison. To wit:

- Tulips were a real commodity.
- Tulips had a socially redeeming aesthetic value.
- Tulip farmers had to know what they were doing.
- Not any tulip had value, only those with mosaic virus.
- The tulip bulb market was liquid.
- Tulip bulbs are hard, and could not be short squeezed.
- The highest valued bulb on record had the value of a house. No bulb was worth the GNP of entire countries.

and last, but not least

- Tulip farmers actually had earnings.

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13	Dead tulips make good compost which is more than can be said of the inferior tr	accountclosed	-	12/19/1998
12	Rocket Dude, Let me chip in a couple: 1. The manure used to grow tulips smell	Knighty Tin	-	12/19/1998
11	AH AH AH AH AH...... Wasn't that the funniest thing I ever read..... AH	PHarris	-	12/19/1998
10	I don't want to take the role of the basher here but aren't tulips what	jbIII	-	12/19/1998
9	<i>Tiny Tim, aka Herbert Khaury (64), was careening in a cart through the	accountclosed	-	12/19/1998
8	<i> Tulips had a socially redeeming aesthetic value. </i> RocketMa	accountclosed	-	12/19/1998
7	I ain't got the guys to tip toe in that puppy .. got my kisses in YHOO a hu	robnhood	-	12/18/1998
6	If it hadn't been for the 'tulip folderol', we wouldn't have ha	PHarris	-	12/18/1998
5	RM,, you give me new faith in people,,, this is great.. <g>	robnhood	-	12/18/1998
4	Another great plus for tulips! Just try to smoke internet stock certs.	RocketMan	-	12/18/1998
3	Excellent point. During lean times, internet stocks are not only not edible, t	RocketMan	-	12/18/1998
2	RocketMan, You forgot that after the tulip bulbs had blossomed, the flower and	EL KABONG!!!	-	12/18/1998
1	Cute intro for a thread. I would say that I could add that tulip bulbs were	accountclosed	-	12/18/1998

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