It wasn't really tulips, it was tulip futures... Cash settled futures are essentially just gambling.
On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 4:11 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > Buy tulips instead! > > On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I tried to buy >> it charged my account >> my banks froze my account until i verified the transaction >> then the processor declined the transaction >> I assume I still paid a fee >> The machine says steve will not spoil this >> >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 2:56 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> If these were tulips, at least a guy could eat them when he's homeless >>> and living in a dumpster... >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 10:18 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Tulips! Tulips! >>>> >>>> *From:* Lewis Bergman >>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 12, 2017 5:33 AM >>>> *To:* Animal Farm >>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT BTC >>>> >>>> OMG >>>> People are taking out mortgages to buy bitcoin, says securities >>>> regulator Joseph Borg. Coupled with accounts of credit cards and equity >>>> loans being used to obtain bitcoin, it raises the possibility of >>>> risk-taking investors being left deeply indebted or potentially even >>>> homeless. >>>> >>> >>> >> > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
