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by blacksmith_tb 1387 days ago
Reminds me of the story in Pranks[1] (I got my copy at a garage sale V. Vale was having in SF years ago!) about an even more vicious prank - advertising for workers to help demolish a home - while its owner was out of town...

1: https://www.researchpubs.com/shop/p/pranks
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boomboomsubban 1387 days ago
Wasn't that one of the SF robber barons wanting to expand his palace and the home owner refusing to sell? Even calling it a vicious prank seems nicer than the action deserves.
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scrame 1387 days ago
V. Vale exists? I always just thought they were a cohort of sorts.

Heartily recommend that pranks book.

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pontsprit 1387 days ago
Yup, V. Vale certainly exists and sells his RE/Search publications pretty regularly outside of City Lights bookstore in SF! He has a table he set up on the sidewalk and is very friendly and full of great anecdotes.
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