Bargains and the "Foolhardy Cousin George" phenomenon.

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  1. Ag-ness

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    First, an explanation of who he is:
    Foolhardy Cousin George was a character in the D-Generation's Charlie the Wonder Dog segments. In one episode, he managed to fall into 'Dead Man's Weir' and require rescuing by a reluctant Charlie, even though the weir was only 2ft deep.

    Whenever my partner or I found something significant at a garage sale, secondhand shop or (more recently) coin store, we would marvel at how it came to be there, and conclude that Foolhardy Cousin George must have brought it in. When I got those cool 1oz bars, I came home and said "Look what I got from Foolhardy Cousin George this time!"

    What do you think of the morality of taking advantage of Foolhardy Cousin George? Does it depend on the situation, the cause, the discount etc? Where are you on the scale between FCG sympathiser and "F*** Foolhardy Cousin George, I bought this thing fair and square, for their asking price!"
     
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    We need more Georges :p:
     
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    Ha, you extended the scale there a bit, didn't you!
     
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