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lolly

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4. I remember how odd that seemed

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 10:25 PM

Jul 2012

In fact, weren't there a string of companies in the late 90's-early 2000s that had been doing fine and suddenly, surprisingly went bankrupt?

I remember at the time chalking it up to internet commerce, changing times, etc.

I guess a lot of them were victims of these hollow-out schemes.

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I remember how odd that seemed lolly Jul 2012 #4

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