Carolina QuotesEverybody knew there was a housing bubble. You'd fucking go to a neighbor, "Gee, that house costed $60,000 last year, and now it costs $600,000?! What did they do?!" "Well, they put a gazebo in the back."
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- Stark Raving Black (2010)
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- 2010
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“Everybody knew there was a housing bubble. You'd fucking go …” Lewis Black. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-620A5C8365. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/620a5c8365
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