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Why did people buy pet rocks?

And chia pets?

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  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    @O.B.M., does that stand for old bowel movement?

  • 2 years ago

    Because rocks bring luck to the owner and will cleanse the devil out of there soul

  • !
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Novelty value. People buy some amazingly stupid things just because they find the concept of owning pointless crap amusing.

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