{"id":38753,"date":"2018-10-02T13:49:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=38753"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:49:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:49:41","slug":"a-300000-pet-fish-is-gods-way-of-saying-you-have-too-much-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=38753","title":{"rendered":"A $300,000 pet fish is god’s way of saying you have too much money*"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 538 Significant Digits:<\/p>\n

Up to $300,000 fish<\/em><\/h2>\n

For some wealthy elite in Asia, a new status symbol is the pet fish. Specifically, the colorfully-scaled arowana, aka the dragon fish, which can grow to three feet and are thought to bring luck. Young ones go for just $300, but an adult albino could go for $70,000 and some have been said to reach the $300,000 mark. \u201cAt fish beauty pageants,\u201d CNBC reports, \u201carmed guards escort the rare breeds.\u201d [CNBC<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

*All credit to Richard Pryor for this line, originally about cocaine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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