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One Red Paperclip[http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.co.uk/] is the story of a man who traded a red paperclip until he had up-traded all the way to a house. It's an exciting adventure that has expired many people. Not to be left out, in 2012 the RAG team wanted in too - they started with a red paperclip and wanted something that at the end they could sell and give the earnings to charity. | One Red Paperclip[http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.co.uk/] is the story of a man who traded a red paperclip until he had up-traded all the way to a house. It's an exciting adventure that has expired many people. Not to be left out, in 2012 the RAG team wanted in too - they started with a red paperclip and wanted something that at the end they could sell and give the earnings to charity. | ||
So, on a winter's morning, during an episode of No Show Scheduled[http://ury.org.uk/schedule/shows/11541/], two lovely RAG representatives appeared at the station door, explained the situation, then asked what we would trade for two toy ducks. After some digging around, we offered them a pair of cool-looking sunglasses that had been lying abandoned on a shelf for some time. | So, on a winter's morning, during an episode of No Show Scheduled[http://ury.org.uk/schedule/shows/11541/], two lovely RAG representatives appeared at the station door, explained the situation, then asked what we would trade for two toy ducks. After some digging around, we offered them a pair of cool-looking sunglasses that had been lying abandoned on a shelf for some time. This makes Rob's birthday most likely to be 11th February 2012, somewhere between 1am and 2am. | ||
After discovering the fluffier duck could quack when we squeak it, he quickly became popular on many of URY's shows, and was dubbed "Rob Stoneduck", after the then-station manager of the same name[http://ury.org.uk/people/6978/]. | After discovering the fluffier duck could quack when we squeak it, he quickly became popular on many of URY's shows, and was dubbed "Rob Stoneduck", after the then-station manager of the same name[http://ury.org.uk/people/6978/]. |