Funny Bitcoin Stories

[frizzers]

I'm looking to put together a thread of amusing or quirky Bitcoin stories.

Some famous examples might be the Oslo student who bought $27 of bitcoins in 2009 as part of his thesis on encryption, forgot about them, remembered them in 2013, sold them and bought a pucker flat in central Oslo. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/29/bitcoin-forgotten-currency-norway-oslo-home

Or the chap in Wales who mined 7,500 bitcoins (c. $5m worth) and accidently threw away his hard drive, resulting in a fruitless search through the rubbish dumps of his local town of Newport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25138627

Sirius tells a story about buying a beer off his mate for 10,000 BTC - several years later his mate sold them and bought a prime residence in Helsinki.

There's another one about the miner who made a fortune and retired to Tobago, where he now runs a huge mining operation.

Got any more Bitcoin stories?

Please post them below.

[Frost000]

I'd love to see sources for your last two stories if you have some!

I wouldn't call the stories "funny", but they do make for fun reading. Too bad they're impossible to duplicate now.

[frizzers]

Source 1 - Sirius told me.

Source 2 - some dude told me at a Bitcoin meet. A superficial online search revealed nothing.