[CliffordK (OP)]

A few years ago an art collector bought this unsigned portrait for $20,000.  Actually, I think purchased by a Canadian in New York.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/02/lost-da-vinci/o-neill-text



The painting is now estimated to be worth $100,000,000

Not a bad profit for a scrap of artwork that could fit into a notebook!

[Geezer]

Hang about! I've got one that's exactly the same.

[Don_1]

I once bought a painting for 35 quid which is now worth bugger all!

[imatfaal]

I once bought a painting for 35 quid which is now worth bugger all!

   I had a good night out spending that 35 quid.   Ooops

[Don_1]

I once bought a painting for 35 quid which is now worth bugger all!

   I had a good night out spending that 35 quid.   Ooops

What am I laughing for? Why you Removed due to No Name-calling week

Today, January 27, 2012 is the last day of:
No Name-Calling Week
http://www.nonamecallingweek.org/cgi-bin/iowa/home.html

Words can hurt, both spoken, and also in writing.

For example, an insulting telegram is a barbed wire.