Guest straycat Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I'm wondering if anybody knows the origin of the term, Fools Gold? I've tried searching online for details but cannot locate the specific information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ScottAdler Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/minerals/pyrite.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrite There ya go. It's not really a complicated story as far as I can remember. Essentially it's a mineral that LOOKS like gold and people that were getting excited over believing it was the real thing were labeled fools, something to that degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest straycat Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 Scott thank you for the info & links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BewareofNick Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 There was an episode of Married...With Children that i think exemplifies that phrase. Al took the family, along with Marcy and Jefferson and they went mining for gold. And you imagine what happens from there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
