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Buford, Wyoming sold for $900,000

David Pescovitz at 11:17 am Fri, Apr 6, 2012

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Last month, I posted that the town of Buford, Wyoming was up for auction. It sold yesterday for $900,000 to two men from Vietnam whose identities and rationale have not been revealed as of yet. "Buford, Wyo., population 1, sold for $900,000 to two Vietnamese businessmen"

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  • bjacques

    One strategic hamlet at a time…soon America will fall into our hands like an overripe durian!

    • mobobo

      stinky yet sweet to taste – a fair analogy

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/Freethinkersanon Christopher

    I hope they’ll at least decide to move there, although that means the sign will have to be updated.

  • awjt

    Hopefully they’ll open a Pho restaurant.

    • Flashman

       They might have to amend some zoning bylaws first.

  • http://www.facebook.com/postelwait Cameron Postelwait

    don’t we owe vietnam some reparations? i’m just hoping for a new trend of special Vietnamese casinos across the west.

  • http://chipandre.com Chip

    $90K/acre isn’t exactly a great deal for land in the middle of nowhere.

    • BombBlastLightingWaltz

      Like Vegas was…

  • bjacques

    I was THERE when President Ford surrendered to Ho Chi Minh in ’75, man! And D.C. became New Ho Chi Minh City!

    And spring rolls in duck sauce became the national food. It was totally worth it.

  • xunker

    Buford, Wyoming.  Population 3.

    • BombBlastLightingWaltz

      Soon to be 300000 with municipal employment initiative and foreign sponsor ships. Bring your families to work at Vietnamerica and live the dream. 

  • benher

    Well, I for one salute our new and hopefully benevolent Vietnamese rulers within the jurisdiction of Buford!