Let's see if the new puppy appreciates classic comic books???

No cover! No Soup for you!

Oh, gee!
Maybe the cover will appear elsewhere in the box before you're finished sorting.
We can hope.

re: #2 Thanos

No cover! No Soup for you!

no cover no check.

Does the cover determine the value?
Does it still have value without the cover?
Would someone have a cover & not the insides, can you pair them up?
I know nothing about comic collectibles.

re: #1 reloadingisnotahobby

Let's see if the new puppy appreciates classic comic books???

well not so fast Marvel has paid good money for hard copies that can be reproduced...

Kind of an inside joke...
Went to pick up a puppy!
While we were gone the immature one we left home had my
boots scattered!
Can you imagine if your dog got into a priceless collection ???
Bad dog wouldn't cut it!!

re: #5 Floral Giraffe

Does the cover determine the value?
Does it still have value without the cover?
Would someone have a cover & not the insides, can you pair them up?
I know nothing about comic collectibles.

ANY collectible is worth WAY more if it is intact with all pieces and parts. The value goes down considerably with the loss of any part.

I have a victorian side-table with a marble top - one of the legs has been repaired, and unfortunately, the repair also required that the piece be refinished. It has good value, but it's worth MUCH less than the same piece with no repairs and the original finish would be.

Still - this collection is pretty darned cool.

Wow, that is a painful sight indeed. My deepest condolences.

re: #8 reine.de.tout

ANY collectible is worth WAY more if it is intact with all pieces and parts. The value goes down considerably with the loss of any part.

I have a victorian side-table with a marble top - one of the legs has been repaired, and unfortunately, the repair also required that the piece be refinished. It has good value, but it's worth MUCH less than the same piece with no repairs and the original finish would be.

Still - this collection is pretty darned cool.

Exactly right. Thankfully, the Lizard Collection has 40 other Spider-Man comics in very good to excellent condition.

re: #8 reine.de.tout

Yeah I see that kind of thing all the time. Most people think new and shiny is better. It's really tough to tell someone that they've pretty much removed all value of their grandpa's violin by sanding it down and pouring home depot varnish all over it. When I was working in retail violin shops we'd see it a couple times a week in a busy shop.

re: #10 Charles

Exactly right. Thankfully, the Lizard Collection has 40 other Spider-Man comics in very good to excellent condition.

And I'm certain sure - if you needed the money and were willing to deal with fraudsters - that you could get yourself an "original" cover for that mag to replace the missing one for far less than you'd eventually reap by selling it to a hot-to-trot Spidey fanboy who doesn't know how to look for telltale signs.

Not that you would ever do that. Just sayin'.

THOX!
heh...take that!

re: #12 Cato the Elder

And I'm certain sure - if you needed the money and were willing to deal with fraudsters - that you could get yourself an "original" cover for that mag to replace the missing one for far less than you'd eventually reap by selling it to a hot-to-trot Spidey fanboy who doesn't know how to look for telltale signs.

Not that you would ever do that. Just sayin'.

/yes, I got a couple around here somewhere...

like most of your jive it won't hold up to close inspection but it will get you in the door.

re: #11 Killgore Trout

Yeah I see that kind of thing all the time. Most people think new and shiny is better. It's really tough to tell someone that they've pretty much removed all value of their grandpa's violin by sanding it down and pouring home depot varnish all over it. When I was working in retail violin shops we'd see it a couple times a week in a busy shop.

This makes me want to cry.

re: #13 albusteve

pist..Steve...I think it's a" K"!
..."THOK"...with a lisp?

re: #11 Killgore Trout

Yeah I see that kind of thing all the time. Most people think new and shiny is better. It's really tough to tell someone that they've pretty much removed all value of their grandpa's violin by sanding it down and pouring home depot varnish all over it. When I was working in retail violin shops we'd see it a couple times a week in a busy shop.

Oh, ick.

I like the nicks and the markings of life.
I don't collect for value, I do it because I like the pieces I have.
I bought a sideboard once, and the guy at the store asked me if I wanted it refinished. As if!

re: #12 Cato the Elder

And I'm certain sure - if you needed the money and were willing to deal with fraudsters - that you could get yourself an "original" cover for that mag to replace the missing one for far less than you'd eventually reap by selling it to a hot-to-trot Spidey fanboy who doesn't know how to look for telltale signs.

Not that you would ever do that. Just sayin'.

You are so sneaky!
You'll have to go to confession again . . .

re: #17 reine.de.tout

A friend has a collection of the most unusual things...coated in varnish..
Ask him why he did that.He said to protect them!
Yup! from ever being worth anything!!

re: #16 reloadingisnotahobby

pist..Steve...I think it's a" K"!
..."THOK"...with a lisp?

THOX!
(takes a couple of tries, I'm stealing it)

re: #17 reine.de.tout

Oh, ick.

I like the nicks and the markings of life.
I don't collect for value, I do it because I like the pieces I have.
I bought a sideboard once, and the guy at the store asked me if I wanted it refinished. As if!

I have some old beat up antique wooden pieces that I would never refinish. OTOH if a piece is not particularly valuable as it is and looks like crap, then a high quality refinishing job is a great option.

re: #20 albusteve

THOX!
(takes a couple of tries, I'm stealing it)

No...THOKTH!

re: #21 Spare O'Lake

I have some old beat up antique wooden pieces that I would never refinish. OTOH if a piece is not particularly valuable as it is and looks like crap, then a high quality refinishing job is a great option.

Oh, sure, I agree.
My sideboard didn't look like crap - the guy at the store was just assuming I would want it nice and shiny, as Killgore pointed out.
Nope.

re: #19 reloadingisnotahobby

A friend has a collection of the most unusual things...coated in varnish..
Ask him why he did that.He said to protect them!
Yup! from ever being worth anything!!

OMG.
Unbelievable.
Protect them from what, I wonder?

Some things, you never know - they could be worth nothing today, and 2 years from now become a popular collectible, and suddenly the value goes through the roof.

I just collect what I like.

re: #22 Spare O'Lake

Sport or Crew??

re: #25 reloadingisnotahobby

Sport or Crew??

Boston Red

re: #24 reine.de.tout

OMG.
Unbelievable.
Protect them from what, I wonder?

Some things, you never know - they could be worth nothing today, and 2 years from now become a popular collectible, and suddenly the value goes through the roof.

I just collect what I like.

I have friends in New England whose parents (on the wife's side) allowed some crackpot to turn two Revolutionary War-era muskets into lamp-stands. Lamp-stands!

I'm told a good gunsmith could restore them to semi-pristine condition, and they'd still be worth a lot of money, but nothing like what they'd fetch if someone hadn't gone and gotten all cute with them.

Sigh.

re: #19 reloadingisnotahobby

A friend has a collection of the most unusual things...coated in varnish..
Ask him why he did that.He said to protect them!
Yup! from ever being worth anything!!

I collect ancient coins. Most bronze and copper ancient coins develop a very dark green/almost black patina on them, which actually acts as a natural protection for them. This we know now.

But if you purchase coins that seem to have a sheen on them, like a coating, that is usually clear varnish, which was a popular non-corrosive way to "preserve" ancient coins, even being used 40-50 years ago.

You will see a whole lot of ancient coins in the British Museum cabinets with that varnish finish on them.

In the case of the coins, doesn't hurt the value. If they were modern coins, or more contemporary coins (last 300 years) that would be a very big no-no.

re: #24 reine.de.tout

Saw two 1940's gas pumps today I'd love have!!

re: #23 reine.de.tout

My sideboard didn't look like crap - the guy at the store was just assuming I would want it nice and shiny, as Killgore pointed out.
Nope.

My mom is one of the "new and shiny" types. Her visits are always stressful because she always complains about the 100 year old unpainted doors and moldings in my house. It really bugs her.

These comic posts have reactivated one of my dormant nerd genes (I've collected ALMOST the whole set).

I don't have anything near Charles' collection, but I do have two of those rectangular comic storage boxes filled with awesome stuff from the late 70s through the late 80s. I think I'm going to re-read "The Dark Knight Returns" (perhaps the greatest Batman story ever inked) and "The Killing Joke" (irrefutably the greatest Joker story ever inked).

I just adored the mythos of The Silver Surfer, Batman, Spiderman, X-Men, and Daredevil. Blah blah blah, who cares.

re: #27 Cato the Elder

I have friends in New England whose parents (on the wife's side) allowed some crackpot to turn two Revolutionary War-era muskets into lamp-stands. Lamp-stands!

I'm told a good gunsmith could restore them to semi-pristine condition, and they'd still be worth a lot of money, but nothing like what they'd fetch if someone hadn't gone and gotten all cute with them.

Sigh.

I always wanted one of those smooth bore Napoleon 12 pounders for a bed stand

Update on this guy: Condemned 'sorcerer' won't die Friday, lawyer says

A Lebanese man condemned to death for sorcery by a court in Saudi Arabia won't face beheading Friday, his lawyer said Thursday.

May El Khansa told CNN she received assurances from Lebanon's justice minister that Ali Hussain Sibat will not be executed Friday. But there was no indication that Sibat's death sentence would be commuted or that he would be released, she said.

re: #30 Killgore Trout

My mom is one of the "new and shiny" types. Her visits are always stressful because she always complains about the 100 year old unpainted doors and moldings in my house. It really bugs her.

Have you ever read Proust?

One of the more snobbish things he mentions is how old families look down on parvenus who actually have to buy their furniture.

In that world, furniture comes with the title, the country estate, and the town house. Anything "bought" (and be it a Chippendale) is for the servants.

re: #26 albusteve

Boston Red

I have a cousin??

re: #29 reloadingisnotahobby

Saw two 1940's gas pumps today I'd love have!!

ha!...my brother in law collects those!...he has maybe 12 or 15...a few even older than that...he used to go around and buy them, recondition them then resell them

re: #35 brookly red

I have a cousin??

How do you know I'm not your cousin?

re: #37 Cato the Elder

How do you know I'm not your cousin?

THOX!

re: #27 Cato the Elder

Some people shoulds never own power tools!/

Just by the way - the current below-the-fold ad on LGF is an invitation to play "Spider Man - the online game"...

I eated the cover.

*burp*

re: #36 albusteve

ha!...my brother in law collects those!...he has maybe 12 or 15...a few even older than that...he used to go around and buy them, recondition them then resell them

Very cool.

re: #37 Cato the Elder

How do you know I'm not your cousin?

cause you were "born" like so many years before my parents it just isn't possible... but don't worry, we all have one father :)

re: #31 negativ

You have a complete set of nerd genes??
...PRICELESS!!!
/

re: #34 Cato the Elder

Have you ever read Proust?

One of the more snobbish things he mentions is how old families look down on parvenus who actually have to buy their furniture.

In that world, furniture comes with the title, the country estate, and the town house. Anything "bought" (and be it a Chippendale) is for the servants.

Heh. A few of those people still exist. One of my new favorite TV shows is called "Country House Rescue". It's a reality show about people who own these ancient British mansions and can't afford them anymore. An expert comes in and helps them make money off giving tours, charging admission, renting to film companies, etc. In a lot of cases it the first time in a few 100 years that someone in the family has had to actually generate income.

re: #41 Racer X

I eated the cover.

*burp*

Was that the main course, and did you polish off Obama's nirth certifikit for dessert?

re: #36 albusteve

...Finders fee???

re: #42 webevintage

Very cool.

just south of Taos is a junk yard /museum like place tucked up against the mountain...all sorts of oddball stuff like wood spoked wheels, Model T parts and old gas station stuff, several valuable old pedal cars...really an interesting stop, and there were several old pumps ready to be sold...my BIL was drooling over those things

re: #28 Walter L. Newton

I collect ancient coins.

I would very much like to have some ancient coins. I don't care a whit about their value as collectibles. My main interest is just that the object itself is inherently mysterious. Imagine if you could trace the entire history of a 500+ year old coin.

When I go to the Kimball or similar and look at a piece of pottery from 2500BC, even if the actual object is rather mundane, the bare fact of its continued existence astonishes me. Who made it? What was their story? How did it get from then and there, to here and now? Hell, when I move across town, half my shit gets destroyed. How did a piece of clay pottery survive 4500 years? It's beyond comprehension.

re: #45 Killgore Trout

Heh. A few of those people still exist. One of my new favorite TV shows is called "Country House Rescue". It's a reality show about people who own these ancient British mansions and can't afford them anymore. An expert comes in and helps them make money off giving tours, charging admission, renting to film companies, etc. In a lot of cases it the first time in a few 100 years that someone in the family has had to actually generate income.

Interesting article in Vanity Fair about the old English estates

Enemies of the Estate

re: #28 Walter L. Newton

Have you ever watched Pawn Stars on HBO?

re: #30 Killgore Trout

Heh... I'm busy getting an 80 year old home up to snuff, and the best features are all the old architectural details. It's those kinds of things that make them worth all the trouble.

I have a couple of brass candle-stick telephones from the 1930's. Years ago my uncle converted them into table lamps. When the earpiece is removed from the holder on the side, the lamp turns on. I suspect the lamp parts could be removed to return to an original telephone.

re: #46 Cato the Elder

Was that the main course, and did you polish off Obama's nirth certifikit for dessert?

the very best 1 frame comic EVER, was the one of the guy in his vets office looking at the dog's x-ray...

the vet says, hmmm it looks like he ate some homework.

re: #51 reloadingisnotahobby

Have you ever watched Pawn Stars on HBO?

I'm thinking of a show on A&E ? "Pickers"

They travel to collectors, or really hoarders that have a ton of good stuff.

re: #45 Killgore Trout

Heh. A few of those people still exist. One of my new favorite TV shows is called "Country House Rescue". It's a reality show about people who own these ancient British mansions and can't afford them anymore. An expert comes in and helps them make money off giving tours, charging admission, renting to film companies, etc. In a lot of cases it the first time in a few 100 years that someone in the family has had to actually generate income.

Noel Coward wrote a great little ditty about that, way back in the day. "The Stately Homes of England."

re: #49 negativ

Shit breaks from the STORE TO HOME!!!
It is amazing!!

re: #50 Stanley Sea

Thanks, bookmarked! I'm still knee deep in the Mitfords. I just lent the book of letters between the six sisters to my mum and told her to take care of the old girls.

re: #47 reloadingisnotahobby

...Finders fee???

NM is full of old stuff...everywhere you go...nothing rots away...right down the road from me is an old bakery delivery truck from the mid thirties...still has the original signage on the sides...really sweet old van, it's all there, unwrecked and ready to go...$8500

re: #52 lawhawk

Wonderful! 10 foot ceilings? Does it still have the original wavy glass in some windows?

re: #45 Killgore Trout

Heh. A few of those people still exist. One of my new favorite TV shows is called "Country House Rescue". It's a reality show about people who own these ancient British mansions and can't afford them anymore. An expert comes in and helps them make money off giving tours, charging admission, renting to film companies, etc. In a lot of cases it the first time in a few 100 years that someone in the family has had to actually generate income.

I mentioned this years ago, but there is a wonderful chateau in St. Vallerin France, Burgandy, built in the 1700's, family couldn't afford to keep it up, so they turned it into a non-profit organization, registered in Zurich and they rent the rooms out to groups of artist (painter, poets, actors etc) to use the place as a retreat. They charge very reasonable rates, you make you're own meals in the kitchen and you clean up everything yourselves, including doing your own laundry.

The name of the place is Le Pinnacle and it is "run" by The Rencontres Culturelles Annick Gautier SA. Annick Gautier is cellist in Europe.

[Link: www.le-pinacle.com...]

re: #55 Stanley Sea

Here it's also on ...Oops..I meant History Channel.
I DVR them both!
Love shit!

re: #49 negativ

I would very much like to have some ancient coins. I don't care a whit about their value as collectibles. My main interest is just that the object itself is inherently mysterious. Imagine if you could trace the entire history of a 500+ year old coin.

When I go to the Kimball or similar and look at a piece of pottery from 2500BC, even if the actual object is rather mundane, the bare fact of its continued existence astonishes me. Who made it? What was their story? How did it get from then and there, to here and now? Hell, when I move across town, half my shit gets destroyed. How did a piece of clay pottery survive 4500 years? It's beyond comprehension.

Please click on my name, go to my website, send me an email with your address and I will send you one, gratis.

And all the Lizards know that your information is safe with me. I have over 100 emails, address and personal info on other Lizards and I never break that trust.

So, if you want, please send me your address.

re: #49 negativ

I would very much like to have some ancient coins. I don't care a whit about their value as collectibles. My main interest is just that the object itself is inherently mysterious. Imagine if you could trace the entire history of a 500+ year old coin.

When I go to the Kimball or similar and look at a piece of pottery from 2500BC, even if the actual object is rather mundane, the bare fact of its continued existence astonishes me. Who made it? What was their story? How did it get from then and there, to here and now? Hell, when I move across town, half my shit gets destroyed. How did a piece of clay pottery survive 4500 years? It's beyond comprehension.

This fits your imaginings:

[Link: www.jstor.org...]

re: #63 Walter L. Newton

Please click on my name, go to my website, send me an email with your address and I will send you one, gratis.

And all the Lizards know that your information is safe with me. I have over 100 emails, address and personal info on other Lizards and I never break that trust.

So, if you want, please send me your address.

This is a fact!!
Walter rocks!

re: #59 albusteve

NM is full of old stuff...everywhere you go...nothing rots away...right down the road from me is an old bakery delivery truck from the mid thirties...still has the original signage on the sides...really sweet old van, it's all there, unwrecked and ready to go...$8500

might be a good investment... you could make 4x that renting it for one movie... and the way things are going depression flicks will be all the rage soon.

re: #58 prairiefire

Thanks, bookmarked! I'm still knee deep in the Mitfords. I just lent the book of letters between the six sisters to my mum and told her to take care of the old girls.

On my list! Thanks for reminding me to push to the top.

re: #49 negativ

I would very much like to have some ancient coins. I don't care a whit about their value as collectibles. My main interest is just that the object itself is inherently mysterious. Imagine if you could trace the entire history of a 500+ year old coin.

When I go to the Kimball or similar and look at a piece of pottery from 2500BC, even if the actual object is rather mundane, the bare fact of its continued existence astonishes me. Who made it? What was their story? How did it get from then and there, to here and now? Hell, when I move across town, half my shit gets destroyed. How did a piece of clay pottery survive 4500 years? It's beyond comprehension.

I collect money.. Walter has really old coins and is a real collector..
But I have money from every country in the world...So lets say it's 1942..I have every coin from every country in the world in 1942...So let's say it's 1943 or the 1700's.. It's my hobby..Every coin from every country...It's a fun hobby

re: #60 prairiefire

Here in central Utah these IDIOTS push complete log cabins..Float Plate glass and all in to a hole and light it up!
I don't get it!

re: #66 brookly red

The Depression flicks will have 2009 Mustang GT's on blocks!!

re: #69 reloadingisnotahobby

Here in central Utah these IDIOTS push complete log cabins..Float Plate glass and all in to a hole and light it up!
I don't get it!

Business opportunity. Get someone to start a salvage "archaeology" business like this:

[Link: www.sa1969.com...]

re: #27 Cato the Elder

I have friends in New England whose parents (on the wife's side) allowed some crackpot to turn two Revolutionary War-era muskets into lamp-stands. Lamp-stands!

I'm told a good gunsmith could restore them to semi-pristine condition, and they'd still be worth a lot of money, but nothing like what they'd fetch if someone hadn't gone and gotten all cute with them.

Sigh.

*sigh* is an understatement.
Unbelievable.
It's hard for me to believe that people exist who won't do a bit of research before doing something like this with something old.

re: #66 brookly red

might be a good investment... you could make 4x that renting it for one movie... and the way things are going depression flicks will be all the rage soon.

they make a ton of movies in NM...always have, long before there was ever Hollywood...and besides, we are a mecca for hot rods, muscle cars and all kinds of vintage and exotic stuff here...the days of picking up an old rusty 57 Chevy Nomad from auntie Ruth's back forty are long gone

re: #69 reloadingisnotahobby

I've heard the plans are quite expensive to buy.

We are firmly ensconced in a front to back split suburban mini manse. At least our lot was one of the first in the sub-division before they cut down the size. We have a 1/2 acre and the kids have a great time in the back yard.

re: #71 Decatur Deb

Exactly!
Before you joined LGF I and the wife gave away a log cabin off the lot next door !
It was hauled 29 miles in one piece to Marysvale, Utah and is now rented
out to ATV groups!

re: #30 Killgore Trout

My mom is one of the "new and shiny" types. Her visits are always stressful because she always complains about the 100 year old unpainted doors and moldings in my house. It really bugs her.

I have a friend who has a house she restored. The doors in this house are huge, and they are made from ONE plank of cypress. I don't believe it's even possible to find cypress trees that large anymore. They're beautiful. When she and her hubby restored this place, they knew exactly what they were doing, and what was worth saving. Thank goodness.

re: #71 Decatur Deb

Business opportunity. Get someone to start a salvage "archaeology" business like this:

[Link: www.sa1969.com...]

We have a place like that downtown. Problem is, they are extremely high priced. Worth it, I don't disagree, but you need unlimited funds to decorate with their stuff.

re: #70 reloadingisnotahobby

The Depression flicks will have 2009 Mustang GT's on blocks!!

no that will be cafe standards... the depression flicks will be about brave doctors who choose to remain in the country and care for the orphans of tea party victims, despite the fact that they are infidels. Oh I see the Oscars now.

re: #30 Killgore Trout

My mom is one of the "new and shiny" types. Her visits are always stressful because she always complains about the 100 year old unpainted doors and moldings in my house. It really bugs her.

A moldy house IS a health hazard,,,

just sayin!!

///

re: #73 albusteve

they make a ton of movies in NM...always have, long before there was ever Hollywood...and besides, we are a mecca for hot rods, muscle cars and all kinds of vintage and exotic stuff here...the days of picking up an old rusty 57 Chevy Nomad from auntie Ruth's back forty are long gone

so buy it.

Free to a good home: One Stanford-Binet-certified genius boy. Very out-going. Would be quite suited to a family involved in taming lions or climbing the Himalayas. Comes with PS2, PS3, PSP, late Toshiba Satellite, NBA League Pass Whatsis, dog, cat, hamster, a life-time prescription of Valium for you and the infinite ability to blow your mind out of the galaxy.

Serious offers only.

Up here most of the old clunkers that folks actually drove, got all rusted to shit from the winter road salt.

re: #75 reloadingisnotahobby

Exactly!
Before you joined LGF I and the wife gave away a log cabin off the lot next door !
It was hauled 29 miles in one piece to Marysvale, Utah and is now rented
out to ATV groups!

Neat. Our town has a large Farm/Village park that collects 1800's Alabama structures. Every few years we find one and volunteers rebuilt it on our site. We also plant a "museum" crop of antique seed strains. (Maybe Beck would like to invest.)

re: #30 Killgore Trout

My mom is one of the "new and shiny" types. Her visits are always stressful because she always complains about the 100 year old unpainted doors and moldings in my house. It really bugs her.

Killgore - a tip.
Whenever my mom came to visit, I knew she would always want to "do" something, and she drove me crazy just doing stuff. I wanted her to just relax and visit and besides, it's MY HOUSE.

Because I really hate folding laundry, I finally figured I would just save it up for a day or two when she was coming to visit, and that would be her job.

It worked well. You just need something to distract her.

re: #81 MandyManners

Hard day??

This is a great place in Kansas City:[Link: www.aoarchitecturalsalvage.com...]

re: #81 MandyManners

HAMSTER COMES WITH CAGE.

re: #79 sattv4u2

A moldy house IS a health hazard,,,

just sayin!!

///

mouldings?

re: #63 Walter L. Newton

Please click on my name, go to my website, send me an email with your address and I will send you one, gratis.

And all the Lizards know that your information is safe with me. I have over 100 emails, address and personal info on other Lizards and I never break that trust.

So, if you want, please send me your address.

That, sir, is an extraordinarily generous offer.

re: #81 MandyManners

And summer vacation is approaching!!

Told you before. Uncle SATTYS Summer Boot Camp has an opening. My son already is dreading the list of work he has before him

There are rewards, however. Several weeks at the beach, for starters

re: #83 Decatur Deb

Eeew..You don't know WHERE his moneys been!
That's cool!
If I coulds make a living doing that...

re: #81 MandyManners

Free to a good home: One Stanford-Binet-certified genius boy. Very out-going. Would be quite suited to a family involved in taming lions or climbing the Himalayas. Comes with PS2, PS3, PSP, late Toshiba Satellite, NBA League Pass Whatsis, dog, cat, hamster, a life-time prescription of Valium for you and the infinite ability to blow your mind out of the galaxy.

Serious offers only.

/my client offer's 2 camels & 200 gallons of unleaded gasoline.

re: #87 MandyManners

HAMSTER COMES WITH CAGE.

[Video]

does the kid fit in it?

FREE THE HAMSTERS!!

re: #71 Decatur Deb

There's a couple of great ones in Los Angeles, the biggest wrecking yard in the state, is Cleveland Wrecking, they save & sell. And then, I just adore Liz's antique hardware. They had an early 1930's bath "suite" tub, toilet & sink in the light chalk colored purple, in the original crate, that had been found under a house. I tried desperately to rationalize buying it, but couldn't do it. Liz's is on the web, BTW.

re: #81 MandyManners

Free to a good home: One Stanford-Binet-certified genius boy. Very out-going. Would be quite suited to a family involved in taming lions or climbing the Himalayas. Comes with PS2, PS3, PSP, late Toshiba Satellite, NBA League Pass Whatsis, dog, cat, hamster, a life-time prescription of Valium for you and the infinite ability to blow your mind out of the galaxy.

Serious offers only.

sounds spoiled to me...that's a lot of stuff

re: #81 MandyManners

Free to a good home: One Stanford-Binet-certified genius boy. Very out-going. Would be quite suited to a family involved in taming lions or climbing the Himalayas. Comes with PS2, PS3, PSP, late Toshiba Satellite, NBA League Pass Whatsis, dog, cat, hamster, a life-time prescription of Valium for you and the infinite ability to blow your mind out of the galaxy.

Serious offers only.

Hang in there.
My own demon-child-from-hell has finally grown up, has good manners, and is pleasant to everyone, including me. She even likes me now, and consents to be seen in public with me.

There is light at the end of the tunnel. Really.

New puppy needs to potty!
BBIAM

re: #90 sattv4u2

And summer vacation is approaching!!

Told you before. Uncle SATTYS Summer Boot Camp has an opening. My son already is dreading the list of work he has before him

There are rewards, however. Several weeks at the beach, for starters

there you have it...we I did the same thing

re: #96 reine.de.tout

Hang in there.
My own demon-child-from-hell has finally grown up, has good manners, and is pleasant to everyone, including me. She even likes me now, and consents to be seen in public with me.

There is light at the end of the tunnel. Really.

WATCH OUT

Thats an oncoming train!!!

For sale: The world's smallest house (7ft wide, 47ft long, and going for a mere £110,000)

At just over seven feet wide and 47 feet long, this tiny building is one of the smallest functioning homes in the world.
The 312-square foot 'Little House' of Toronto, Canada, has developed a cult following and even has its own website.

re: #98 albusteve

there you have it...we I did the same thing

Don't get me wrong. He has just as an impressive list of 'stuff" that Mandy listed

Most of it, he's paid fro himself from the work (over and above regular chores) he does around the house

re: #81 MandyManners

What will you pay me to take him?
He can ride his bike to the beach from here.
Park across the street.

re: #84 reine.de.tout

Because I really hate folding laundry, I finally figured I would just save it up for a day or two when she was coming to visit, and that would be her job.

It worked well. You just need something to distract her.

That's a damn fine idea. She can be a problem. She once locked herself in my bathroom for an hour trying to hang new venetian blinds. I have no idea how she smuggled them in there without being noticed.

Creepy Spider

re: #100 Racer X

For sale: The world's smallest house (7ft wide, 47ft long, and going for a mere £110,000)

At just over seven feet wide and 47 feet long, this tiny building is one of the smallest functioning homes in the world.
The 312-square foot 'Little House' of Toronto, Canada, has developed a cult following and even has its own website.

fuck that, (stupid) people pay 4 million bucks for that in Manhattan.

re: #100 Racer X

For sale: The world's smallest house (7ft wide, 47ft long, and going for a mere £110,000)

At just over seven feet wide and 47 feet long, this tiny building is one of the smallest functioning homes in the world.
The 312-square foot 'Little House' of Toronto, Canada, has developed a cult following and even has its own website.

You can't believe anything published in the Daily Fail.

re: #85 reloadingisnotahobby

Hard day??

Day?

*maniacal laughter(

re: #104 Racer X

Moth!

re: #107 MandyManners

Day?

*maniacal laughter(

give him the financial page and let him make some picks...

re: #90 sattv4u2

And summer vacation is approaching!!

Told you before. Uncle SATTYS Summer Boot Camp has an opening. My son already is dreading the list of work he has before him

There are rewards, however. Several weeks at the beach, for starters

He'd have the sand transferred to some place he liked better.

re: #103 Killgore Trout

That's a damn fine idea. She can be a problem. She once locked herself in my bathroom for an hour trying to hang new venetian blinds. I have no idea how she smuggled them in there without being noticed.

OMG, I'm ROFL!
Is your mom mom?
LOL
That is totally something my mom would have done.

re: #92 brookly red

/my client offer's 2 camels & 200 gallons of unleaded gasoline.

Chintzy fuck.

Who's interested in a two year old papered Boxer??

Creepy Cat

re: #101 sattv4u2

Don't get me wrong. He has just as an impressive list of 'stuff" that Mandy listed

Most of it, he's paid fro himself from the work (over and above regular chores) he does around the house

we didn't allow a lot of material stuff...they had nice bikes and they did good on holidays...we used to take them to the toy store on their birthday and get whatever they wanted...they thought that was great...biggest day of the year, but they were not real interested in stuff

re: #110 MandyManners

He'd have the sand transferred to some place he liked better.

The South Carolina shore south of Myrtle Beach could use some redecorating ,,, it'd keep him busy and tire him out. So n/p

re: #113 reloadingisnotahobby

Who's interested in a two year old papered Boxer??

...I'm paying!!

re: #108 Killgore Trout

Moth!

That is one creepy moth then - looks like a spider. I bet nobody messes with him.

re: #112 MandyManners

Chintzy fuck.

OK, we will throw in a 42" plasma TV and a bucket of chicken, original or extra crispy.

re: #113 reloadingisnotahobby

Who's interested in a two year old papered Boxer??

I prefer plastic

re: #117 reloadingisnotahobby

...I'm paying!!

I can probably be there in the morning, or sometime during the day Sat. You're only a day drive away, right?

re: #117 reloadingisnotahobby

...I'm paying!!

I'm also kidding...I think!

re: #108 Killgore Trout

Moth!

oh ,, I thought the guy had a skin condition!

re: #113 reloadingisnotahobby

Who's interested in a two year old papered Boxer??

All my canine needs were covered by a cute fluffy 5-pound puppy my wife found at the shelter. Now it's 8 mos old, 70 lbs.

re: #121 Walter L. Newton

I can probably be there in the morning, or sometime during the day Sat. You're only a day drive away, right?

I like you Walter!
Wouldn't do that to ya!!
He'll get used to the pup...eventually!

re: #113 reloadingisnotahobby

Who's interested in a two year old papered Boxer??

named Contender?

re: #124 Decatur Deb

All my canine needs were covered by a cute fluffy 5-pound puppy my wife found at the shelter. Now it's 8 mos old, 70 lbs.

the wife, or the puppy !?!?!
//

Slumdog Killionaire

re: #120 sattv4u2

Abso-toot-ly. I just want to keep two children fed and cared for.

re: #124 Decatur Deb

What did you do?
Feed it?
Doh!

re: #126 brookly red

named Contender?

papered boxers usually fold

re: #124 Decatur Deb

Snort.

re: #72 reine.de.tout

*sigh* is an understatement.
Unbelievable.
It's hard for me to believe that people exist who won't do a bit of research before doing something like this with something old.

Well, at least they're not libtards who would trade in an innocent old Revolutionary musket for a gorram teddy bear...

re: #131 albusteve

papered boxers usually fold

give me a pit bull any day.

re: #127 sattv4u2

the wife, or the puppy !?!?!
//

Please, we're not Hapsburg nobility.

re: #93 sattv4u2

does the kid fit in it?

FREE THE HAMSTERS!!

Well, Pete rarely gets free but, when he does, it's a Big Event. Four floors of furniture. About 38 closets/pantries.

re: #136 MandyManners

Well, Pete rarely gets free but, when he does, it's a Big Event. Four floors of furniture. About 38 closets/pantries.

38 closets?
Wow.
Impressive.

Going to bed early...Will be listen to whining I think!
Goodnight Ya'll

re: #95 albusteve

sounds spoiled to me...that's a lot of stuff

Wow.

Just that.

Wow.

My son has a mental disability. I pour every ounce of my being into helping him.

re: #137 reine.de.tout

38 closets?
Wow.
Impressive.

that's a lot of shooz

re: #136 MandyManners

You live in the Winchester House??
Damn!

re: #130 reloadingisnotahobby

What did you do?
Feed it?
Doh!

That week, all the shelter dogs were "Border Collie, we think". I'm starting to suspect Great Pyr.

re: #137 reine.de.tout

38 closets?
Wow.
Impressive.

She lives in a hotel!

re: #68 HoosierHoops

I collect money.. Walter has really old coins and is a real collector..
But I have money from every country in the world...So lets say it's 1942..I have every coin from every country in the world in 1942...So let's say it's 1943 or the 1700's.. It's my hobby..Every coin from every country...It's a fun hobby

I don't collect money, but I have a few interesting things (interesting to me, anyway).

My grandmother's brother was in the Army during WWII. I don't know much about his service; he died while I was still too young to appreciate the opportunity to ask him. I know that he was in the Philippines, and was part of the "clean-up crew" on Guadalcanal. I have heard some stories from other family members, but he was never much for specifics. I will never know if any of those stories are true.

Anyway, my understanding is that bringing home war souvenirs was very much a no-no. Somehow, he managed to get lots of stuff home. I remember he had a Japanese rifle, a blow-gun he was given while on Bougainville, and a Colt revolver with a severly bent handle he said he got off a dead Japanese soldier.

He gave me some stuff he got in the war. He gave me a Japanese monetary note of some sort, and some various coins. One of the weirdest things he gave me is a note about the same size as a US dollar. It's printed in English, denominated in Pesos, distributed in the Philippines, and has "The Japanese Government" emblazoned across it.

This is not mine, but this is what I'm talking about.

Image: Phil_jap10.jpg

I'm told they're not very valuable as collectibles. It's valuable to me, though. It's just damned weird, all things considered.

No...really...Goodnight!

re: #136 MandyManners

Too bad the Kid isn't a few years older. If he survives a few more years he could come up here and get a job on the "Slime Line".

re: #81 MandyManners

Free to a good home: One Stanford-Binet-certified genius boy. Very out-going. Would be quite suited to a family involved in taming lions or climbing the Himalayas. Comes with PS2, PS3, PSP, late Toshiba Satellite, NBA League Pass Whatsis, dog, cat, hamster, a life-time prescription of Valium for you and the infinite ability to blow your mind out of the galaxy.

Serious offers only.

If you'll throw in a full-sized kid cage, I might know a creepy guy who'd be interested.

re: #96 reine.de.tout

Hang in there.
My own demon-child-from-hell has finally grown up, has good manners, and is pleasant to everyone, including me. She even likes me now, and consents to be seen in public with me.

There is light at the end of the tunnel. Really.

I know there is. You have helped me peer into that tunnel and not be afraid!

*smooch*

re: #148 MandyManners

I know there is. You have helped me peer into that tunnel and not be afraid!

*smooch*

One day at a time.
Really.

re: #139 MandyManners

Wow.

Just that.

Wow.

My son has a mental disability. I pour every ounce of my being into helping him.

I'm sorry to know that and I think most of us feel the same way about our children, but you list all that stuff and I just dropped my opinion

re: #147 Cato the Elder

If you'll throw in a full-sized kid cage, I might know a creepy guy who'd be interested.

Why do I get the feeling you might know lots of creepy guys !?!?
/

I'm done for now.

re: #144 negativ

If you have a few bits of info in regards to his unit name, etc., other lizards might be able to help you.
All I had was Marine Air Group 35, and Gus 802,e and Oak Tree in the mornings were able to help me piece together that my great uncle flew a plane for the supply line in the Pacific.
Take advantage of the smarts of other lizards!

re: #144 negativ

Interesting note, I expected something cruder. (The new graphics feature is really neat.)

re: #144 negativ

that's Japanese issued Philippino money?

uh-oh... the domican inquisition just came home. and i haven't even shaved... this could be it.

re: #151 sattv4u2

Why do I get the feeling you might know lots of creepy guys !?!?
/

Because I play one on the intarwebs?

Ask anyone who knows me, they'll tell you I'm about as creepy as Ron Howard.

re: #156 brookly red

Did they bring pizza?

re: #156 brookly red

uh-oh... the domican inquisition just came home. and i haven't even shaved... this could be it.

No one ever expects...

re: #157 Cato the Elder

Because I play one on the intarwebs?

Ask anyone who knows me, they'll tell you I'm about as creepy as Ron Howard.

As Opie, or Richie Cunningham, because Opie was kinda creepy, even for a kid

re: #158 prairiefire

Did they bring pizza?

no it's good friday... I am toast.

re: #156 brookly red

uh-oh... the domican inquisition just came home. and i haven't even shaved... this could be it.

you shave?...why?
nevermind

I will talk to yo

re: #160 sattv4u2

As Opie, or Richie Cunningham, because Opie was kinda creepy, even for a kid

Opie was indeed creepy. What you have to realize is that Mayberry was a coded show about Roslyn and Area 51 (or is it 42?).

Everybody in that town was a tool of the alien pod people.

And Mayberry, of course, is where all the sick-shit neo-social-conservative alien pod people like Malkin, Beck, and Coulter want to take us back to.

Makes you think, doesn't it?

re: #63 Walter L. Newton

Please click on my name, go to my website, send me an email with your address and I will send you one, gratis.

And all the Lizards know that your information is safe with me. I have over 100 emails, address and personal info on other Lizards and I never break that trust.

So, if you want, please send me your address.

You sir, are an enigma.

anybody here old enough to remember this guy when he hit the streets back in 69?...he blew everyone away with his cool Mexican rock and roll...
Easter music

re: #165 b_sharp

He's a wondefully talented and generous Mr. Cranky Pants. When I was a teen, "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden" was one of my favorite books.

re: #164 Cato the Elder

Have you seen "A Face in the Crowd". Andy Griffith's evil twin, with a message for our day.

re: #137 reine.de.tout

38 closets?
Wow.
Impressive.

Oppressive.

re: #169 MandyManners

You posted about workers washing your walls. Are they stucco on the outside?

Blood Bunny

Prepare to Dye!

NSFW

re: #168 Decatur Deb

Have you seen "A Face in the Crowd". Andy Griffith's evil twin, with a message for our day.

Lonesome Rhodes! Ah, that movie is a classic.

re: #161 brookly red

You are a young enigma.

re: #165 b_sharp

You sir, are an enigma.

Walter has a wide mix of interests and knowledge.
He sent me some meteorites, some of which I've passed on to a couple of young 'uns I know who were interested and impressed.

re: #95 albusteve

sounds spoiled to me...that's a lot of stuff

Huh? Game systems and a computer? I had game systems and a computer when I was a kid, I wasn't spoiled. :/

re: #172 Stanley Sea

Lonesome Rhodes! Ah, that movie is a classic.

Sample:

re: #175 WindUpBird

Huh? Game systems and a computer? I had game systems and a computer when I was a kid, I wasn't spoiled. :/

hahaha.
Yes, but you are spoiled now.
Therein lies the problem.

And I'm just kidding . . .

Canned Unicorn Meat

Unicorns, as we all know, frolic all over the world, pooping rainbows and marshmallows wherever they go. What you don't know is that when unicorns reach the end of their lifespan, they are drawn to County Meath, Ireland. The Sisters at Radiant Farms have dedicated their lives to nursing these elegant creatures through their final days. Taking a cue from the Kobe beef industry, they massage each unicorn's coat with Guinness daily and fatten them on a diet comprised entirely of candy corn.

As the unicorn ages, its meat becomes fatty and marbled and the living bone in the horn loses density in a process much like osteoporosis. The horn's outer layer of keratin begins to develop a flavor very similar to candied almonds. Blending the crushed unicorn horn into the meat adds delightful, crispy flavor notes in each bite. We are confident you will find a world of bewilderment in every mouthful of scrumptious unicorn meat.

re: #170 prairiefire

You posted about workers washing your walls. Are they stucco on the outside?

Interior walls.

re: #173 prairiefire

You are a young enigma.

ROFLMFAO.

re: #164 Cato the Elder

Makes you think, doesn't it

Not really, no!

I lost interest when I figured out here was Andy, sheriff of an entire isolated area, a widower and he never was getting laid

re: #176 Decatur Deb

Only in America. What is currently happening among the populace under an African American president (what he checked on the census) is interesting.

re: #170 prairiefire

You posted about workers washing your walls. Are they stucco on the outside?

Huh?

re: #176 Decatur Deb

Sample:

[Video]

Dang..

very percipient.

re: #177 reine.de.tout

hahaha.
Yes, but you are spoiled now.
Therein lies the problem.

And I'm just kidding . . .

ahahaha I spoil MYSELF, yes, that's true. 8-)

"Why yes, mr. Dick Hannah Volkswagen, I want the one with all the options that goes fast, yes, I'll wear it out of the store."

_{Evening Honcos!!}

re: #144 negativ

This is a good site [Link: aad.archives.gov...]

re: #179 MandyManners

Your place must be huge, I can't imagine. I just get out the portable vacuum with the duster attachment.

I just signed the tax returns. I am so fortunate to have a mathematically inclined husband. Grin

re: #187 wee fury

This is a good site [Link: aad.archives.gov...]

Thanks, bookmarked. I'm still researching the Decatur Deb.

re: #170 prairiefire

You posted about workers washing your walls. Are they stucco on the outside?

stucco coated workers!?!?

re: #173 prairiefire

You are a young enigma.

A young enigma wrapped inside a nubile riddle inside a virginal puzzle.

re: #190 sattv4u2

stucco coated workers!?!?

Excellent!!

re: #190 sattv4u2

stucco coated workers!?!?

well, they got stiffed!

re: #188 prairiefire

Your place must be huge, I can't imagine. I just get out the portable vacuum with the duster attachment.

I just signed the tax returns. I am so fortunate to have a mathematically inclined husband. Grin

It is what it is.

since Carlos is so popular...here's his big band
Jingo

re: #194 MandyManners

And, overall, I hope that life is good!

re: #188 prairiefire

I just get out the portable vacuum with the duster attachment.
in bed

re: #197 sattv4u2

I was waiting...

re: #198 prairiefire

I was waiting...

in bed

re: #178 Racer X

Canned Unicorn Meat

Unicorns, as we all know, frolic all over the world, pooping rainbows and marshmallows wherever they go. What you don't know is that when unicorns reach the end of their lifespan, they are drawn to County Meath, Ireland. The Sisters at Radiant Farms have dedicated their lives to nursing these elegant creatures through their final days. Taking a cue from the Kobe beef industry, they massage each unicorn's coat with Guinness daily and fatten them on a diet comprised entirely of candy corn.

As the unicorn ages, its meat becomes fatty and marbled and the living bone in the horn loses density in a process much like osteoporosis. The horn's outer layer of keratin begins to develop a flavor very similar to candied almonds. Blending the crushed unicorn horn into the meat adds delightful, crispy flavor notes in each bite. We are confident you will find a world of bewilderment in every mouthful of scrumptious unicorn meat.

For those who like an even more exclusive treat, the Sisters also produce a fine liqueur made entirely of unicorn horn, pieces of the true cross, and four-leafed clovers.

Four-ounce bottle, only €15,837.

For the discerning drinkers among you!

re: #196 Floral Giraffe

And, overall, I hope that life is good!

*smooch*

Thank you, FGiraffe.

re: #33 Killgore Trout

Update on this guy: Condemned 'sorcerer' won't die Friday, lawyer says

I really hope they can get the dude out of this.

re: #200 Cato the Elder

For those who like an even more exclusive treat, the Sisters also produce a fine liqueur made entirely of unicorn horn, pieces of the true cross, and four-leafed clovers.

Four-ounce bottle, only €15,837.

For the discerning drinkers among you!

I smell a scam!! Real Irish nuns don't take those newfangled Euros.

re: #202 SanFranciscoZionist

I want an end to honor killings.

re: #201 MandyManners

You just gotta remember the good stuff!
It's the most important, anyway!
*smooch*
Back at you!

re: #203 Decatur Deb

I smell a scam!! Real Irish nuns don't take those newfangled Euros.

Well, your bullshit detector is better than mine. I just ordered a case, with the Papal seal on it and a blessing for every swallow I take.

[gets on phone, calls credit-card company, is told to shut the hell up or I'll end up on the same census list that Pamz Geller has to deal with]

Never mind.

re: #201 MandyManners

re: #205 Floral Giraffe

All these women smoochin' each other,,, Life is good!

re: #167 prairiefire

He's a wondefully talented and generous Mr. Cranky Pants. When I was a teen, "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden" was one of my favorite books.

From my short exposure to Walter, he appears to be much like an onion, slightly acidic, complex, multi layered and he adds a unique flavour to the mix.

re: #103 Killgore Trout

That's a damn fine idea. She can be a problem. She once locked herself in my bathroom for an hour trying to hang new venetian blinds. I have no idea how she smuggled them in there without being noticed.

For some reason, this reminds me of my friend T., whose mother firmly believed that going to bed with wet hair was bad luck, and bad for your health.

When T., visiting at home, did this anyway, her mother waited until she was asleep, snuck into her room, and attempted to blow-dry her.

We're still not sure how she planned for this to work, but it turns out that when you turn on a blow-dryer next to someone's ear, they wake up. Screaming.

re: #12 Cato the Elder

And I'm certain sure - if you needed the money and were willing to deal with fraudsters - that you could get yourself an "original" cover for that mag to replace the missing one for far less than you'd eventually reap by selling it to a hot-to-trot Spidey fanboy who doesn't know how to look for telltale signs.

Not that you would ever do that. Just sayin'.

I just Googled "Counterfeit Comics" and you are certainly right. That's something I've never considered, but like practically any valuable collector's item, counterfeit comics are being made for the unwary.

re: #207 sattv4u2

re: #205 Floral Giraffe

All these women smoochin' each other,,, Life is good!

Are you a Young Eagle?

Miss Badu is busted for getting down with her bad self. She is sooo beautiful. [Link: www.cnn.com...]

re: #204 prairiefire

I want an end to honor killings.

I thought an honor killing was more along the lines of embarrassing the family. Not sure and not being snarky.

re: #211 Decatur Deb

Are you a Young Eagle?

More like an old dog!

re: #189 Decatur Deb

Thanks, bookmarked. I'm still researching the Decatur Deb.

Hope your search is going well!

re: #213 Cannadian Club Akbar

The (usually) young female family member is killed for shaming the honor of the family. It is a disgusting Patriarchal practice.

re: #208 b_sharp

From my short exposure to Walter, he appears to be much like an onion, slightly acidic, complex, multi layered and he adds a unique flavour to the mix.

From LGF I got turned on to Walter's play "A Field of Buttercups"

His link allowed you to download it. It's about Janusz Korczak, the man who ran an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto. (very simplistically said)

It is fantastic, and I recommend Lizards to read it!

re: #216 prairiefire

The (usually) young female family member is killed for shaming the honor of the family. It is a disgusting Patriarchal practice.

Did I miss something in the witchcraft story?

Greetings..how's every little thing?

re: #218 Cannadian Club Akbar

Did I miss something in the witchcraft story?

Is this the fellow from Lebanon who was making "predictions" on a TV show? Like astrology or something?

a genius...an American icon, and treasure...Brian Wilson
maybe the best song these guys ever recorded...live

re: #178 Racer X

Canned Unicorn Meat

Unicorns, as we all know, frolic all over the world, pooping rainbows and marshmallows wherever they go. What you don't know is that when unicorns reach the end of their lifespan, they are drawn to County Meath, Ireland. The Sisters at Radiant Farms have dedicated their lives to nursing these elegant creatures through their final days. Taking a cue from the Kobe beef industry, they massage each unicorn's coat with Guinness daily and fatten them on a diet comprised entirely of candy corn.

As the unicorn ages, its meat becomes fatty and marbled and the living bone in the horn loses density in a process much like osteoporosis. The horn's outer layer of keratin begins to develop a flavor very similar to candied almonds. Blending the crushed unicorn horn into the meat adds delightful, crispy flavor notes in each bite. We are confident you will find a world of bewilderment in every mouthful of scrumptious unicorn meat.

LOL! But wouldn't Obama hate you for devouring his campaign workers?

re: #218 Cannadian Club Akbar

I thought of it in response to the med-evil aspect of the witchcraft accusation.

re: #207 sattv4u2

re: #205 Floral Giraffe

All these women smoochin' each other,,, Life is good!

Hey, it's warmer than a hug, on the intertubes!
Prevert.

re: #34 Cato the Elder

Have you ever read Proust?

One of the more snobbish things he mentions is how old families look down on parvenus who actually have to buy their furniture.

In that world, furniture comes with the title, the country estate, and the town house. Anything "bought" (and be it a Chippendale) is for the servants.

Just as English gentlemen formerly had their men-servants 'break-in' certain articles of their clothing (especially shoes) so that they wouldn't look too new - which was considered rather vulgar and off-putting. Cashmeres, shoes and bespoke suits were always better if they appeared to have been passed down a generation or two. The very least one could do was to take the 'newness' off of them.

re: #220 marjoriemoon

Is this the fellow from Lebanon who was making "predictions" on a TV show? Like astrology or something?

Yes, but honor killings were brought up. Might have just been an additional comment on Sharia.

re: #221 albusteve

a genius...an American icon, and treasure...Brian Wilson
maybe the best song these guys ever recorded...live

[Video]

Yeah!

Ah well kiddies

I have to go put a new power supply into a transmitter. If anyone smells hair or flesh burning please call 911~~

BBL

re: #223 prairiefire

I thought of it in response to the med-evil aspect of the witchcraft accusation.

Both are equally bizarre.

re: #209 SanFranciscoZionist

You have the funniest stories!

re: #229 marjoriemoon

She Turned me into a NEWT!

re: #231 PT Barnum

She Turned me into a NEWT!

But, I got better!

re: #212 prairiefire

Miss Badu is busted for getting down with her bad self. She is sooo beautiful. [Link: www.cnn.com...]

It is an honor to any town for Erykah Badu to walk naked through it.

They should get over themselves.

re: #220 marjoriemoon

Is this the fellow from Lebanon who was making "predictions" on a TV show? Like astrology or something?

Yeah, Saudi has arrested the Johnny Carson of the Middle East for sorcery.

I've seen a lot of blues bands...whatever...these guys are very very good
our very own Mad-al-Jaffe...Stevie Levine
check out these teasers...I dare you...let it play
the Blues Evolution
[Link: www.bigdaddystallings.com...]

I'm a huge fan already

re: #234 SanFranciscoZionist

Yeah, Saudi has arrested the Johnny Carson of the Middle East for sorcery.

You can't make this stuff up, unfortunately.

re: #235 albusteve

I've seen a lot of blues bands...whatever...these guys are very very good
our very own Mad-al-Jaffe...Stevie Levine
check out these teasers...I dare you...let it play
the Blues Evolution
[Link: www.bigdaddystallings.com...]

I'm a huge fan already

Mad's band are all studs..Period...Just studs..
Big fan already

re: #45 Killgore Trout

Heh. A few of those people still exist. One of my new favorite TV shows is called "Country House Rescue". It's a reality show about people who own these ancient British mansions and can't afford them anymore. An expert comes in and helps them make money off giving tours, charging admission, renting to film companies, etc. In a lot of cases it the first time in a few 100 years that someone in the family has had to actually generate income.

Loads of families like that in France, but here, it's the custom to go into 'respectable' business - things like banking, luxury goods or directing multinationals. It's less a question of business acumen than the fact that both political and economic power in this country is both concentrated and 'passed down' from generation to generation. If you are a part of this network by birth, you have a ready-made network of powerful contacts in both government, industry and even the media who share the same values and objectives as you - and who are more than ready to cooperate with you.

re: #237 HoosierHoops

Mad's band are all studs..Period...Just studs..
Big fan already

I'm mean really...this is the third time today I've listened to this stuff...I am really excited to cop this his CD...I hope it has some of this stuff on it, these are are just killer imo

re: #235 albusteve

I just played Sail on for the 3rd time.

re: #238 ryannon

Loads of families like that in France, but here, it's the custom to go into 'respectable' business - things like banking, luxury goods or directing multinationals. It's less a question of business acumen than the fact that both political and economic power in this country is both concentrated and 'passed down' from generation to generation. If you are a part of this network by birth, you have a ready-made network of powerful contacts in both government, industry and even the media who share the same values and objectives as you - and who are more than ready to cooperate with you.

A friend of mine briefly dated a guy from a very ancient, very connected, English family. When they went to meet his family, he told her, on the road, "Don't tell my parents about your parents."

"Why not?" she asked. J's parents are both pharmacists, they were the first people in their Midwestern town to go to college, then they returned home to open a pharmacy. They are supremely respectable people, and J is very proud of them.

"Well, they work for a living," he said, and she realized that she was in way over her head.

re: #234 SanFranciscoZionist

Yeah, Saudi has arrested the Johnny Carson of the Middle East for sorcery.

Yeah. The Suadis claimed the right to behead the man for something he did not even do in Saudi Arabia. It's sick and an insult to Lebanon's national sovereignty, not to mention an insult to freedom.

re: #225 ryannon

Just as English gentlemen formerly had their men-servants 'break-in' certain articles of their clothing (especially shoes) so that they wouldn't look too new - which was considered rather vulgar and off-putting. Cashmeres, shoes and bespoke suits were always better if they appeared to have been passed down a generation or two. The very least one could do was to take the 'newness' off of them.

Yes.

Frayed cuffs always trump new ones, if they come from the right tailor.

re: #239 albusteve

I'm mean really...this is the third time today I've listened to this stuff...I am really excited to cop this his CD...I hope it has some of this stuff on it, these are are just killer imo

Can I say this?
Mad is a fucking music stud..
Wow!

re: #240 Stanley Sea

I just played Sail on for the 3rd time.

doesn't that just sound...like perfect?

re: #244 HoosierHoops

Can I say this?
Mad is a fucking music stud..
Wow!

IIRC, he's on his date right now.

re: #245 albusteve

doesn't that just sound...like perfect?

YES. yes yes yes. I damn favorited it.

re: #246 Stanley Sea

IIRC, he's on his date right now.

With a girl who fixed his bike tire, IIRC.

re: #238 ryannon

Loads of families like that in France, but here, it's the custom to go into 'respectable' business - things like banking, luxury goods or directing multinationals. It's less a question of business acumen than the fact that both political and economic power in this country is both concentrated and 'passed down' from generation to generation. If you are a part of this network by birth, you have a ready-made network of powerful contacts in both government, industry and even the media who share the same values and objectives as you - and who are more than ready to cooperate with you.

[JOOZ CONAPSIRCY joke here]

re: #212 prairiefire

Miss Badu is busted for getting down with her bad self. She is sooo beautiful. [Link: www.cnn.com...]

You don't know the worst of it:

SHE WASN'T BUSTED FOR BEING NAKED, THAT WAS A SMOKE SCREEN!!1 THE POLICE WERE GOING AFTER HER BECAUSE SHE KNOWS WHO WAS ON THE GRASS KNOLL!!11

/Alex Jones

re: #246 Stanley Sea

IIRC, he's on his date right now.

he's in a very competition rich environment up near DC...I hope they stick with it, that's all they can do...and then BOOM!...there is so much excellent, small time stuff out there it'll blow your mind...these guys are a perfect example of that...it's what I'm all about as a fan to

re: #238 ryannon

That's a large part of the problem of immigrant integration into French culture, do you think?