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Antique Blowtorch - $15.00
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: For Sale
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"What's that?"- "I dunno. Looks to be an old blowtorch."
"What are you going to do with it?"
- "Blowtorch things. It's kind of cool looking...."
"You want to be a plumber?"
- "No, but ..."
"Then really, what are you going to do with it?"
- "Leave me alone. You buy all sorts of things and I don't ever grill you about them...how many pairs of underwear do you own? Bloody hell! ...."
"OK, OK, just buy it then..."
- "I'm not sure I want it."
"Then leave it.."
- "Can I borrow 15 bucks? I'm a bit short..."
"Geezus...."
Swap: 1 Decrepit Antique Harp
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: For Sale
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A few things:
Firstly, ignore the price.
Secondly, I'm in no way responsible for the damage done to it by whatever moron-once-upon-a-time did to make it "playable". It came to me pretty much in the condition you see it. To describe it briefly, it's an antique - guess mid-Victorian Harp. It's got some lovely painting on it, it's old, it's also kinda junky and probably not in any way repairable, more - with a bit (or a lot) of work - a junktique.
Thirdly, I appreciate it's decrepit, I've had it for 20 odd years and would like it to go to someone who'd appreciate it - (Not a dealer, be warned, and I know you all so just try and pick it up and see what happens...), so disregard the price. Instead, bring me something curious of equal value - not to exceed 2 inches by 2 inches by 1 inch deep. In other words, something small, I'm downsizing. Don't tell me, or hint at it's provenance, I trust you implicitly, simply drop me a line and wrap it up and we'll do the swap. I like surprises.
Halloween body in leaves
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Dreams
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It's Halloween and I've hacked someone up, hung them upside-down over a pile of leaves to drain the blood first, then dismembered them into a heap of organs and limbs.
The children don't know, they think it's an exceptionally gruesome display on the front lawn, but other people have caught on.
The papers, they've got photos of my display on the front page and detailed ones inside, people are buying them like hotcakes, it's an award winning Halloween display for sure, I try to stop someone, a short fat man, from buying the paper - "Don't ..." I tell him, and put my hand on his arm to sell him; he knows, some of the others know, it's not just a display, they want to look.
I'm not going to get away with this forever, the police are coming to pick me up, they're at the front door. I tell the kids to eat their dinner, then go to the door, the police are there, I apologize and tell them I'm eating dinner, I'll just be half an hour.
I'll be going away for this one for quite some time.
Zac Freeman - Mixed Media Mosaics
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Link of the day
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Zac Freeman makes realistic mosaics out of found objects and junk. You can view more of his work at his website.
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