Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for December 29, 2010
December 28, 2010
December 30, 2010
Transcript:
Alice: Why did Grandma give you an epergne? Mom: I'll bet she found it in her house and didn't want it. Grandma's house is stuffed to the rafters with things she doesn't want, or even know that she has. Alice: Petey says the lost treasure of the Incas is somewhere in the back of her kitchen drawer. Mom: Or in the basement in a box marked "roller skates."
margueritem almost 14 years ago
Petey is once again shown to be wise….as is Mom. Er, make that wiseguys.
Destiny23 almost 14 years ago
I wish she’d give me those “roller skates” for Christmas!!
Hillbillyman almost 14 years ago
Do you think Petey will bend that epergne into the shape of as robot?
cdward almost 14 years ago
Their problem is, all the best treasure is in the attic in a dark corner. Basements are cool too, though.
Crabbyrino Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Epergne? Had me headed to dictionary.com. New word for Scrabble–thanks.
dante.deangelo almost 14 years ago
Richard’s seen my basement. There’s a box marked “assorted” that I won’t open because it’s more fun to imagine what is in there.
Dirty Dragon almost 14 years ago
serenasakitty almost 14 years ago
This sounds like my house. I have stuff in bags and boxes that I’ve moved from house to house but I have no clue at all what it is. For all I know I might be taking the garbage.
keltii almost 14 years ago
So gramma has a basement like the storage room in Raiders of the Lost Ark, huh? cool!
zsteelie Premium Member almost 14 years ago
perfect pic, DirtyDragon!
ponytail56 almost 14 years ago
oh I got a brand new pair of rollerskates you got a brand new key I think that we should get together and try them out you see
scrabblefiend almost 14 years ago
Hey Dirty Dragon–what a great post!!! Best laugh I’ve had.
vldazzle almost 14 years ago
I have been telling my kids they need to find a good auctioneer when I die because I don’t think they have any idea what all my collections could bring. I hope they will want to keep some of my own paintings for themselves but some of the art by others is worth a great deal, and an art deco chandelier of solid crystal, onyx and brass is one I really love…
Bittermelon of Truth almost 14 years ago
Grandma needs to contact Sotheby’s, never mind Hoarders! For all we know she has dinosaur fossils in there
wsfn almost 14 years ago
I’ve promised my mother that when she dies, I’ll move into the house and take at least a year to sell her stuff… in her case, it is organized chaos. The basement is full floor to rafter with little pathways between the boxes, but she has an inventory of it all in excel with purchase price and value (as of the last time she priced it which could have been 20 years ago!). She also keeps a file of comparable items sold on ebay in a handy-dany 3 ring binder… I think my dad hides cash under the floor boards. I’m going to have to rip appart the house and sell stuff one bleeep thing at a time… then, maybe, I can actually retire on all that stuff! No way I’ll be able to retire on my salary! (ok, I make a good amount, but retirement is expensive!)