I never heard of this before, and it's awesome. Apparently, in the heyday of the hobo (circa 1930), a popular way for them to raise cash was to carve totally new images into one side of a nickel and sell it folks at train stops, etc. There's even a collector's society and quite a bit of eBay business (tip: the "Bart Simpson" ones are probably fake).
It sure beats the hell out of "how about a quarter, buddy," or my perrenial favorite, "I'm out of gas."
I never heard of this before, and it's awesome. Apparently, in the heyday of the hobo (circa 1930), a popular way for them to raise cash was to carve totally new images into one side of a nickel and sell it folks at train stops, etc. There's even a collector's society and quite a bit of eBay business (tip: the "Bart Simpson" ones are probably fake).
It sure beats the hell out of "how about a quarter, buddy," or my perrenial favorite, "I'm out of gas."
This kind of thing pisses me off so badly, mainly because I didn't think of it first, and now nobody else can get away with it.
Note: Some of the galleries are NSFW.
This kind of thing pisses me off so badly, mainly because I didn't think of it first, and now nobody else can get away with it.
Note: Some of the galleries are NSFW.
I'm a sucker for picture discs, and I couldn't pass this baby up (especially for $1.50). It's 80s german (i think) exercise music, topped with lots of "eine zwei drei vier" over and over. Even more awesome is that most of the music is 80s euro dance pop hits (Yaz, anyone?). Topfit!
(I haven't got a good vinyl to MP3 solution yet, but when I do, I'll get you guys some audio. In the meantime, enjoy the picture's perm-y goodness.)
I'm a sucker for picture discs, and I couldn't pass this baby up (especially for $1.50). It's 80s german (i think) exercise music, topped with lots of "eine zwei drei vier" over and over. Even more awesome is that most of the music is 80s euro dance pop hits (Yaz, anyone?). Topfit!
(I haven't got a good vinyl to MP3 solution yet, but when I do, I'll get you guys some audio. In the meantime, enjoy the picture's perm-y goodness.)
The complete official US NES Collection, up to $30,000 on eBay (so far).
I'd be impressed if they were all in box.
The complete official US NES Collection, up to $30,000 on eBay (so far).
I'd be impressed if they were all in box.
I found this doll on eBay, and it scared the crap out of me.
Sold as a "Antique Italian Creche Figure Doll (Virgin Mary? Angel?)," it got the seller four bills. It gave me the creeps (in a beautiful way?).
I found this doll on eBay, and it scared the crap out of me.
Sold as a "Antique Italian Creche Figure Doll (Virgin Mary? Angel?)," it got the seller four bills. It gave me the creeps (in a beautiful way?).
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