Category: Flotsam
Be careful what you wish for, coyote..
I found this little roadrunner novelty souvenir at a thrift store a while back. He’s a cute little guy… just a little roadrunner doll, made in Japan. At least, I hope it’s just a...
Color me recycled
I was going through some stuff in the garage, and I found this McNeilus garbage truck coloring book. What happened was, when I was working ordering parts for a Waste Management repair garage, I...
Don’t throw the radio in the river
My dad bought this model GE radio for my mom, I think for their anniversary? They were listening to it at the breakfast table, it woke me up so I got the treat of...
This is bloody hilarious
A friend of ours was going through her dad’s hilarity and knick-knack box, and found this old practical joke. (Everybody’s dad has a drawer of stuff. My dad’s mainly had coins and tokens, one...
Flicko the very bad light switch
You have to decide. Lie in the dark with Flicko, or flick his snotty red nose to make the lights come on?
PIONEER CLUB: The honest Casino
The famed Pioneer Club lays it on the line in this 1948 gaming guide; “Maybe you’ll TAKE the SLOT MACHINES… or vice versa!” Nevermind the BS below that about being pleasantly surprised… Vice Versa...
These are the sounds of your life
This was one of those yard sales with dozens of boxes o’crap on tables in the yard, most with no price. They had I think grandma sitting in the carport taking payment. She had...
Happy to be playing again
I got caught up in bidding frenzy and wound up buying this old Zenith Trans-Oceanic at the Saturday auction for forty bucks. I figured to put a kit in that bypasses the old capacitors...
Fun facts to know and tell
There is something wrong with this, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Apparently pigs used to brush their teeth with their own hair? The “photomicrographs” make me want a hog bristle...
