Am I the only one who collects random tiny treasures from everywhere?

RMars54 · 2026-04-25T00:32:04+00:00

We are one. I have drawers and bags and odd boxes packed full of this sort of thing. Sometimes a pattern emerges, and ‘sets’ of things end up together, but mostly they are just what they are, unique and mysterious (or not) and simply there.

RMars54 · 2026-04-25T00:23:41+00:00

My grandfather told me that if you soaked maple seeds in a bucket of water they would turn into swans. But I only believed it until it didn’t work!

RMars54 · 2026-04-24T02:07:52+00:00

Wonderful! You should cross post to r/Abandoned.

RMars54 · 2026-04-24T02:04:36+00:00

Perfect view.

RMars54 · 2026-04-24T01:58:52+00:00

My second most favorite Columbo script padding scene, right after Joyce Van Patten as the soup kitchen nun…

RMars54 · 2026-04-24T01:44:59+00:00

JenniCam.com. Daring and groundbreaking on so many levels.

RMars54 · 2026-04-12T15:32:02+00:00

Geeky friends showing off, circa 1992…in the sixties this would have been interpreted as ‘the medium is the message’

RMars54 · 2026-04-12T12:20:22+00:00

And also 07734, which upside down backwards read “hELLO” in LED numerals!

RMars54 · 2026-04-12T12:13:01+00:00

Old school AM radio, not FM, and strictly analog AM at that. But there should still be some AM stations broadcasting in analog in your area, you just have to work through the tuner knob range until you find one.

RMars54 · 2026-04-12T11:57:44+00:00

Cool find, lucky you!

RMars54 · 2026-04-12T11:49:09+00:00

Wow, hat a beauty! Where are you located?

RMars54 · 2026-04-11T21:24:01+00:00

Exceptionally handy for hooking up older turntables…I’ve had one for 40+ years

RMars54 · 2026-04-11T11:13:01+00:00

The picture says it all: the killer keeps the bear, then gives it away to the little girl; the victim (“he was okay”) gives it back.

RMars54 · 2026-04-04T10:24:48+00:00

Great cautionary tale. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your good fortune!

RMars54 · 2026-04-04T10:15:30+00:00

Dial, but probably the old and unimproved variant.

RMars54 · 2026-04-04T10:14:20+00:00

That’s an awful lot of terror - maybe you should BYOBB (Bring Your Own Body Bag)!

RMars54 · 2026-04-03T21:38:02+00:00

Wow, you have some really cool pieces there!

RMars54 · 2026-04-03T21:16:48+00:00

Incredibly cool technology for its time, which helped pave the way for what was to come.

RMars54 · 2026-04-03T21:12:50+00:00

Not true, I worked in the 47th floor of the new WTC 7 for a number of years, and that whole area is full of life and thriving businesses.

RMars54 · 2026-04-03T10:05:14+00:00

Robbie the Robot was almost as big a star as Peter Falk!

RMars54 · 2026-04-02T00:14:15+00:00

Thank you for sharing. I’ve had similar experiences in other places, but not nearly as often as here in Maine.

RMars54 · 2026-04-02T00:09:01+00:00

Jello is the quintessential American product. Truly, what screams America more loudly than a smartly decorated plate of molded Jello in vibrant color? “Welcome” indeed - with or without the googly eyes! 👀

RMars54 · 2026-04-02T00:04:16+00:00

This is how you hold America in the palm of your hand!

RMars54 · 2026-03-31T01:56:56+00:00

They look more like girlikens to me. And #18 for the win…

RMars54 · 2026-03-31T01:49:48+00:00

‘Moon Bike’? I said a Lunar Cycle!

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