MPSIMS Virtual Garage Sale

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Wow, we may have to have a whole section just for travel and tourism, any voluteers to oversee it? (And of course you would need one of those vested power suits to wear on the power trip).

I think you can find the flights of fancy right over by the used books, FairyChatMom.

Those white lies should go fast if you put them in a free box; then people can grab them on their way out (because people use them but usually don’t like to admit to them).

Those innuendos can go next to the other vials on the shelf there, but the back stabbers have to stand outside, back-to-back, so they don’t hurt each other or anybody else.

Gotta go to class soon; I hope you all won’t mind running things!

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:sneaks out of basement:
:drops ‘a pound of cure’ next to Dire Wolf’s ‘ounce of prevention’:
:attaches identical price stickers to each:
:straightens up some other price signs that were accidentally knocked over:
:sneaks back down into basement looking for more stuff:

:sneaks back out long enough to snag a Pete’s Wicked Ale and an oatmeal raisin cookie:
:sneaks back into basement:

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPP!

<damned echo-y basements>

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:Tally-Ho runs to her car and walks back to the sale carrying something heavy:

Anyone wanna buy a slightly used lead foot? I need to cover the cost of a few speeding tickets. :wink:

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Hey, all! Nice day for a sale!

I’d be happy to donate this monkey if someone would be so kind as to pry it off my back. If you’ve got a barrel to put it in, maybe we can start a collection.

And this glass, too. Sometimes it’s half full, sometimes it’s half empty. It just depends on how you look at it. Makes a great party trick.

Any shutterbugs out there? I have a brother-in-law who’s a real dim bulb, he’d be great in a darkroom (preferably a padded darkroom, but that’s up to the buyer).

Here are several missed opportunities. I never realized they were at the door until it was too late. I think the knocker may be broken.

Oh, I almost forgot! Here’s some ego, extra large. I have plenty, won’t miss this at all. I’d be willing to trade for some compassionate listening skills and/or powers of observation.

Why yes, FairyChatMom, I think I will have another cookie. Mmmmmm…

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crrassshhh—shuffle—rattle—clink—rattle—plop

Lessee, here…got some old resentments,
Formless ideas,
and old flame or two,
a large litter of pet peeves,
a rat race track and treadmill,
unfinished business,
a monkey that sits on your back,
free advice,
and a sound-activated gorilla that dances the Macarena…

I’m sure I’ve got more stuff, I just started digging.:D.

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here’s some:

Left-handed compliments
for the kids, a slippery slope
bucket of cold water for throwing on hopes and dreams
and a timeshare for a castle in the air

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Here is some tupperware where none the lids and containers match.

Along with that, here is my joie de vivre. Grad school sucked it out of me some time ago. Put a fair price on it, would you?

Oooh, lookie here! Some manuals for Microsoft Word 2.0! And Excel 4.0!

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Dr. Jackson, I see you brought a monkey, too! Maybe we can put them next to the gorilla, and he can teach them the Macarena. At least that’ll keep 'em off our backs…;).

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The only thing more disturbing than the smelly houseguest [eewww] would be Poison sleeping on your couch every night, snoring, drooling, and passing gas! :eek: And I bet they are a noisy bunch indeed even after they pass out; your houseguest must have plenty to listen to - does he sleep on the floor by the couch? (What would the guys from Poison talk about in their sleep? No, no, I don’t even want to think about it.) Just teasing… :wink:

I have boxes and boxes of the most boring garage sale offerings cluttering up my attic (much of it relics bought from other garage sales), still waiting for me to follow through on my annual resolution to have one, so I’m delighted to have a chance to unload it here - where should I back the truck up? I’ll put a price on things, but if someone makes an offer, take it, no matter what it is. And I do have some pretty little bags of cat fur, both variegated tabby and silver grey, (packaged separately, of course) - I think all that luxurious cat fur should be put in one basket with “Your choice - $1” on it.

Please pass a beer, the substance that makes garage sales worthwhile!!! And I’m hoping there’s some pepperoni/extra-cheese pizza left?

BTW, has Matt_MCL brought that stuffed Mexican frog band? If so, I’ve got dibs!

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Hey there, thanks for the pizza…

I’ve got a few things to donate: how about these ancient bottles of nail polish that turn my nails yellow? While I’m at it, I’ve got some bad habits to get rid of, and here are some good ideas gone wrong.

Now, has anyone seen my cat Fluffy wandering around? I’m looking for the missing lynx. (Oh, and did someone say they were looking for self-confidence? I’m afraid to ask…)

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Here’s the next batch:

I have a tired, old dogma that I’m putting up for adoption,
Some pride; it’s dented a bit,
a parade float with some rain damage…

And here’s an opened can of worms for the early birds!

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Oh, and I forgot…
Here’s a smile, in case it rains, and someone needs it to be their umbrella :).

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:trudge…trudge…trudge…trudge:
<whump>

Ow. My foot.

More stuff.
[ul]
[li]a paradigm shift[/li][li]some good intentions[/li][li]a whole box of influences and examples: some are good, some are bad - mix and match.[/li][li]a vested interest (should I put this with the rest of the clothes?)[/li][li]a short shrift - not sure where I got it, but I got a whole lot of 'em.[/li][li]a paradox (if anyone is into multi-yacht sailing).[/li][/ul]

Now…for the attic.

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Boy, it’s great to unload a bit! Spider Woman, it’s very generous of you to let us bring our old stuff here. After all, re-cycling is a great thing.

Anyone have any marballs? I’ve been told I need a few…

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(walks up, smiling) Lookie what I found! In the back of my closet! Old campaign promises! Perfect for this election year! Lookie here! The New Deal, The Fair Deal, The Great Society, some guy named Dick you can kick around, I’m not a crook, No New Taxes, I didn’t have sex with that woman, a balanced budget is my top priority, Down with the Evil Empire, Trees cause pollution. Just polish 'em up and they’re good as new.

Oh, and here’s an old bucket, slightly dented, last used by my grandmother as she died.

Where do you want 'em?

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Hi. Just thought I’d drop off some more stuff I found hidden away:

I found some bats in the belfry. Oh there are also some brain cells that haven’t been used.

I located some extra insults that would turn the cat hairs all grey, hey I like grey sweaters. How about if we use these glacial looks to cool the beverages.

I have gobs of silly answers and tactless responses to contribute.

I also have an extra foot to contribute as soon as I extract it from my mouth. Also some extra shoes collected from people saying “if the shoe fits”.

But the real find was some extra baggage I found laying about the house. If I can get rid of that maybe I can find that road less traveled.

Mmmmm, these cookies are good.

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Hey, I just found some stuff for you aspiring Olympians:

  • conclusions for jumping to
  • a conscience to wrestle
  • an “Amok” treadmill

And for such a workout, you’ll need energy, and I just happen to have some rice krispies bars here… dig in…

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Wow! this is neat! I’ve got some stuff to get rid of!
youthful idealism- I don’t use it anymore
Journalistic integrity-It’s been outta style for 40 years
Here’s A Damn and A Rat’s Ass that I could give.
This guy named Tommy donated 30 years of crawling. Said he’s had it bottled up inside him.
Oh, and if anyone is selling virginity, well, I lost mine years ago.

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Hello again. I was bringing over a bunch of rolling stones, very decorative in the garden, but I ran into a fool and his money on the way over, so all I’ve got left is this very small packet of animal magnetism. Good for picking up dog and cat hair, but I was never able to get it to do anything else.
I had some cliches, they were pretty tired, but I thought someone could use them for parts, but then I remembered you already had a pile of those.
Is that loose cannon still here? Maybe I could use it to scare dumb bunnies out of my garden of earthly delights.
Oh, and try this Black Butte Porter, I’ve got a whole case of it here in this handcart I have left over from my first marriage.

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If we run out of room, the neighbor says we can use her garage, too. It’s right on the other side of the yard. She would like to donate her birthday, which is today, and see if anyone is selling a less common one. I’ll be leaving again tonight because I’m taking her out to dinner for her birthday.

I might take that paradigm shift myself, screech-owl, and wear one of those Freudian slips under it. The vested interest can go by the vested power suits and leisure suits.

Deb2world, those dust bunnies under the beds of roses seem to be multiplying. tradesilicon, we have a bunch of these smilie things that could pass for marbles. Tabithina brought one in, but it seems to be multiplying too.

Freyr, did you find any of those cool campaign buttons? Oh, wait, were there any cool campaigns?

weirddave, bumbazine was looking for youthful enthusiasm earlier; maybe the idealism would be a close enough substitute. We can package that rat’s ass with the rat race track and put them in the section with the litter of pet peeves. vix, I think the missing lynx is curled up there between those two back monkeys.

cygnus, there is lots of cold pizza left, and we’ll be ordering more this evening. CrankyAsAnOldMan, maybe your tupperware and mine will mix and match. Doctor Jackson, I want that half-and-half glass. I’ll trade you for my fake ice cubes that look like they have insects frozen into them.

And I want lurkernomore’s timeshare air castle (I get it after the cleaning lady has come for the week). I could install the slippery slope in the highest turret, and slide all the way to the next page. And I could store all my air guitars in the towers.

Good cookies and cheesecake, yum.

I hope everyone is finding everything they were looking for, and getting rid of their useless stuff.