What is the strangest, most unique or most different thing you have in your house? I have a full set of Christmas

[debm55]

beverage glasses from Arby's. What about you? I also have an ironing board that I got for my wedding shower that I can't part with but I might need someday.

[Raven123]

1. A few beverage glasses my mother purchased with her S & H Green Stamps

For those who don’t know what they are. Here’s a link

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%26H_Green_Stamps

[debm55]

5. Thank you for the memory. Raven 123. I collected them and took to the redemption store.

[Tree Lady]

35. We saved blue chip stamps

Had store to redeem in next town over, got mixers, blenders things like that.

[pansypoo53219]

64. i found a hoard of unused s + h stamps. which i did ebay. my grandma's crap rat hoard. well, i do have a old shop top

shelf grabber thing. i was leaving an estate sale w/ a extra bag full off stuff + a worker there asked if i'd take it. ooh. i kept cast iron bits i could take off my grandparent's old gravity heating system when it had to be replaced. i gave away 1 to a cousin + another to my other cousin. i still have the old reciept for it. it was bought used. early 1900's. best heat ever.

[Midnight Writer]

2. I am the strangest, most unique or most different thing in my house.

Other than that, my hoard of physical media.

I have thousands of vinyl records, compact discs, DVDs, VHS tapes, computer programs on floppy disc, and books. Lots and lots of glorious books.

Someday, maybe archeologists will excavate the area where my house used to sit and find a treasure trove of artifacts.

[debm55]

7. HAHAHAHAHAHAHH. Thank you very much Midnight Writer. I like your hoard.

[Lifeafter70]

3. My ex husband's ashes.

Waiting for my kids to decide what to do with them.

[debm55]

9. That is different. Thank you Lifeafter 70.

[Ocelot II]

4. Besides myself? I have an old wooden airplane propeller, about 6' long,

leaning against the wall because I don't know what else to do with it. I also have a clock on duck feet, a brass figurine of a house fly that opens up, a painted wooden cat with wings hanging from the ceiling, and a very large oil painting of an Atlantic puffin.

[debm55]

13. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much Ocelot ll That is a real collection.

[lpbk2713]

6. A set of encyclopedias from about 60 years ago.

I just haven't gotten around to throwing them out out. Maybe the grandkids
would have fun reading through them. The world has changed in so many
ways since then.

[debm55]

14. Thank you very much ipbk2713. Kids love to read. I would give to the grandkids.

[SarasotaDem]

8. I have

110 lb. Quartz cluster

[debm55]

15. OH that sounds great, Thank you so much for sharing SarsotaDem.

[RustyWheels]

10. Sybil Paintings

I have 8 original paintings by Shirley A. Mason (aka Sybil - from '70's book and TV movie fame), along with a number of prints from the "Hidden Paintings" collection.

Shirley was my father's 3rd cousin, and I was born in the southeastern Minnesota town (i.e. Dodge Center) where she grew-up.

You can read all about the paintings at my website www.hiddenpaintings.com

[debm55]

16. Thank you so much RustyWheels. I read the book and saw the series. That is very interesting.

[debm55]

19. I went to the link and read it. It was interesting to see her paintings. I will go no further for personal reasons.

[CrispyQ]

11. Omg, I use my ironing board every time I do laundry. I love my Rowenta steam iron!!

As for weird stuff, I don't have any, really. I do have my mother's doll from when she was a girl & it's kind of creepy looking. It has real human hair. I've willed it to a friend who wants to turn it into a creepy Halloween doll.

[debm55]

12. Thank you CrispyQ, No iron touches these hands. Even when I worked I would buy iron free clothing. I sort of like the

Doll the way she is---sort of old Wordly. But I can see it made into a Halloween Doll

[doc03]

17. I have a Subway card autographed by Gerrod Fogel in 2008 (he was the Subway spokesman that went

to the big house for child molesting and such)

[debm55]

18. doc03, Have you thought of throwing it away? Thank you for sharing with us.

[doc03]

22. I have wondered if I could get a free sub

for it at Subway.

[debm55]

26. It would hurt to ask. Talk to the manager. Best if luck my friend.

[3catwoman3]

20. My Fuji stick. A walking stick that you are given when you climb Mt. Fuji.

About 4 1/2 feet long. Octagonal shape.

Several of us from the air base went on this adventure. There are stations along the way, and at each station, you get a symbol burned into your stick - kind of like branding cattle. We got to station 8 of 10 and had to turn back because of rain and lightning.

We could see Mt. Fuji from the base. It is a truly spectacular sight.

[debm55]

21. Thank you very 3catwoman3 for sharing with us , Japan is one place that was always on my bucket list.What an adverture

your life has been. I love the idea of branding symbols into the Fuji stick at each stop.

[Duncanpup]

30. Awesome

[markodochartaigh]

23. I have a Polisi bassoon.

It is an unusual type of bassoon developed by the New York Philharmonic principal bassoonist, William Polisi. It has a deep, rich tone.

[debm55]

24. Thank you very much makodocharaight for sharing with us. Do you play the instrument?

[markodochartaigh]

25. Yes,

I play but only for my own enjoyment. Although since getting long covid it is really difficult to play for more than twenty minutes.

[debm55]

27. Thank you markodochartaigh, Best of luck with your health.

[3catwoman3]

32. I wish I could hear it.

I love the sound of a bassoon.

[TlalocW]

28. A World War II Piggy bank with a Hitler stache

Around the coin slot on the pig's back it says, "Save for Victory - Make Him Squeal."

[debm55]

29. OMG , that is great, Thank you very much for sharing, TialocW,

[brush]

31. A 1947 Philco floor model, wooden radio. It's art deco style with...

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wooden columns fronting the huge speaker that sounds like a juke box, and above that, the bakelite knobs and dial with several wave length settings.

And it still works.

[Oeditpus Rex]

38. Ooooo!

Y'got a pic?

[brush]

40. I'll take one and post it tomorrow.

[brush]

66. Here ya go, OR.

[Oeditpus Rex]

68. Sweeeet!

Art Deco 'n' everything!

Are the "ears" miidrange speakers to go with the 15-inch (I'm guessing) bass speaker?

[debm55]

42. Thank you very much, brush . That is so unique.

[brush]

67. Thought you might like to see it too, DebM, another poster asked if I had a pic.

so I took one for him/her.

[debm55]

69. wonderful, brush

[LogDog75]

33. I have a Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR pocketwatch.

I bought it for $15 at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in the early 80s. When the Soviet Union and the Berlin Wall fell, they pulled their military out of Germany selling off a lot of material to the local merchants, mainly foreign nationals. The watch still works.

[debm55]

43. Wow.Thank you very much, LogDog75, That is very unique.

[Tree Lady]

34. I found a toaster in bright

Psychedelic colors one of a kind

[debm55]

44. HAHAHAHAHa. I love it . Thank you for posting it Tree Lady. Oster-name brand. I have never seen anything like it.

[Tree Lady]

49. And it actually works great

I have used it for 10 yrs.

[debm55]

50. Wow, that's great. Thank you Tree Lady.

[Rizen]

36. I have a buffalo skull that was my grandparents'

[debm55]

45. Thank you very much Rizen. That is very unique. Thank you for sharing.

[Oeditpus Rex]

37. Probably my Miracle Blessed Prayer Cloth

from the Rev. Billy C. Wirtz. Got it the first time I saw him live.

He signed it, "Dave -- tee fockin' ha! -- Rev. Billy."

[debm55]

46. HAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, Oedipus Rex. Now the question is--how much did you pay for this prayer cloth???

[Oeditpus Rex]

65. Five bucks, I think

It was like 30 years ago, so...

[Brother Buzz]

39. A stuffed armadillo named Owen Meany

The Holy Grail all dumpster divers, Baby!.

I can’t pass a dumpster without peeking in, and there he was. I lashed him to my bicycle rack and rode home trying to figure how She Who Must be Obeyed would react. I was fearing she would she would bring up the fear of leprosy, which is a thing with armadillos. I carried it to the house with it hidden behind my back, then showed her. To my delight, she broke into a wonderful smile, and instantly fell in love with him.

[debm55]

41. HAhahahahahhah, Oh my that is so funny. Thank you very much Brother Buzz.

[Coventina]

47. I have a really large WWI artillery shell I use as an umbrella stand.

[debm55]

48. HAHAHHAH. Thank you very much Coventina. Peaceful way to repurpose

[greatauntoftriplets]

51. My paternal grandfather was an undertaker.

I have the brush that he used to groom the beaver fur tophat he wore at funerals. Wish that I had his hat, but have no idea what happened to it

[debm55]

52. Thank you very much greatauntoftriplets. Maybe ask around the family and see if anyone knows. Thank you for sharing with

us.

[drmeow]

53. I have an incomplete set

of stemware that my great aunts bought when they "descended upon" (my aunt's words - who inherited them and then gifted them to me) Europe after WWI. They have black stems with an open diamond near the top and relatively plain clear glass (I think crystal) bases and goblets with no markings that I can find. I'd love to know more about them but I'd have to find an expert in post-WWI/pre-Great Depression glassware

[debm55]

54. I hope you find someone. That would be very interesting to find out,

[UpInArms]

55. An oil painting from Haiti

From the 70s when Baby Doc was ruler

https://imgur.com/a/EdpE7z8

Can’t seem to figure out how to share the pic

[debm55]

60. UpinArms. I got the picture. It is very unique with the shades of whites and browns. Thank you for sharing.

[malaise]

56. A stunningly beautiful quilt made by my oldest sister

😀

[debm55]

61. Thank you very much for sharing with us malaise.

[SWBTATTReg]

57. A room solely dedicated to my Disney collectibles, over 15K items. One day I may sell off, but not today!

[debm55]

62. What a wonderful way to use a room, Thank you very much SWBTATTReg, That sounds priceless.

[catbyte]

58. A set of BC cartoon bowls I think came from a gas station with a fill-up

They look like this:

[debm55]

59. Thank you catbyte. They are neat. Thank you for sharing.

[justaprogressive]

63. My wife says

it's OK to say it's her.

[debm55]

70. Hahaha. Tell your wife okay

[Nittersing]

71. Do you remember the Cows on Parade that travelled around the country?

I had friends who purchased one and set it on the balcony of their condo. Something like this:



Adding this link for the whole cow parade thing: https://cowparade.com/

[debm55]

72. I remember them. Thank you Nittersing. Do you have one?