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Thu Feb-05-09 11:45 AM
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Do you collect stuff? What is your hobby? |
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I collect old books
other books
book marks
porcelin ( blue and white)
cobalt blue glass
a small collection of pitiful looking plants because my cat Lilith wont leave them the F@@K alone!
probably more stuff I will remember later because I am s pack rat at heart.
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Thu Feb-05-09 11:47 AM
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:00 PM
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ranging from classical to Dylan to James Taylor. When oneighty passed away he willed me his classical CDs . He loved Mozart . He left me some books too. Needless to say those Cds and books are my treasures
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Thu Feb-05-09 11:48 AM
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2. I'm probably gonna get teased for this |
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but I'm really into fantasy lit and I love dragons and unicorns (I've always loved horses too) and collect them both. Oh and whales too. Yeah I have eclectic taste..:)
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JitterbugPerfume
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Thu Feb-05-09 11:55 AM
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3. nothing wrong with that TZ |
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people who can walk and chew gum at the same time sometimes tend to be eclectic in their taste
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:37 PM
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18. any favorite fantasy authors? |
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or books?
and, if anybody in this thread is getting teased about their hobby, it's me.
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Thu Feb-05-09 11:55 AM
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I'm not a person that is really into hobbies per say, but I have a shitload of books,because I luv to read.
In particular,I like reading non-fiction/educational books.
I also really enjoy watching TV,and surfing the net.
And in the last 2 yrs,I have been going to the gym.
Boring,yes I know.lol
I have tried knitting,and stuff of that nature,but I can't get into a lot of stuff.
Something has to really captivate my interest,and be relatively easy to do,or I get frustrated.lol
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:03 PM
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7. I am with you on needlework |
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and it is strange because my mom and two of my sisters are into it.
Years ago my mom tried to teach me how to crochet , but she had to give up.
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:00 PM
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6. I collect Lake Superior agates, very specific pieces of beach glass (I have a system), old books, |
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old cookbooks, ephemera (politics, labor, specific corporations, some cooking), Soviet and Russian stuff, and dust. I collect a lot of dust.
Oh, and I have an old collection of Breyer horses from when I was younger. And a Breyer unicorn, TZ! :hi:
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:08 PM
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My daughter in law is deep into Michigan Lighthouse lore . It is fascinating.
the dust will be fine as long as you don't date it!Personally, I am suspicious of people who have houses that are TO neat.
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:06 PM
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8. Comics, action figures/urban vinyl, flip books, smashed pennies |
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I collect a lot of crap. Smashed pennies I get when traveling. Comics just because I like reading them, mostly indie ones that will probably never have much value. I haven't bought many figures lately, I need to add some shelves in the basement first. Flip books live in a drawer under my bed. I take them out and gently flip them from time to time.
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:11 PM
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12. I wish I had the comic books we bought in the late 40s , early 50s |
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for a nickle! Who knew they would someday be worth a fortune?
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:09 PM
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10. Used to be Wedgwood, but I reached my limit. Still: DC Super-heroes (10- and 12-cent only!); Jim |
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Shore angels; sea-shells (but only those I find); wine-glasses that strike my fancy; glass hinged-lid boxes (for those shells); memorabilia of a couple of my favorite singers.
And books. Always books.
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:14 PM
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ALL DUers seem to love books!
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Thu Feb-05-09 02:44 PM
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33. I can go down any candy aisle and nothin'. But walk near a used-book store, and I. MUST. BUY! |
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Edited on Thu Feb-05-09 02:44 PM by WinkyDink
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:09 PM
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11. Not surprisingly I collect mice. |
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Not the real ones, just figurines or pictures.
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:16 PM
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14. I seem to have a collection of REAL ones |
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but my kitty Lilith is taking care of it for me
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:27 PM
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15. Thrift store cameras. |
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Everyone is dumping their old film cameras.
Usually I go after cameras $5 or less, mostly I get them for $1, but I will spend up to $10 for something unusual.
My rule is the camera has to find me. I don't go looking for cameras, and I don't ask for cameras, otherwise I would be buried in them.
It's really cool to get a camera I had or really wanted as a kid for next to nothing.
Still, my favorite 35mm is one I bought new a long time ago: an Olympus XA2.
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:32 PM
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I remember my first camera. It was a Brownie and It took black and white pictures
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:36 PM
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17. My hobby is role-playing games (Dungeons & Dragons) |
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I also collect miniature wargaming figures that can complement my D&D game.
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:59 PM
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there were several Dungeons and Dragons threads here
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Thu Feb-05-09 01:04 PM
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24. I probably participated in a few |
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and started a few as well...
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Thu Feb-05-09 12:45 PM
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19. Frogs cause they remind me of joy. |
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Thu Feb-05-09 01:03 PM
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22. my neighbor collects frogs |
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If you want to make her happy , just give her a ceramic frog.
Several years ago I bought a really cool frog made of wire at a street fair in Chicago and I considered making him the first in a collection by my grand daughter spied him and made him part of HER collection
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Thu Feb-05-09 01:14 PM
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28. I collect slowly. I'm really picky. I don't want anyone else to get me a frog. I only have |
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about 4 but I always keep my eye out for them. I used to work in a gift store in my home town. They had tons of frogs from all sorts of sources. I stay away from that store because I know I'd go crazy in there as I wasn't collecting until after I left. I was probably inspired by all the frogs they had to start my own collection. That and happy childhood memories.
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Thu Feb-05-09 01:01 PM
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Old books (inherited from my father)
Children's old history books, children's art books
Homemade baskets
Appalachian pottery
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Thu Feb-05-09 01:07 PM
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25. I love Appalachian pottery! |
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and all kinds of folk art
What is the name of the people in the south who makes the intricate baskets?I have a small one, but thee large ones are way out of my price range
is it Gullah?
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Thu Feb-05-09 01:03 PM
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accidentally go:nuke: :shrug:
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Thu Feb-05-09 01:28 PM
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they get wet and the chemical composition changes. That's rare. But if kept dry they can last indefinitely and are stable. I lit a sparkler that was at least 50 years old and it worked perfectly.
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Thu Feb-05-09 01:11 PM
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27. I suffer from GAS.... |
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Thu Feb-05-09 01:16 PM
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especially the powder blue one , and the red one!
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Thu Feb-05-09 01:46 PM
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31. If it isn't nailed down, I probably collect it. If it is nailed down, I use a crowbar. |
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Thu Feb-05-09 03:37 PM
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34. My hobbies: music, reading, writing, watching sports, playing with my dog Gordon, |
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listening to Air America and sports radio, surfing the internet, following winter storms, exploring the paranormal, computer security, etc.
I collect CDs and watches.
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Sat Feb-07-09 01:25 AM
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35. books, of course. with a sub collection of cookbooks |
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also pottery. I like to buy local pottery when I travel, if I can find some. We stumbled on a fabulous potter in North Dakota. Prairie Fire Pottery;
we own a LOT of DVD and CD recordings.
our newest thing is Oaxacan wood carvings. That is some cool stuff.
We have a huge Christmas ornament collection; we pick up ornaments when we travel .
and bats, stuffed animal bats that is
cave stuff.
cat stuff
and I have way too many coffee mugs and Tshirts
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Sat Feb-07-09 01:29 AM
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37. My ancestors: I do family genealogy. And US history books. |
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I currently have 443 family members in my tree on Ancestry. Could be a lot more, but I won't link into other's research unless I can confirm it myself. Not all documents are online, so several hundred people will have to wait until I can vacation in Maine one year.
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