Collecting Useless Things

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Sat May 03, 2008 9:55 am

Darling DH likes to collect pots to put things in. Mainly large ground coffee pots, which he says will be very handy to put screws etc. in, and store in the garage. Well thats a good idea I hear you say - and yes I do agree, but only if thats what happened to them. We now have a large collection of EMPTY 'useful pots for putting things in'! (as Winnie the Pooh would say).

So anyone else collect any useful items :rolleyes:

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:00 am

Well I have a collection of those cute little bugs that you get as souvenirs from museums or galleries. The ones that are different colours have big eyes and have a tag that tell you where you have been. I always collect one from wherever I happen to visit, must have about 50 or so at the moment. No idea why I started though, but I think they are great! :wah:

librtyhead · Post by **librtyhead** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:39 am

I knew a guy that collected toenail clippings he had them in jars in his basement. That was strange and disturbing. I wonder what happened to him.

hoppy · Post by **hoppy** » Sat May 03, 2008 11:51 am

librtyhead;855709 wrote: I knew a guy that collected toenail clippings he had them in jars in his basement. That was strange and disturbing. I wonder what happened to him.

Maybe he got nailed. :wah:

I collect pocket knives with advertising on them. Real cutting edge. Lol.

Chookie · Post by **Chookie** » Sat May 03, 2008 3:27 pm

I had a wife once.

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Sat May 03, 2008 3:40 pm

Chookie;855852 wrote: I had a wife once.

:wah::wah::D

911 · Post by **911** » Sat May 03, 2008 4:19 pm

Boxes.

Pretty cigar boxes, fabric boxes, small wooden boxes, souvenir boxes.

Of course, to put things in :wah:

The only difference is, I actually put things in them.

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Sat May 03, 2008 4:20 pm

911;855868 wrote: Boxes.

Pretty cigar boxes, fabric boxes, small wooden boxes, souvenir boxes.

Of course, to put things in :wah:

The only difference is, I actually put things in them.

And for that I salute you :wah::wah:

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat May 03, 2008 5:22 pm

Since we drink instant coffee, we collect coffee jars to put stuff in........like screws and hooks and nails.:wah:

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Sat May 03, 2008 7:06 pm

Old Suitcases - of course to put things in

Wooden boxes - of course to put things in

Old Crocks - of course to put things in

I'm obviously a collector of crap

Patsy

Dewey2Me1MoThyme · Post by **Dewey2Me1MoThyme** » Sat May 03, 2008 11:08 pm

My wife started collecting husbands, but after her first one she lost interest!

I, on the other hand am an avid stamp collector, so far I have a "past due" one on my water bill, a "return to sender" on an old post card, a "confidential" I stole out of a senators trash, and a "REVOKED" on my birth certificate!

Dew

"Anything worth dewing is worth dewing well"

Trunk Monkey · Post by **Trunk Monkey** » Sun May 04, 2008 8:45 am

I have a collection of souvenir spoons from all over the world. I hardly travel and some of the spoons are from places I've never heard of in my life. The collection got so large, I had to buy a special spoon rack to display them in. :-2

Redtail · Post by **Redtail** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:09 am

LOL at the wrinkles and nasal hair :wah:

I have small collections, since I didn't wanna overdo it in the house.......lighthouses, lanterns, unusual,pretty serving plates, old hammered pewter and aluminum.

sunny_bunny · Post by **sunny_bunny** » Sun May 04, 2008 2:23 pm

Patsy Warnick;855930 wrote: I'm obviously a collector of crap

Oh God! Me too! :wah: I collect crap and dust!

:wah:

sunny_bunny · Post by **sunny_bunny** » Sun May 04, 2008 2:25 pm

hmmm.....perhaps I should clarify that I collect crap and I collect dust!

:wah:

I DON'T collect dusty crap! :p

(if ya know what I mean)

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:33 pm

old letters, piles and piles of letters. (yep hand written letters, at one time I had up to 50 pen pals)