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Pussyfoot Mouse
Super Mom
Our home has also started collecting animals. We now have two cats, two kittens and a puppy.
There is no sleep allowed at our house.:help:
There is no sleep allowed at our house.:help:
Bishka
Veteran Member
Yeah, sorry. It was late. I was agreeing with you the whole time, I had just mentioned that my husband collects knives.Quoth_The _Raven said:I've got a house full of a variety of weapons - including several rather large swords - and I see nothing wrong with collecting them at all. The thing I find scary about the post I quoted is that he seems to feel the need to keep a large knife beside the bed where it can be 'quickly put to use', and because that is a big large to lug about all the time, he plans to get something more easily concealed and sharpen it to within an inch of its life, which will apparently be 'awesome'.
Beck, how about I replace the knives with,'I keep an elephant gun beside the bed where it can be quickly put to use, but because it's a bit big to carry about all the time, I plan to get a shotgun and saw the barrel off short, so I can fit it in the inside pocket of my coat with ease, plus it'll have larger spread at short range. That'll be awesome.'
Does it disturb you now? Sorry, someone who feels the need to carry a concealed weapon says trouble waiting to happen to me.
Pussyfoot Mouse
Super Mom
How adorable, I love them! Did you draw the picture?Maize said:
Wow! I see what you mean; now we know the inspiration for the avatars!Maize said:
Both my wife and I are professional squirrels; we collect anything and everything. If there is the slightest chance that it will come in handy, it is picked up.
Once, we were walking back from the local pub (bar for you guys), when I saw what I thought was the handle of a vacuum-cleaner sticking out of the top of one of the wheely plastic rubbish bins wwe have locally (obviously put out by the owner for collection of waste the following morning). Of course, I immediately checked to see if it still had a cable and electric plug attached to it. It did!!
Our kids (and even my wife, to be fair) looked at me in horror as I pulled the cleaner out of the bin, and carried it home.
It had been thrown away because there was a flexible angled plastic piped completely blocked with rubbish; within ten minutes of being home, I had it working fine!
As for collecting ordinary things, I have a collection of postage stamps (none of them worth much), and music.
Circle_One
Well-Known Member
I second that notion! I love seeing the artwork other people have had done to their bodies.Buttercup said:
Green Gaia
Veteran Member
Pussyfoot Mouse said:
No, I didn't. And the frame is cracked, I need to get a new one for it.
ChrisP
Veteran Member
I collect Music.
I had about 500 albums, but they were stolen, 18 months later I'm back up to 653. Just received Frank Zappa and the Mother's of Invention - Hot Rats. Sacred Spirit - Indigo album, Aphex Twin - .... I care because you do, Coldplay - Rush of Blood to the Head, Fleetwood Mac - Live in Boston. When I get home today, there should be SquarePusher - Hard Normal Daddy, Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Vol I and Coldplay Live 2003 waiting... ...
I had about 500 albums, but they were stolen, 18 months later I'm back up to 653. Just received Frank Zappa and the Mother's of Invention - Hot Rats. Sacred Spirit - Indigo album, Aphex Twin - .... I care because you do, Coldplay - Rush of Blood to the Head, Fleetwood Mac - Live in Boston. When I get home today, there should be SquarePusher - Hard Normal Daddy, Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Vol I and Coldplay Live 2003 waiting... ...
cardero
Citizen Mod
My father inspired me to collect music. His collection was very personal and did not reflect the tastes of most people his generation. While most fathers my dad's age were listening to Ray Connif and Lawrence Welk, my dad was listening to Satana and Sly And The Family Stone.ChrisP said:I collect Music.
I had about 500 albums, but they were stolen, 18 months later I'm back up to 653. Just received Frank Zappa and the Mother's of Invention - Hot Rats. Sacred Spirit - Indigo album, Aphex Twin - .... I care because you do, Coldplay - Rush of Blood to the Head, Fleetwood Mac - Live in Boston. When I get home today, there should be SquarePusher - Hard Normal Daddy, Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Vol I and Coldplay Live 2003 waiting... ...
Feathers in Hair
World's Tallest Hobbit
I may have already mentioned it, but I'm thinking of collecting netsuke. They seem to be beautiful pieces of work, and I like the subject matter that some dwell on. (Animals, in particular.)
Circle_One
Well-Known Member
Ray Conniff was a genius and ultra famous Band Leader, Trombonist (is that the word?), arranger and conducter from the 19thirties (damn that non working three), on. He played and recorded until he died a few years ago. (2002, I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, Cardero). He's played with the likes of Artie Shaw, Bob Crosby and Glen Gray, etc.ChrisP said:
My father loved him, I was very much exposed to him as a child. I remember dancing around the kitchen with my father to Somewhere My Love when I was like 9 or so.
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Majikthise
Guest
What's a netsuke? Sounds interesting.ChrisP said:Netsuke are cool. + you could use them on your altar
Japanese I asume? I LOVE Japanese culture.
ChrisP
Veteran Member
Information is just a ctrl+c away! :biglaugh:Majikthise said:What's a netsuke? Sounds interesting.
http://www.netsuke.org/
A netsuke is a form of miniature sculpture which developed in Japan over a period of more than three hundred years. Netsuke served both functional and aesthetic purposes. The kimono, the traditional form of Japanese dress, had no pockets. Women would tuck small personal items into their sleeves, but men suspended their tobacco pouches, pipes, purses, or writing implements on a silk cord from their obi (kimono sash). These hanging objects are called sagemono. To stop the cord from slipping through the obi, a small toggle was attached. The toggle is called a netsuke. (The most popular pronunciation is "net-ski", while the actual Japanese is closer to "netskeh"). A sliding bead (ojime) was strung on the cord between the netsuke and the sagemono to tighten or loosen the opening of the sagemono. The entire ensemble was then worn, at the waist, and functioned as a sort of removable hip pocket. All three objects (the netsuke, the ojime and the different types of sagemono) were often beautifully decorated with elaborate carving, lacquer work, or inlays of rare and exotic materials, including: wood, ivory, precious metals, shell, coral, and semi-precious stones. All three items developed into highly coveted and collectible art forms.