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  1. 07-20-2013, 09:10 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by auminer View Post
    Funny you should choose that word... Last week, down at the bottom of one of my totes from my thrift store run, I came across this little guy. With brass under $2/# here, and he only weighs 3.6oz (according to my scale I got 2 weeks ago from, you guessed it, the thift shop!) He's safe from the scrapyard...... for now.

    I think the quarter is worth more right now than the lil whale.

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  5. 07-20-2013, 11:02 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by newattitude View Post
    Does Gumby work? He's cute!
    Ha! I never thought to check..but yes..he does! I plugged him into a free USB port on my computer, an his green light came on, an the drivers loaded up. Seems you can buy him from Walmart for 17.99. lol. Or from Skype with headphones an the lil guy for 59.99..haha.

    I suppose I should test him by Skypeing with someone but..I'll just go with yes. According to the product description he's a webcamra with a built in mic. Go figure.

    Crazy stuff people come up with! If anyone wants to see more on him, I'm including a link to the listing on wal-mart.(mods if not ok, feel free to edit to remove the link..no clue if its' ok or not to link to such..)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    I think the quarter is worth more right now than the lil whale.
    I was wondering who'd spot that first. Yeah, the quarter has about 8.25 times the value of the whale at current prices. I got that particular quarter out of a slot machine payout in Central City Colorado about 17 years ago, back when one-armed bandits still payed out on the spot. I heard it clearly... thunk-thunk-thunk-thunk-TINK-thunk-thunk-thunk.


    Anyway, back on topic... I think next week I'll post pics of my truck when I get home from my thrift store run each day, just to show the doubters just how lucrative those connections can be.
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