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    Well, THAT was a surprise!

    I picked up a little car emblem/badge thingy at an estate sale last week for $1.50. I looked around the net to try to figure out what it was worth, but never found one just like it. Now that can mean two things ... one, it could be rare ... or two, it's something of no or very little interest/value. This is the type item I simply put up for auction and see what happens. Well, this thing surprised me ... it sold tonight for $52.00! It looks like it would have gone even higher, but the next competitor dropped out of the bidding at $51.00. Heck, I remember as a kid, things like this were on the back of most every car in the neighborhood ... usually on the trunk or bolted on with the license plate. Cool! I may have to keep my eye out for more of these things.

    Any'o youse dufes have one layin' out in the barn or tacked onto the garage wall?


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    Well I be, I'm a Rotarian myself. Those things are neat. I'm certain a Rotarian was the buyer.
    Very cool find.
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    Heck, I'm not even sure what a danged Rotary is! Aren't they the dufes at the bank who verify your signature when you sign an important document?

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    No. They just go in circles.
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    Is that one of those things you drive into, then drive around in circles while you try to figure out which street to exit on?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain View Post
    Well I be, I'm a Rotarian myself.
    Don't you mean Rotundian?
    If we all threw our problems in a pile, and you saw everyone else's problems-- you'd take yours back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thumper View Post
    Heck, I'm not even sure what a danged Rotary is! Aren't they the dufes at the bank who verify your signature when you sign an important document?
    No, you described an asian notary
    If we all threw our problems in a pile, and you saw everyone else's problems-- you'd take yours back.

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    ^ now THAT'S funny right there I don't care who you are.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LJ3 View Post
    No, you described an asian notary
    You dang Virginia dufebutt! You need to stick with the Latinos. In Asia ... that would be a LOTARY. Sheeesh!

    Mazda makes a lotary (or if not, they used to).

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    It doesn't have to be accurate, just funny. Jumbo dufus
    If we all threw our problems in a pile, and you saw everyone else's problems-- you'd take yours back.

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    Excuuuuuse me for being anal! (and NO snide comments needed here!)

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