So much for \'keeping it in the family\'...

OK, here's my dirty little secret.

I like acorns. Alot. I mean really, I just think they look cool, so while looking for some furniture with acorns on them, I ran across this...

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Oddly enough, it's been in their family going on forever. There are TWO of these chairs, and while watching TV the other day, they 'reunited' the chairs and the 2 familys that owned them.

Then money came in the picture...

The guy on the show said 'I'd sell them for 18-22K if they were in my gallery'.

Well, I don't know if he bought it or not, but somebody bought the one chair for 10K. Maybe the other family got it? Not bloody likely.

I just thought it was funny that a old family heirloom got sold because somebody found out it was worth alot of money. Sad.


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Holy crap.........10 freaking grand for a freaking rocking chair?

better be made of gold for that kinda ka-ching! Damm.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]
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Sumthin' a little squirrelly about that sale. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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thats one butt ugly chair..
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Could you imagine cleaning/dusting/just keeping it looking purty? Yikes.
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That's insane! I'd just have to collect acorns and make my own!
Speaking of acorns, when we lived in TX I found this HUGE acorn, it was between the size of a tennis ball and a pingpong ball. When I got divorced the ex got it and I haven't seen another one since. Anyone see these before? The landlord said he thought they came from a pole oak or something. Hmmm, wonder if there are any on ebay?

Deb

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That's what women are for. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img]
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Here's a pic of the size of acorn I was talking about. This one was in Mexico but I found on the same forum that it's the bur oak that has the huge acorns. Make a full meal out of this one almost!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/w4i0a/View27.jpg

What is wrong with you Girls????????????? [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
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wrong? What ya talkin bout? [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]