It is rather amazing what you inherit if you live in an apartment long enough. Personally, I inherited 7 half-empty bottles of Windex; yes, I counted them. And yes, they are definitely half-empty, not half-full. You'd be pessimistic too...if you inherited 7 partially filled bottles of Windex. Anyway...I digress.Nick and I were watching Smallville (a TV series that I am completely convinced has its roots in fanfiction) at his place when there was a knock at the door. It was a gal from the ward. She said, and I quote, "... This is going to sound strange, but I have a friend here who just had to see your orange couch..." No joke. That is what she said.
She brings in this guy who is surprisingly happy to see this orange couch. I say surprisingly, because I don't think that anyone has been happy to see this couch for 40 years. He even took a picture of it! It turns out that he had bought that couch for $40 from the DI. Nick thought that he got took, but I'm not so sure. Let's look at the facts. 1. Yes, the couch is ugly. But if it wasn't so ugly, when you sit in it you might sink all the way to the floor instead of only half-way. That has to be worth at least $10.
2. It has a nice, solid frame. Considering how ugly the couch is, this may seem like a curse. However, it also makes it hard to move. I can personally name 6 guys who have moved in and out over the last few years. (In all fairness, most of them got married. If my husband suggested that we take that couch, I would do my best to convince him that the guys need it worse than we do. If that didn't work, I'd get a restraining order.) If each guy was willing to put in a one time $8 (1/5 of the original price) for a new couch, that makes the couch worth...$48!
3. And when someone finally gets sick enough of it to get a new one...it can be taken out to the desert to be shot and burned. BONFIRE!! Who can put a monetary value on pyromania?
In short, $40 was a small investment for such a great family heirloom. Much better than...oh, I don't know...let's say...7 half-empty bottles of Windex. And #3 will make a group of somebodies very happy one day!
**Thanks for the pics, Nick. You're the bestest!**
2 comments:
Those couches scare me. The orange one and the ... white?? ... one. They're dirty. They've had all sorts of gross on them. Think how many times Ible must have sat on them. (Email me if you don't remember who Ible is.)
They should be put to sleep. But do it when I'm there so I can shoot, too!
Yes, they are truly scary. If someone fell in, I don't think that even the most noble firefighter would go after them.
Are you coming to town when there will be bonfire weather? Rumor has it that there are some couches to be had.
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