Manual Magnanimity

Who is going to open their mailbox to this scene?

And the winner of Freakcycle’s first giveaway is………….

Aaargh.  It was a tough decision.  We got a Haiku, a hand over fist, a creepo bathroom re-do with a cool towel rack idea, and a single-hand clapping experiment.

After much deliberation here at Freakcycle HQ, we couldn’t come to a unanimous conclusion.  Naturally, we asked ourselves as we always do when we’re in a quandary…”What would Oprah do?”

That’s right, you are all getting a hand, and I don’t mean applause.

Congratulations to Darediva, Barbara, Resident Hippie and Kit.  Send us your addresses via the comments section here (don’t worry, they won’t be published) and within weeks, you’ll all have five extra digits to call your very own.  Ain’t we grand?

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Marionette Bachelorette

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WANTED: Hello Freecyclers,

I have been underemployed/unemployed since 2009 and I have no money for the
holidays. And while I don’t have kids (so it’s no big deal), I’d like to put a
couple of gently-used cast-offs under our (as of yet hypothetical) tree for my
boyfriend.

He likes puppets and Muppets. Basically, just puppets (not dolls) so if you
have an old one laying around and you don’t want it anymore, please reach out.
He’s also really into repairing and restoring them, so don’t hesitate if it’s in
so-so shape. Mxxxxxxxxxn residents only, please.

Best wishes and thanks!
Jxxxxn

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This Sharked Us To The Core

Image by Curious Expeditions

OFFER: Preserved Baby Sharks-Yes, you read it right! We were on a boat trip and part of the attraction was the fishermen letting out nets to show the kids the sea life. They caught lots of baby sharks and then preserved them in a jar for a few bucks. Of course my kids had to have a shark in a jar! they have since outgrown the fascination. I have two of them and they are in mason jars about the size of a large tomato sauce. We have had them for several years and they have stayed well preserved.

In looking for photos of these oddities, I came across these little tidbits.  I for one, am not sure if these are solely harvested for the tourist trade.  Gift shops in Florida and places south have these for sale in tourist trap souvenir stores.  I hope to God that one of the explanations below (except the bathroom one, which I hardly believe anyway) are why these poor little babies are forever in formaldehyde.

• Pregnant sharks, when frightened, will spontaneously abort their unborn babies.  Divers find these in nets, and collect them for cancer research.  Overstock is sold for educational purposes, or they are used for dissection in Biology classes.
• It is an English custom to have these in your bathroom.
• It was found inside a shark caught for food by a commercial fisherman.

Know what other creepy things you can find online?  Prairie dog tails, freeze dried ducklings, leeches in vials, coyote dog faces, and other sad creature parts.  Hope to never see this stuff on Freecycle.

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