What do you collect?

[nytemare]

I collect celestial stuff, Laurel and Hardy, and The Addams Family. I am a tad eccentric.

How about you, DU?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Cat fur.

[nytemare]

7. LOL.

Do you have it in a ball tied with string, or in a box?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. I like to let it drift about freely, and then collect itself in clumps in corners.

[RevolutionaryActs]

2. Lord of the Rings stuff

I have some statuettes and toys, tons of posters and calendars, several copies of the books (including a leather bound 50th anniversary edition :loveya:), and the audio tapes. Plus other random things.

[nytemare]

11. Great films

I didn't read all of the books as a kid, but I did read the Hobbit.

I thought the films were something special.

[Ptah]

3. produce stickers

[nytemare]

9. Impressive!

:D

[rug]

4. Sociopaths.

[nytemare]

12. No narcissists??

:D

[Rhythm]

31. can i give you my was-band for your collection...

i'll even wrap him up in a little box and everything... *L*
(well, i would if he weren't 13k miles from here)

[rug]

34. No thanks, i have too many already.

[Aristus]

5. Autographed first-editions.

I've got seven signed by Harlan Ellison, and a first edition of "Lost Moon" (the book that inspired the movie "Apollo 13") signed by Jim Lovell.

[nytemare]

14. That is pretty neat.

Bet you have a nice bookcase.

[Aristus]

20. I've got seven nice bookcases.

The first-editions are just a tiny part of my whole library. B-)

[mopinko]

111. i have a david baldacci- absolute power

autographed at a barnes and noble signing. found it in a thrift shop.

[itsmesgd]

6. native american medicine bags and other regalia

I also have made a few from time to time

[nytemare]

15. That is interesting.

I made a few dreamcatchers, but stopped. They are really pretty easy to make, and pretty.

I should start up again.

[Guava Jelly]

8. I used to collect Non sport trading cards

But now I collect thoughts...(still waiting to start my collection)

[itsmesgd]

13. did you have any of the Desert Storm cards?

I have some scattered in with my baseball cards. I am trying to find my cheney.

[Guava Jelly]

17. Actually i do have that card set

amongst others.

[nytemare]

21. I have a set of Jim Warren cards.

He does art for bookcovers, and his own stuff. It is wild stuff. You might like it.

[Guava Jelly]

23. I have some Boris Vallejo cards that are pretty cool

I have cards out the ying yang

[nytemare]

25. Have they gone up in value?

Some of them can be a good investment. The trick is finding which one.

:D

[Guava Jelly]

32. Honestly Unless you stumble on a fluke

You will probably lose your @$$ collecting cards or comics.
Everything goes in phases.I have a closet full of collectibles that I will never get what i paid for out of.
The secret is collect what you like and if you make any cash at it well than :thumbsup: bonus.

[malta blue]

10. Dirt

over 300 test tubes of dirt from places I have been....
Kafka's grave
Uncle Sam's grave
Eternal Flame at Arlington
Tikal Temple 4 in Guatemala
the little spot of grass outside my grandmother's apartment building in NYC

Anyhow, you get the point

(and yes, I know it is very strange)

[nytemare]

18. Have you seen the movie "Everything is Illumiated"?

You might like it. Elijah Wood is in it, and he collects things. Sometimes, it is dirt.

[Omphaloskepsis]

16. Apple Hardware.

I'm a huge Macintosh nerd.

[nytemare]

27. Good ol' Macs.

Before PC's hit the market big, Mac was all that was out there. Pretty much anyone I know with a Mac is satisfied.

[YankeyMCC]

22. Books

nothing as cool as first editions but I do have a lot of them around the house. One of my goals for the new year is to get them organized. :)


I used to collect Hockey Cards but I haven't bought any in many years, barely even follow the sport anymore actually.

[nytemare]

24. I get bad with books.

I buy so many of them, and don't have time to read them all. Then, I will read three of them at once, depending on my mood.

Gotta love books!

[Orsino]

26. Dust, mostly. n/t

[fishnfla]

28. Books. Cookbooks

[applegrove]

29. I like frogs. Though I don't collect. Sometimes one follows me home

from a store.

[GenDem]

30. Decorative collectibles from the last century -

Hand painted floral tole trays from the 1940's
pottery wall pockets
Buzza Motto's from the Art Deco era - 1910's - 30's

[nytemare]

115. That sounds like a cool collection!

Very interesting, and I bet they look good in your home.

[hickman]

33. Bad luck .

I'm looking into giving away the whole collection though. My Dust collection too. Maybe I'll have a 2 for 1 sale. Also my rare collection of Past Due Bills. Pm me if anyone is interested.

[redwitch]

35. vintage Christmas ornaments, miniature furniture (larger than doll house)

books, political buttons. I scored a great button last week, for a quarter! "Jane Wyman was right"! Most people don't get it though. :-(

[brook]

82. You know what the story

that batted around Hollywood regarding that 'phrase' was?

[redwitch]

87. No! Do tell!

I am all ears! :-) (I wish there was a smilie with big ears!)

[brook]

91. Ronnie

would be hidden behind the LATimes at breakfast and along with quarterbacking the world political scene, was blissfully unaware that Jane was at the same table. So one morning, she walked out of the house in her bathrobe and never went back. He noticed her absence somewhat later. :)

At least that's what an old time screenwriter told me long ago. The same screenwriter was at "Camp Hal Roach" with Ronnie during WWII and said RR complained that his fellow 'soldiers' either didn't wear their uniforms or were less than satorial when they did. Since they were writers and producers, they reminded Reagan that after the war it would be they who would be writing for and hiring actors. The complaints ceased. His political ambitions, as we know, did not.

BTW, that's a GREAT button.

[redwitch]

99. As my friend Beatrice used to say

"Beat me, bore me, but never ignore me". :-) It IS a great button!

[deadparrot]

36. Musical soundtracks.

Broadway, off-Broadway, television/movies, etc.

:hi:

[Danger Mouse]

37. I collect human souls.

They have a pretty glow to them.

[Initech]

38. Music CDs, pretty much every genre known to man.

[BarenakedLady]

39. Mistakes

and chimpanzees. Unfortunately I have too many of the former

Oh and Katharine Hepburn movies, books, etc.

[EnviroBat]

64. Aww BNL...

I've been seeing you beating up on yourself here somewhat. Whatsa matter baby doll? Here's one of my patented Kodiac Bear Hugs
:hug:

[BarenakedLady]

77. Ooooo bear hugs

Loverly. :hug:

Thank you. Just having a rough couple of days, nothing important.

[EnviroBat]

80. Well, I'd throw me arms around ya anyway...

I think there's something in the air lately, was there a full moon last night? Hope things are looking up for you. Here, check this out. http://www.karmabombs.com It will make you laugh to see a group of older goofballs, and their last ditch effort to become rock stars...

Alex

[BarenakedLady]

83. OMG!

Those are some awesome songs. Do you have groupies? If not, can I be your first? I'm serious. I'm trying to save them to my iTunes right now.

:yourock: :headbang:

[EnviroBat]

85. Wow, and WOW!

Yes, you are definitely invited! Thank you sooo much. I felt really quite naked putting those up there as they are just rough ideas that me and the fella's recorded over a few nights, (and beers). My dream is, (I share this with you cause I really don't tell anybody else this), but I'm hoping to play on the Late Show, or Leno, sometime in this new year... Then I can pass along, a happy guy.


:loveya:

[BarenakedLady]

88. You are all really quite good.

I can't wait until your cd is finished. Can I get a signed one? :)

[EnviroBat]

89. Absoluetly you can...

And you can send me correspondence through the e-mail on the site if'n you want...

Aw shucks...
:kicks ground:

:blush:

[RetroLounge]

40. Books, 50's stuff, Ex-wives...

:shrug:

RL

[Lyric]

41. No laughing!

I collect My Little Pony toys.

There, I said it!

[Guava Jelly]

55. ah haha ha ha

I'm kidden :)

[Mad_Dem_X]

71. No laughter from me...

I collect Barbie dolls and clothes.

Also memorabilia associated with: James Dean, Pier Angeli, Pearl Jam, and Kevin Spacey.

I'm a little obsessive. LOL

[Bjornsdotter]

42. Old Swedish cookbooks

...and Bing & Grondahl plates, old sewing patterns.

Cheers

[GoddessOfGuinness]

107. My Swedish great-grandmother used to make a fruit soup...

By any chance is there a recipe in one of your cookbooks? :hi:

[Bjornsdotter]

118. Here you go

Fruit Soup (Fruktsoppa)

1/2 cup of the following dried fruits (adjust to your preference accordingly)
apples
apricots
peaches
pears
prunes
seedless raisins
currants

2 1/2 quarts of water ( you may need more)

1 stick of cinnamon

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup tapioca

juice of half lemon

Soak the dried fruit overnight in about 2 quarts of water. Next morning add cinnamon stick and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add sugar. Stir in tapioca into remaining 2 cups of water and cook slowly until transparent. Add lemon juice.

May be served hot or cold, I've always preferred warm.


You may have remembered the fruit soup as being red, they used to add red sago instead of tapioca. If you want it red you could add food coloring, but I wouldn't as I don't believe that the dye is healthy.

You can also leave out which ever fruits you don't care for. There are many different versions of this soup, some call for just 2 or 3 kinds of fruit and others for more.

This recipe is my favorite, but if you don't care for it, I can find a different one for you. Lol, I probably have about 25 different versions between all of my cookbooks.

Cheers

[GoddessOfGuinness]

119. Oh, thank you!

I'm going to make this for my mom...She'll enjoy it so much! :yourock:

[derby378]

43. Ancient coins, snake oil medicine bottles, and old homeopathic medical journals

None of these collections are really elaborate, but I like to think I have some pretty neat stuff.

[samplegirl]

44. I've got a lot

of old stuff over the years. I guess my most recent is vintage
barbies.

[mykpart]

45. I collect prints of Madonna & Child paintings.

I used to collect vintage encyclopedias, but they took up too much room.

[nytemare]

60. Those do take some room.

Sad, really. Encyclopedias replaced by the internet.

[KitchenWitch]

46. Bumpernuts!

:evilgrin:

[nytemare]

57. I saw some of those last week.

Hanging from a trailer hitch.

:D

[diamidue]

47. Mexican calendar art from the 1950's;

19th century art books w/engravings; old picture frames, and those little metal milagros from Mexico.

[Drum]

48. Foreign and US currency.

:shrug:

And thanks fer asking! :)

[nytemare]

59. The european currency may be worth a lot.

Compared to the dollar.

[Drum]

67. Very true, but...

most of the European stuff I have is those "obsolete" currencies pre-Euro. I used to travel internationally a lot, and began saving my leftover bills as neat little art pieces, and also intending to re-use them on future trips. Eventually I kept collecting because the bills from other countries were so diverse and attractive and because they were interesting souvenirs of my travels. I can't do anything with French francs anymore, as far as cashing 'em in, but I do like the way they look.

For the record, my favorites so far are the new Swiss francs...extremely beautiful.

[Broken_Hero]

49. Superman stuff

comic books, toys, books, cards....hmm, movies, and cds....:D

check my journal, and you will see a few pic's of my Fortress...:D Although, I need to retake the pics, my collection has grown some...

[SoyCat]

50. Handmade pottery from around the Gulfcoast and Fiesta ware

[GreenTea]

51. Avalon & Fillmore 1st print posters.

[murielm99]

52. Vintage restaurant ware

coffee mugs, the heavy ones.

I also have quite a few vintage Christmas tree ornaments and some fifties kitchen ware.

[gr8dane_daddy]

53. "I Voted" stickers which are currently stuck on my bathroom door jam...

and ex-girlfriends.

[Heidi]

54. Fountain pens, antique books on philosophy, natural science and religion,

and ephemera. :)

[lildreamer316]

56. VH stuff and for Christmas; Classic Pooh Stuff.

I'm not so obsessive about the VH stuff; 'cause that would consume my life. Just the music.
I dunno why I got into the Classic Pooh Christmas stuff...but there it is. Fortunately; I have most of it done; so it's just odds and ends now.

Oops! I have a large collection on the desktop of fantasy clip-art. I'll never be done with that.

[MissMillie]

58. men who can't (or won't) commit

:shrug:

[1gobluedem]

61. Tacky souvenirs

I have three shelves of them in my office.

[Phillycat]

68. OMG, me too!

Whenever someone goes anywhere, I tell them I want them to bring me the cheapest, crappiest plasticky lame-o souvenir they can find. I'm talking big plastic lobster magnets from Boston, light-up Statue of Liberty keychains from NYC, etc. I love that shit. :D

[1gobluedem]

72. Like my keychain of Jesse Ventura's head from Minnesota

My current favorite is the Pope Benedict Coronation commemorative bottle opener that some friends brought me from Italy. I have it placed atop a replica of St. Peter's Basilica held in the palm of God's hand...

I love that stuff too. Some, though, is too tacky to display.

[Phillycat]

73. Love it!

You're more likely to get people to bring stuff to you too, because it's usually super-cheap. :D

[1gobluedem]

74. My boss' wife has raised it to an art form

As has my father. Ever seen canned roadkill? I have one!

[miss_american_pie]

62. Books and Victorian mourning jewelry

How's that for eccentric? ;)

[bbernardini]

63. "Unofficial" live recordings

Sometimes known as "Recordings of Indeterminate Origin," but NOT "bootlegs." (Bootlegs are unauthorized copies of official releases for sale.) You know, audience recordings made by somebody who smuggled in a recorder, or leaked soundboard recordings, FM broadcasts, etc. A very eclectic mix, but leaning toward progressive rock. My list (which really needs to be updated) is here:

http://bbernardini.mktrading.org/othernew.html

[seemunkee]

65. Flip books, smashed pennies, comics, and action figures

I have about 300 flipbooks, the oldest is from around 1906. The smashed pennies I get as I see the machines when I travel.

[AirmensMom]

66. Thimbles.

Harleydad collects shot glasses. They don't take up much room. :D

[yellowdogintexas]

69. Christmas ornaments, particularly from places we visit..

our Christmas tree is a scrapbook! We also have Lionel Miniature train ornaments. Kitty ornaments and other Series from Hallmark

Bracelet charms..silver

Lladro Christmas bells, a family tradition


Pottery also from places we visit

Books, because I can't stand to let one go

Cookbooks as a sub genre
Art books (like museum catalog of special shows etc )


Iris and daylilies for my garden

My SO has a significant collection of dinosaurs, bats, and rocks. And we both like to collect stuff related to caves and caving.

Lately we are collecting cats..5 in the house right now. So I have a cat hair collection too.

[Strawman]

70. Foam/mesh baseball caps with stupid sayings on them

At least I used to until my wife threw them all out.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

75. Books - up to 23 bookcases so far

Books and total silence from employers, after I send them my resume. Unbelieveable excuses from potential bosses/former bosses as to why they didn't hire me/fired me.

Junk and crud I need to sell/give away/throw out.

Adipose tissue (that's fat) around the middle, and back fat. Everything else is non-fat and muscular.
:banghead: :shrug:

[Rosie1223]

76. Coffee Mugs from distant lands

They're cheap, easy to fit in your suitcase, and every souvenier shop has a couple to choose from. I have them from all over the US and a few from other countries.

[Tikki]

78. Emerald green glass stuff.............n/t

[ElsewheresDaughter]

79. besides dust bunnies....this

[Left Is Write]

81. Vintage cookbooks, kitchenware, board games, radios and stereos.

Vintage menus and other ephemera, old game show memorabilia, and Dean Martin records. Other stuff along similar lines.

[UTUSN]

84. Metal hand bells. Pineapples (figurines). Seahorses (figurines).

Explanation. Representations of pineapples are supposed to be good luck for fortune, and also symbols of hospitality.

[kwassa]

86. Navel lint

[Dastard Stepchild]

90. Lesbian pulp fiction novels....

They're an interesting read and an interesting commentary on GLBT life in the 1950s and 60s.

[BikeWriter]

92. I used to collect horses. Real ones.

[w8liftinglady]

93. i've collected about 100 pigs

I love pigs :)

[mopinko]

112. i like chickens

especially old chicken candy dishes. don't have too many. got a lot of other crap, tho. had a lot of toys at one time. still have a lot of fisher price little people. i think that's where i caught the 'chickem bug'
hubby collects records, and has all his old comics from when he was a kid.

[w8liftinglady]

94. Oh, cmon girls.. we all collect

[w8liftinglady]

95. kicking for the collectors

[Blue_In_AK]

96. I've got some angels

but my husband is the big collector in the family. He has an amazing collection of Merchant Marine memorabilia (a whole roomful) dating back to pre-World War II. He was a marine engineer for 25 years, as was his father, so it means a lot to him.

[Rhythm]

97. previously collected comic book art and antique books...

currently collecting good grades at WVU; that's where all of my time and money seems to go.

[XemaSab]

98. Chopstick rests

and birds. :D

[ileus]

100. Coins...

[philosophie_en_rose]

101. refrigerator magnets

[Bum Whisperer]

102. Antique firearms

and otherwise.

[Neshanic]

103. My house has too much clutter now. No collecting for me...

[mvd]

104. CDs and Christmas decorations

Have to keep finding room for those CDs. I'll try to buy fewer this year - I know, I always say that. :-)

[Bombero1956]

105. diecast cars

I have way too many to display so I store the ones I can't put out.

[scarlet_owl]

106. Harmony Kingdom pieces, books, owls, vintage Florida ashtrays.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

113. I love Harmony Kingdom pieces...

I don't have many; but I love what I've got.

Here are pics of them from the internet:





I also have this piece, but it's a pendant. Funny, the HK site doesn't list it as such...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

108. Minerals, B&O Railroad china, small cat knick-knacks,

Red Rose tea porcelain animals, cds, dvds, and probably a lot of stuff I haven't thought of.

[Kerrytravelers]

109. Children's books and penguins... ok, and I like cat things as well...

I liked penguins before march of the Penguins came out, so I'm a leader, not a follower!

:rofl:

[Burma Jones]

110. Pinball Machines

[nytemare]

116. If I ever win the Lotto..

I think I will get an Addams Family Pinball Machine...lol.

:D

[Crabby Appleton]

114. Trouble

[mike_c]

117. dust bunnies-- I have a world class collection....

And those webby dust streamers that hang from the ceiling and from walls, too.