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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 9825283, member: 33"]The pics of Buzz are great! And great story of how you got the money that was partly used to get him, [USER=22]@daveydempsey[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>I can't think of any big freebies. To keep on the cash theme, when I was maybe about 13-14 years old I was walking past a local small factory and saw a cigarette pack on the ground. Appeared to be recently dropped. I've never smoked, but picked it up and found a $10 bill folded up inside the cellophane! That seemed like a large amount of money then, at that age.</p><p><br /></p><p>And once about 10-15 years ago I wanted to buy a small world globe at a garage sale. The seller had promised it to somebody else who was supposed to come back. She took my number anyway. The person never came back. The seller was so miffed at that, she decided to give me the globe for free. Not worth much (it dates from 1970s), but it makes nice decor.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 9825283, member: 33"]The pics of Buzz are great! And great story of how you got the money that was partly used to get him, [USER=22]@daveydempsey[/USER] ! I can't think of any big freebies. To keep on the cash theme, when I was maybe about 13-14 years old I was walking past a local small factory and saw a cigarette pack on the ground. Appeared to be recently dropped. I've never smoked, but picked it up and found a $10 bill folded up inside the cellophane! That seemed like a large amount of money then, at that age. And once about 10-15 years ago I wanted to buy a small world globe at a garage sale. The seller had promised it to somebody else who was supposed to come back. She took my number anyway. The person never came back. The seller was so miffed at that, she decided to give me the globe for free. Not worth much (it dates from 1970s), but it makes nice decor.[/QUOTE]
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