Strange box sitting on my front porch when I got home
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Strange box sitting on my front porch when I got home
Big arse box on the porch, with MrsHusker's name on it. I kicked it a little and it was not "too" heavy, but certainly not lite weight either. I always have a little amusement/dread when the wife is shopping for something (most likely on line). Well, this one ranks up there pretty high, on the "unique" list.
I will not post just what arrived. Feel free to "guess" at it. I will list what it was later. I will provide (for real, and I will HONOR this) $100 for anyone that can correctly guess the contents I guess it is easier than guessing Rumplestiltskin
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Edit, the original post mis-quoted the recipient as me, but it was MRS husker (the wife). Sorry for the strangeness of the post.
I will not post just what arrived. Feel free to "guess" at it. I will list what it was later. I will provide (for real, and I will HONOR this) $100 for anyone that can correctly guess the contents I guess it is easier than guessing Rumplestiltskin
H.
Edit, the original post mis-quoted the recipient as me, but it was MRS husker (the wife). Sorry for the strangeness of the post.
Last edited by Husker on Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
great guess (that is why I added the exact word nibbled, hehe), but Nope. the hints are the exact truth. and hint #1 stands.rad14701 wrote:Hmmm... "nibbled on"... Did the wife order you one of those shiny copper pot stills that Pintoshine makes...???
Oh, yeah, nothing to do with distilling... Duh...
Now that is hell'a creative thinking. but not quite there.glassman wrote:if you where from oz i'd say a big chonk of white oak for ageing nibbled by a woodpecker. hows that for creative thinking. gman
One last hint (I can't give too many, since I got a Ben on the deal).
Hint #4: It alive, before it was dead, before it was lost, before it was found. But it was most useful when it was dead.
(Final answer at Noon, central on the 6th, hopefully with pix, if I can get the camera working).
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A driftwood sculpture? Hmm... nibbled on, formerly alive, and lost then found...
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20lt small pot still, working on keg
"Don't steal. The government hates competition."
"Believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see"
20lt small pot still, working on keg
my guess
I think its a fish you caught last season and your wife had it stuffed. the taxidermist took his time doing the job and shipped it to your house.
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Re: my guess
Nice guess, but not right. That woulda been a hell of a nice fish The base of the box was the size of fridge box (but not as tall), say 2/5 to 1/2 the size of a fridge box. I aint never caught a monster fish like that before.Freedave wrote:I think its a fish you caught last season and your wife had it stuffed. the taxidermist took his time doing the job and shipped it to your house.
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Sold on ebay. They have a policy that no dead things or body parts can be sold, but there are exceptions for taxidermy items (such as skulls and antlers, and some taxidermy furs).RadicalEd1 wrote:Gaaaaahhh, I only saw this just now but after reading #4 I was certain it had something to do with a taxidermist :p.
The dead hint was added due to antlers being dead when on the head of the animal. The only time they are live, is during velvet when they are growing. They are not useful (to the animal), at that time. Their usefulness comes after the velvet (and the antler) dies off.
The "nibbled" on, is due to mice (or something), having nibbled a little on them, I even think one or two of the points was nibbled off, but it might be fight broken.
After hint #4, I was actually concerned that someone might have enough clue to guess. If someone would have said antlers (or a skull mount), I probably would have declared them a winner. That is why I sort of shut up, and stopped with too many hints
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