Yesterday I stopped at a church rummage sale and found something called the "Electric Chicken Bucket" made by the Wear Ever company. It is a pressure fryer. I couldn't resist it for $3. Apparently there is some market for these because they are no longer made. Apparently they are no longer made because people got hurt using them. 450 degree pressurized oil? I guess there would be some danger there. I don't intend to cook chicken in it, that's all I'm saying.
Today, I visited the Goodwill on my trip out of the house to avoid solitude delerium. It was also nice to get in the air conditioning for a little while. At the Goodwill I found another $3 treasure. It's the "Billie Jean King Serves You Right!" It is electric and hurls tennis balls at you for practicing. I don't play tennis, and that's all I'm saying about that.
As I carried the "Serves You Right" through the store a man asked me what it was, and I told him. He reminded me of the father in Big Fat Greek Wedding. He segued the discussion about the device, to the fact that I am young and I should have someone to play with, and then onto the topic of marriage. It ended with a few pearls of real wisdom. When choosing a wife or husband, you should not choose one that you will be scared of them leaving. You should choose one who is scared that you will leave. And since I am in my 40's, I may have a 15 year old child when I am 60, and they might resent me. I guess they would resent that I am so old?
Yeah, I think I'm skipping the kids altogether so there will be no possibility of resentment. And I kinda think it's possible to have a relationship where neither party is scared of the other leaving. I think that might work really well!
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Bargains at the Goodwill
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That's interesting that he chose to pass on those particular pearls to you considering your stance on marriage and offspring... why not,
'Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.'
OR
'There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."??'
Those pearls are courtesy of the comedian Dave Barry. Maybe it was Providence working through the old Greek man? hehe. :D
J.
If Providence, then God is more messed up than I thought!
Don't be too afraid of the chicken bucket- they make great chicken. However, the manual is pretty important. In fact, there is a market for copies of the manual. Did your model happen to include the manual?
My chicken bucket had no manual. I found that you are right about there being a market for the manual. I tried to find one online and from wear-ever when I first got the chicken bucket. No luck. I would think that someone would have scanned theirs and put it up somewhere on the net.
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