Trinkets of Thought

You know me, I love a deal!

November 19, 2008 by Maren 2 Comments

Three lawyers and three engineers were traveling by train to a conference. At the station, each lawyer bought at ticket whereas the engineers bought only one ticket between them.

‘How are you going to travel on a single ticket?’ asked a lawyer.

‘Wait and watch,’ answered one of the engineers.

When they boarded the train, the lawyers took their seats, but the three engineers crammed into a toilet and closed the door behind them. Shortly after the train started, the ticket collector arrived. He knocked on the toilet door and asked, ‘Ticket please.’ The door opened just a crack and a single arm emerged with a ticket in hand. The ticket collector took it and moved on. Seeing this, the lawyers decided to do the same thing on the return trip.

So when they got to the station, they bought only one ticket. To their astonishment, the engineers didn’t buy any. ‘How are you going to travel without a ticket?’ asked one of the perplexed lawyers.

‘Wait and watch,’ answered the engineer.

In the train, the three engineers crammed into a toilet and the three lawyers into another nearby. Soon after the train started, one of the engineers got out of the toilet and walked to the one where the lawyers were hiding.

He knocked on the door and said, ‘Ticket, please.’

Some days I sit and ponder about a posts…what in the world can I write about??? Some weeks provide such dull activity that you would be bored to tears if I gave you a play-by-play. So, special thanks go to Reader’s Digest for the smile today!

For You, Today: Randomness!

November 12, 2008 by Maren 4 Comments

Randomness:

1. For all you SURVIVOR fans: On my cruise, I met a REAL LIVE SURVIVOR! And she hasn’t even been voted off from the show yet! I met Crystal Cox and to my deep regret, my family adamantly opposed me asking her for a picture. So, now, all you get is CBS.com’s picture to help you recognize her face, in case you are one of those fair-weather Survivor fans. I took up a couple minutes of her time with a rather selfish question. I asked her what she did on her video to get on the show…heeheehee. As some of you may know, I’ve tried out a time or two or three or four, so I figured the advice of a REAL LIVE SURVIVOR could only help. I asked a couple other questions then ended the conversation, knowing that though she was pleasant to talk with, she probably was weary of Survivor stalkers like me. Her boyfriend (I’m guessing he was a boyfriend–CBS.com said she was single, so I’m assuming that’s who he was–Yikes, I’m only proving I am a Survivor stalker…) looked less than enthused at people yakking with her- So, I ended the conversation and went on my merry way–wishing, at least I had taken a picture incognito. Oh well! That’s my fun cruise story of the day.

2. And while I’m on the subject of game shows, I just want to confess that I’m probably the only person in America who tracks Wheel of Fortune’s winning spinid every day through my google reader…just in case my spin id is a winner.

I’m hopeful…or hopeless. I don’t know which.

How to Win at an Auction

November 10, 2008 by Maren 8 Comments

Saturday, Michael and I went to a local police auction. I had my eye on a camera bag because the one I carry is huge and clunky. While it works for most situations, I feel goofy carrying a large backpack to nice functions, like weddings. So, I had my eye on a nice, simple bag.

Before that particular bag went up for auction, a lot of 6 identical bags went up for auction. (They were a little bigger than the perfect one, but still nice.) I told Michael to bid on the bags, and so for $10, we won all 6 bags. Immediately, a lady approached me wanting to buy one of the bags from me. I sold her one bag for $5. So, now for $5, I had purchased 5 camera bags.

Upon looking through the bags, I realized that there were many adapters and cords that went to several video cameras that were also going up for auction in just a short while. I waited for the cameras to be auctioned off (for $160), then I sent my negotiator, Michael, up to the winning bidder with one of the camera bags filled with all of the consolidated electrical cords.

Without batting an eye, the man pulled out a $20 bill and paid Michael for the bag of electrical cords for his cameras.

So, for NEGATIVE $15, I bought 4 camera bags! And that, my friend is a winning day on the auction block.