June 3, 2000
Greetings Accumulators!
We had a short, but spectacular, thunderstorm here in NYC last night. Since
Artie we live on the forty-second floor, and our living room is all
glass-fronted, we have a pretty great view of weather phenomena. It looks
as if we're set for a beautiful hot day today, so I've decided to type to
you while it's still cool.
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF WELL, DON'T WE FEEL FOOLISH NOW?
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We spent last summer having a hearty laugh at the expense of the City of
Chicago and bovines everywhere, poking fun at "Cows On Parade", the fund
raising event that involved planting individually decorated fiberglass cows
all over downtown Chicago. Well, it seems that The Big Apple, not to be
caught in the throes of anything that could be considered creative, is
going to be joining the moo-vement this summer. We are expecting at any
moment an invasion of the large and udderly placid milk-producers, in NYC.
They will spend the summer here, no doubt being abused in creative ways
(New York is a town of rugged and colorful individualists who are many
things, but dull isn't one of them. We leave that to our city government
officials) by the mischievous denizens of New York's streets, and will be
auctioned for charitable purposes come Autumn. Those that can still be
found, anyway.
ANYTHING BUT USELESS DEPARTMENT
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So, you thought the name was apt because it doesn't actually *do* anything.
You were so wrong! Silly Putty has just awarded its top prizes to the
winning entrants in the "Silliest Uses For Silly Putty" Contest. The
contest was held to mark the 50th (yes, 50th!) anniversary of the sticky
stuff (and perhaps drum up some publicity, too). And the winners are:
Peter Hyde of Collinsville, CT, who suggested dumping your stockbroker in
favor of throwing Silly Putty against a copy of The Wall Street Journal and
investing in whatever stock it lifts off the page. Peter won a 14 Karat
gold Silly Putty Egg and a lifetime supply of Silly Putty (no, it wasn't
the "Most Useless Grand Prize" Contest - it just seems that way). Second
Place went to Judith Daly of Norwich, CT, who suggested getting away from a
bad date by using Silly Putty to simulate a swollen gland and feigning
illness (Ms. Daly did not enter the "Honesty In Relationships" Contest.
Pity). Charles Garrett, the Third Place Winner, notes that if you try to
mold Silly Putty, it will eventually return to its old shapeless mass,
making it ideal for the impressed handprints of one-hit-wonders and future
has-beens, at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Personally, I think
Garrett should have won First Prize in the "Evidence That Fame Is Fleeting"
Contest. For the complete list of "The Top 50 Silliest Uses for Silly
Putty" visit the Sillyputty.com Web site.
Anyone besides me think folks in Connecticut may have way too much time on
their hands?
MIDWEST CENTENARIANS TO GET LOVELY MEMENTO
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This month, folks who have attained 100 years of age or more, and who
reside in Colorado and Wyoming, will be receiving instant and special
collections from their local Post Offices. Each will receive a special 20th
Century stamp collection and special postmark memento. Now, that's a great
idea!
YESTERDAY'S NEWS
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So sorry to be reporting this historically significant event a day late.
If my dear sister-in-law and adorable niece had not been visiting from
California, I would have gotten home early enough to send this out last
night, but at least you'll have the information for next year, right?
Yesterday was Yell "Fudge" At The Cobras In North America Day. To keep
cobras out of North America, everyone was supposed to go outside at 12 noon
and yell "fudge"! Supposedly, fudge makes cobras gag (frankly, I'll never
accept that one until I see someone go to the Bronx Zoo and feed one of the
cobras some fudge) and just the mention of it will make them go away. Seems
to be working so far.
Accumulators, He Who Is The Light Of My Life is anxious to hit the road.
Now that the holiday weekend has passed, we are going to resume our
deckbuilding activites. I already managed to sneak in a garage sale
yesterday (hee hee), and we have the gala Bar Mitzvah of Spencer Dylan
Goldman to attend this evening. Go out there and enjoy the day. Have a
great week, Accumulators. Happy Hunting!
Best,
Judith
© 2000 Judith Katz-Schwartz. All rights reserved.
Antiques and Collectibles Newsletter #123
U.S. Library of Congress
ISSN 1520-4464
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