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I was walking to a friend's house a few years back and spied a cardboard box on the sidewalk. Usually these things are full of old books or CDs, or sometimes interesting pint glasses. You know, the kind of stuff left over from someone moving apartments and getting rid of clutter. Not this time.  A full NES system with two controllers and the Duck Hunt gun. I didn't even check inside the console until I brought it home but it also had a copy of Galaga in it, which is like my favourite classic game. And the whole thing worked, although it was finicky and probably needs replacement of the ribbon controller. Also, of course Duck Hunt only works if you have a tube TV. So it's basically a novelty, but still a proud find nonetheless. What sort of cool stuff have you found left on the side of the road?
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As much as twenty dollars, US. On the other hand, some dead fish was pretty interesting. This was quite some distance from any water
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Feb 17, 2022 19:56
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An engine block. It was definitely a "at least I'm not that guy" moment.
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Feb 17, 2022 23:24
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I found a computer sound system in a pile of junk, I took it home and it worked perfectly.
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Feb 18, 2022 01:12
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found a fifty dolla bill in a windswept beach parking lot found an apple watch in the grass in a heavily touristed area by the london eye but my best find was a VG copy of this LP (Deodato "Prelude") leaning against a trash can in berkeley CA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJK3eUP5Hvg [/quote]
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Feb 19, 2022 16:42
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I came across an old Akai reel to reel recorder that has the demos for Europe’s The Final Countdown album. Not the song itself, unfortunately, that was an after thought. But still. Plus it’s a really fuckin’ nice tape machine.
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Feb 20, 2022 04:08
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Bulgaroctonus posted:I came across an old Akai reel to reel recorder that has the demos for Europe’s The Final Countdown album. Not the song itself, unfortunately, that was an after thought. But still. Plus it’s a really fuckin’ nice tape machine. hell yeah i am jealous as hell (for the akai, don't really care about europe although that's an interesting find too)
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Feb 20, 2022 14:56
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An IBM Model M just sitting in a box of books and poo poo. Edit: Hell later edit. I had been looking for one of these every time I went to a thrift store in San Francisco for 3 years. I was actually walking to meet my then girlfriend, who worked at a thrift store, at a taco bar. So I walked into the bar carrying this heavy-rear end keyboard with the biggest smile on my face. Fartington Butts has a new favorite as of 06:34 on Feb 21, 2022 |
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Feb 20, 2022 19:01
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This cat. Someone tossed it out of a moving vehicle in front of me + college friend. It ran into the cemetery on the other side of the road, where we found it after turning around. Of course she immediately adopted it and we named him Ghost.   He's about 5 years old now and in perfect health.  Sad it happened to fast to get the plates on that rear end in a top hat though.
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Feb 20, 2022 22:57
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MagpieConcept posted:This cat.
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Feb 20, 2022 23:31
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A chainsaw in a hardcase that had fallen off of a city truck. Got $50 for it.
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Feb 24, 2022 16:06
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found a bowling ball. didnt fit my fingers. also found a cat when it was storming out. totally adopted it. its name was nikkita kruschev
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Dec 16, 2022 18:04
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A painting of a lady, and you could see the lady's boobs.
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Dec 16, 2022 18:20
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An Anchor Steam mirror. It was kinda beat up but idgaf
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Dec 16, 2022 19:03
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Dang it, all I ever found was lots of nail art things that I sometimes repurpose into my crafts. You guys with the cats and Nintendo lucked out.
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Dec 16, 2022 20:09
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I found a big dewalt measuring tape. Like a 30 foot one. Last year I found a Milwaukee cordless impact gun. I wanted to find the owner but there was no construction nearby and no identifying marks. Ended up giving it to my dad who already had some of their batteries.
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Dec 19, 2022 15:04
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Severed deer/reindeer legs on our honeymoon. We were on an inpromptu honeymoon drive to northern Sweden, as two broke just married students. You know, sleeping in our car with sleeping bags in -10°C and other romantic stuff. Anyway, the trip came to a halt when my wife got a sudden stomach flu and I had to pull over to a bus stop to let her out to puke. And there they were. No body, just four thin legs. It certainly didn't help her feel better.
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Dec 19, 2022 18:03
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A sign that said “Fifteen Miles To The LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE SHAAAAAAAAACK!”
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Dec 19, 2022 19:51
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I'm a big proponent of getting free stuff on the curb. Every summer I typically get a couple lawnmowers and other small engine things, fix/tune then up if needed, and sell them. But for things I kept and like, next to a trashcan once, like 4 years ago, there was a pressure washer. Had a note saying it leaked gas. All I did was unscrew the carb bowl, reseat a gasket, and put it back on and it's worked mostly fine ever since. Sometimes it stalls if I take it out of half-choke too soon, but good enough for free.
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Dec 19, 2022 20:32
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Fairly large bookshelf/storage thing. Wasn't sure what it was specifically 'cause it was one of those with the open back. Didn't fit in the back of my car, but it was weirdly light and pretty close to home so I just carried the sucker home and used it for several years before I had to leave it behind because of an international move
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Dec 19, 2022 20:51
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MagpieConcept posted:This cat. Someone tossed it out of a moving vehicle in front of me + college friend. Same thing, different cat. We also adopted it.
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Dec 19, 2022 21:01
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I found a piece of notebook paper in an office parking lot, completely covered in what looked like somebody's passwords. Since I'm not evil, I just burned it. I hope whoever that was has adopted better security practices in the years since.
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Dec 19, 2022 21:30
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aw frig aw dang it posted:I found a piece of notebook paper in an office parking lot, completely covered in what looked like somebody's passwords. Since I'm not evil, I just burned it. I hope whoever that was has adopted better security practices in the years since. Last summer I was on a walking/bike path and found a small piece of paper that just said "Dance Monkey" on it. 
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Dec 19, 2022 22:25
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DrBouvenstein posted:Last summer I was on a walking/bike path and found a small piece of paper that just said "Dance Monkey" on it. lol it's good advice!
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Dec 19, 2022 22:32
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A whole-rear end moose. Alaska has a road kill list, wherein if a moose gets hit and dies the Troopers call you up and ask if you want to drive out and pick it up. It's wildly popular and a great way to keep the roads clear of dead moose. You just sign up on the list and like six months later in the middle of the night they call you. "Hey can you get to Talkeetna in the next two hours, we got one for you." If you say yes, you just show up and get yourself 1000 pounds of free meat. If not, they call the next person on the list.
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Dec 20, 2022 01:13
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A sign that said “CLOWN FUN ->”
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Dec 20, 2022 19:25
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Empty vhs clamshell of a japanese porn. Working copy of Mega Man II for the gameboy. Don't know if this counts, but a box of unopened, unlabelled beer bottles I found as a kid while digging in a local park sandbox.
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Dec 21, 2022 02:35
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How'd they taste?
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Dec 21, 2022 03:50
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flavor.flv posted:How'd they taste? I don't know, I brought them home and my mom took them away and she drank 'em.
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Dec 21, 2022 13:26
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wow mom what the hell
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Dec 21, 2022 16:50
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coleman francis posted:Empty vhs clamshell of a japanese porn. That reminds me, when I was like 15 I found a weird British porn mag in some bushes outside the drugstore (this was in the US.) It was kind of like a British version of Penthouse Letters. Not actually Penthouse branded, but in that it was a mix of more racy, Penthouse-style pictorials with 'totally real letters" from readers about their sexual exploits.
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Dec 21, 2022 17:31
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A sign with a phone number and an offer to buy diabetic test strips for cash.
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Dec 21, 2022 21:29
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DrBouvenstein posted:That reminds me, when I was like 15 I found a weird British porn mag in some bushes outside the drugstore (this was in the US.) It was kind of like a British version of Penthouse Letters. Not actually Penthouse branded, but in that it was a mix of more racy, Penthouse-style pictorials with 'totally real letters" from readers about their sexual exploits. Razzle?
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Dec 21, 2022 23:37
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DrBouvenstein posted:That reminds me, when I was like 15 I found a weird British porn mag in some bushes outside the drugstore (this was in the US.) It was kind of like a British version of Penthouse Letters. Not actually Penthouse branded, but in that it was a mix of more racy, Penthouse-style pictorials with 'totally real letters" from readers about their sexual exploits. My parents used to own a mini-storage company and when I was a teenager I worked for them. One of my jobs was to throw out the abandoned things by people who didn't pay their bills. Now, despite what TV shows like Storage Wars imply, most of the stuff was terrible and not worth keeping (people with cool things in storage tend to pay for their storage unit). However, one magical summer I found an abandoned box full of British porn mags. There also was a old guy who died with no family and no will so we got legal ownership of everything in his storage unit. Most of his stuff we did auction away, but once again I found a box of pornography and was able to take it before anybody else in the family saw it. It almost made up for the usual sort of things I would have to sort through. Like, however many bottles of urine you think there would be in abandoned storage units, I promise your estimate is too low.
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Dec 22, 2022 21:07
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I found one of those folding utility knives in the middle of the road, it had been run over but after bending the handle back into the right shape it worked fine.
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Dec 23, 2022 02:51
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Lots and lots of sex toys.
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Dec 23, 2022 03:01
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If anyone is in San Francisco, please look on the side of the road for my heart.
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Dec 23, 2022 17:49
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A 1984 Lou Whitaker baseball card.
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Dec 24, 2022 00:23
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I saw a tarantula once 
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My dad once saw turtles loving.
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