Osler's Razor

As promised, this morning I went to Ted Nugent's garage sale, and it was excellent. As one might imagine, there were a wide variety of dead animals for sale, including a gigantic rhino head (visible in the background in the picture above. Surprisingly, though, the offerings weren't limited to heads n' racks, but extended to Terrible Ted's living room furniture and clothing. He had a lot of used shirts for sale, but they seemed a little too... used, for the most part.

Some of my favorite items available included a Simpsons DVD box set, goofy tennis shoes, several classy paintings depicting animals one can hunt, a giant pile of various shoelaces, a math textbook, and a super soaker squirt gun. The prices were actually very reasonable, and I would have bought more if I had more room in my car. As it was, my total bill was $21. I got the following:

1) Super soaker squirt gun-- $1.50
2) Ted Nugent's polarfleece hat-- $3.00
3) Ted Nugent's coffee table-- $15.00


As I paid for my purchases (the coffee table was originally going for $45, but I got it for $15-- thanks, Blaine McCormick!), I was told that the coffee table was kept next to Ted's couch where he watched tv. He kept his radio on the table and the batteries leaked, and that's why it needs to be sanded and refinished. It is an outstanding table though-- solid hardwood, and not a bad design. Once Wayne the Builder is done refinishing my guest house, I'll put it out there.

It was my favorite garage sale ever.

All of which raises an interesting thought-- if you could buy stuff at any celebrity's garage sale, which celebrity would you pick, assuming there were reasonable prices and good variety?