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NULL NULL
(@scott-wedelallcocu-com)
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23/08/2007 4:00 am  

In one of my previous threads titled: "Man, am I mad!" I bitched about buying a really nice three-place Herman Miller "Chicklet" sofa for a pittance at a local thrift store.

Someone later showed up and removed the 'sold' tags, and away it went.

This week a police detective friend of mine ( who also happens to moonlight in art and modernist furniture) found it!

Sure enough, it is in the front window of a very small "mod shop" in the city.

Tomorrow I am going to confront the owner - who happens to be about 6'5" and about 275 lbs ( I will have to stand on one of his Saarinen model 71's to look him in the eye).

Anyway, I will let you all know how it goes.


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 LRF
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23/08/2007 4:55 am  

good luck !!!! just scare...
good luck !!!! just scare the crap out of him the bigger they are the easier they fall!!!!


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whitespike
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23/08/2007 5:53 am  

Awesome!
What I always do:
First, shave you head and sculpt a new haircut out of peanut butter.
Then, put fake blood under your eyes and nose.
Next, bark like a dog and threaten to bite if said chicklet is not returned.
It also helps if you have an iguana on a leash.
Repeat until desired results occur.


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Modern Love
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23/08/2007 6:09 am  

mental picture
hahahahaha!


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NULL NULL
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23/08/2007 8:28 am  

Whitespike
Great minds think alike!
I am having visions of DeNiro in "Taxi Driver" ( Sans Iguana ).


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whitespike
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23/08/2007 9:47 am  

Good Lord
I must've needed a nap or something when I write that. I feel better now.
Back to the subject now.
Please do tell us everything. In fact, record it. I have never heard two grown men argue over a sofa. I love it!


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peter osullivan
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23/08/2007 3:08 pm  

I could see him doing two...
I could see him doing two things;
Claiming that the item did not have a sold tag on it when he purchased it
He got if from a 3rd party and it must have been this ?mystery man? which nabbed it from the thrift store
You could even call his bluff with some ?testimonies? 😉 from the thrift store sales staff
Run through every scenario before you go in, that way you?ll be well prepared for battle! Best of luck


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peter osullivan
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23/08/2007 3:10 pm  

How to spot a liar
heh heh
http://www.pattiwood.com/article.asp?PageID=2314


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builder (AUS)
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23/08/2007 4:13 pm  

Good lines..
I wish i was...
Good lines..
I wish i was there, i ll be supporting you! Best of luck!


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NULL NULL
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24/08/2007 7:59 am  

Cover me - I'm go'in in!
I have a job interview tomorrow (Friday ) so I will be near the "perps" store.
To add a bit more folly to the situation I will be making my visit to him in a very stuffy business suit afterward.
I thought it prudent NOT to confront him beforehand and leave open the possibility that I show up for my interview with a flattened nose and a fist full of my hair missing.
Perhaps I should remove my tie before confronting him...as to eliminate at least one easy hand-hold by which he may lever me off the floor...hmmm.
Anyway, I will keep you posted.


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whitespike
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24/08/2007 8:39 am  

fighting
the good fight.


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azurechicken (USA)
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24/08/2007 9:54 am  

WHATS
The name of the store and owner...


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whitespike
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24/08/2007 10:46 am  

yeah
we'll meet you up there. I'll bring a shovel.


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Modern Love
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24/08/2007 3:45 pm  

round up the D.A. posse
Can you imagine if we all show up? But of course, we will only refer to ourselves by our forum aliases. I will not be wearing my business suit, but perhaps sweatpants, a black muscle-T, accessorized with a gold chain, a toothpick, and plenty of hair gel.
I hope he doesn't read this forum....


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whitespike
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24/08/2007 9:43 pm  

hahaha
He might! After all he does have a "mod" store!


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