{"id":474,"date":"2012-04-26T09:16:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T09:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rebeccafrech\/2012\/04\/yet-another-giveaway-of-sorts.html"},"modified":"2014-08-22T15:48:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T20:48:59","slug":"yet-another-giveaway-of-sorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rebeccafrech\/2012\/04\/yet-another-giveaway-of-sorts.html","title":{"rendered":"Yet Another Giveaway!! Of Sorts…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

(Surprise!\u00a0 This is LarryD,\u00a0 filling in for Rebecca while she\u2019s on a short vacation. She thinks of me as the obnoxious older brother she unfortunately never had, while she\u2019s the annoying younger sister I never had to endure.\u00a0 Which begs the obvious question:\u00a0 What was she thinking, accepting my offer to post?\u00a0\u00a0 Oh well \u2013 live and learn.\u00a0 If you want to read really good stuff, head over to my regular blog, Acts of the Apostasy<\/a>.\u00a0 What do you mean, you\u2019re not a regular reader??)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve noticed that Rebecca loves to give stuff away.\u00a0 She\u2019s very generous with other people\u2019s things, isn\u2019t she?\u00a0 Seriously, though \u2013 running give-aways makes her happy, and the products she offers are really nice, and they\u2019re from good companies and for good causes.<\/p>\n

So I thought, heck, why not jump in on that action too?\u00a0 I like giving stuff away \u2013 and I like supporting honorable causes.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a local place real close to where I live, called LarryD\u2019s Lounge of Lousy Litter and Left-overs<\/i> \u2013 in fact, it\u2019s so close, it\u2019s actually in my basement.\u00a0 Right now, I\u2019m clearing out select items, and through an exclusive arrangement with Shoved to Them (see italicized paragraph above), these items are being made available to all you loyal readers!\u00a0 <\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the best part \u2013 they\u2019re up for auction!\u00a0 I kid you not!\u00a0 This is so much better than a give-away, because you can help out a dad who\u2019s surrounded by useless junk<\/strike> cool stuff, by bidding on unwanted clutter<\/strike> rare and unique items.\u00a0 And the second best part is that all proceeds will go to a worthwhile charity.\u00a0 I don\u2019t have one selected as of yet, so you will just have to trust me, okay?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n

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Item #1 \u2013 a whiffle ball.\u00a0 Very practical, because if properly aimed and thrown at the optimum velocity, it will immediately jolt that non-responsive television viewer\/video-game player\/computer zombie into action, without leaving any visible signs of injury!\u00a0 And you can play baseball with it too!\u00a0 Very versatile.<\/p>\n

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Item #2 \u2013 a plastic tiki ice bucket (with tongs)\u00a0 This attractive item is perfect to scare the bejeezus out of any infant or toddler.\u00a0 It can also be used as a tobacco spittoon, in which case you would never want to ever use it as an ice bucket again.<\/p>\n

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Item #3 \u2013 an electronic toucan.\u00a0 This clever little toucan has an identity problem, because it repeats everything you say, which makes it more like a parrot.\u00a0 Poor thing!\u00a0 At least, it would<\/i> repeat everything you say if it wasn\u2019t broken.\u00a0 But it does flap its wings a bit.\u00a0 Sort of.<\/p>\n

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Item #4 \u2013 a Bop-It.\u00a0 Quite possibly the world\u2019s most annoying toy, after anything that involves Barney the Dinosaur.\u00a0 Guaranteed to give you a head-ache long before your child loses interest!\u00a0 Bop it!\u00a0 Twist it!\u00a0 Pull it!\u00a0 Buy it!\u00a0 Please!<\/p>\n

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Item #5 \u2013 a glass head.\u00a0 Very popular with bachelors back in the 90\u2019s, for some reason.\u00a0 It\u2019s the perfect representation of a Wall Street Occupier \u2013 completely empty-headed!\u00a0 Convenient if you have a wig, or if your husband or dad wears a fedora.\u00a0 A practical Christmas accessory, too, as it can sport a Santa hat!<\/p>\n

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Item #6 \u2013 a collection of BeyBlades<\/a>, with BeyBlade Action Arena, and about 20 ripcords yet only 6 BeyBlade spinner thingys!\u00a0 Provides your children with 7.3 minutes of super-charged fun, yet hours of bickering over who gets to use the \u201ccool looking\u201d BeyBlade!\u00a0 These rarely used more than once toys could be a collector\u2019s item someday.\u00a0 No, really!<\/p>\n

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This is just a picture of our cat, Missy.\u00a0 She doesn\u2019t do tricks or anything, and isn\u2019t included with the auction, but isn\u2019t she cute?<\/p>\n

There you have it, readers \u2013 the LarryD\u2019s Lounge of Lousy Litter and Left-overs<\/i> Auction Extravaganza.\u00a0 These items represent only a small portion of what\u2019s available \u2013 if this auction is successful, you can expect to see future ones posted here.\u00a0 Bids start at any level \u2013 the higher the better.\u00a0 Winners will be notified on Sunday April 29th.\u00a0 Shipping and handling not included.<\/p>\n

Commence bidding!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Surprise!\u00a0 This is LarryD,\u00a0 filling in for Rebecca while she\u2019s on a short vacation. She thinks of me as the obnoxious older brother she unfortunately never had, while she\u2019s the annoying younger sister I never had to endure.\u00a0 Which begs the obvious question:\u00a0 What was she thinking, accepting my offer to post?\u00a0\u00a0 Oh well \u2013 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nYet Another Giveaway!! Of Sorts...<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"(Surprise!  This is LarryD,  filling in for Rebecca while she's on a short vacation. 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