In my case, it's a swatch of Jack Ruby's pants.

That's right, I actually paid for this.

For those of you not up on your recent history, Jack Ruby is the guy who killed the guy who killed JFK.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa304/CarsonDyle/RubysPants.jpg

The description alone is priceless. I particularly enjoy the second sentence, which is entirely redundant.

Not sure how many Jack Ruby fans there are out there, but enjoy!

BTW, this item is NOT for sale, so please don't ask.

I know I'm not the only one on this site with a piece of worthless crap in his collection, but I defy any of you to top a swatch of Jack Ruby's pants for sheer stupidity.

Unfair. :p

As a NASA Geek, I have several similiar "collectible display swath" of Beta cloth, CSM foil, parachute silk, etc. I also had a "genuine" bottle of Elvis's sweat I bought at a Elvis Museum in Tupelo in the seventies that did double duty as a McDonalds, the sneeze guards over the salad bar were etched glass depicting pivotal scenes from the King's life.

'Course those pal in comparison to an actual swatch of fabric taken from his personally owned and worn pants!

I don't have anything that could possibly top yours, Rob. :thumbsup:

If I think of anything, tho, I'll post it.... :p

Why that would be model kits! Seriously. I have been collecting for at least 25 years and have thousands of kits. Of course the plan when I was younger was to build them all! Since I realize that will never happen I sometimes look at the collection and ask
"What were you thinking?" I really wish I had put that money elsewhere!
Funny thing is I still buy kits!

Cheers,
Max Bryant

This thread brings to mind a thought balloon from Garfield, after his "owner" Jon bought a Court Jester's hat with a Groucho glasses/nose/mustache mask;
"It never ceases to amaze me the things people would rather have than money". :freak:

That's pretty good...
The first thing that comes to mind is a jar of water from Loch Ness. A friend's daughter was there on a school trip and I asked if she could bring back a souvenir. Her dad knew how much the Loch interested me, so he gave her a mayonaise jar with instructions to fill it. I still have it, all silty and sandy, sitting downstairs, with a little plastic nessie floating in it...
A friend of mine has half of a human brain, but that's another story...

I dont know, its kinda cool really BUT......
wheres the certificate of authenticity? J/K
and of course how much did you pay for it?

The first thing that comes to mind is a jar of water from Loch Ness.

That's great.

Speaking of stupid and amusing fluids...

Submitted for your approval: a bottle of Jabba bubble-bath.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa304/CarsonDyle/IMG_5791.jpg

Kid comes home dirty? Douse him with Hutt juice.

Of all the fluids associated with Star Wars, this is without a doubt the stupidest.

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A friend of mine has half of a human brain, but that's another story...Sounds like a lot of people I know!

...Submitted for your approval: a bottle of Jabba bubble-bath...Of all the fluids associated with Star Wars, this is without a doubt the stupidest.

Probably preferable to the loaf form, though. :drunk:

I own a couple of Wayne Cochran LPs. Does that count?

http://helium.lunarpages.com/%7Efunky4/pictures/radio34.jpg

That's the spirit.

:thumbsup:

I have some sand from Iraq.From Desert Storm.I also have a Florida Snowman, which is Nothing but a snow globe filled with water with a small carrot,top hat and plastic"pebbles" floating in it.Do those count?

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/519/medium/015_15.JPG
Does my dog count? Though he's not stupid, he's just a retriever.

in

every

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breed

Except for the "retriever" part. He'll chase it down, but he won't give it to you. Mrs Gato & I call him a "rusty chaser."

I...have a Florida Snowman, which is Nothing but a snow globe filled with water with a small carrot,top hat and plastic"pebbles" floating in it.Do those count?





Mmmmmmm...Yes.

For those of you not up on your recent history, Jack Ruby is the guy who killed the guy who killed JFK.Technically, Jack Ruby is the guy who killed the guy who allegedly killed JFK.

Stupidest think I ever collected? Speeding tickets. :o

In my case , that would be the 3'', 9'', and 12'' Playmates Star trek figures...they are worthless nowadays, and took up too much room..I was finally able to unload them to a flea market dealer..I took a loss, but again, I was only too happy to dump em!:thumbsup:

See the thread I started on "What was I thinking when I bought that kit?"

I paid 88¢ each for some wind-up sushi at WM, then I later saw them on clearance for 25¢ each. (So I bought some more.)

I paid 88¢ each for some wind-up sushi at WM, then I later saw them on clearance for 25¢ each. (So I bought some more.)I've never heard of "wind-up sushi." Does it play music while you're eating it?

The small jar of Mt. St. Helen's ash my uncle Gene sent me from Washington state back in '80. Dad said Gene scraped it off the hood of his car but could have shoveled it out of the bottom of his Weber kettle for all I know.

Speaking of Elvis. I apologize in advance for the preposterously tasteless nature of this submission but, if true, it would top ANY stupid collectible list.

I have heard more than once that a "grogan" encased in a block of Lucite was bought by an (understandably) anonymous collector on the claim it had been fished out of the commode in the bathroom where Elvis croaked. Really.

The item was described as about the diameter of a pop can - so unusually large that, the seller claimed, it was unofficially considered by the coroner to be the prime suspect in The Kang's circulatory blowout. The whereabouts of Presley's final hit remain unknown.

Just imagine THAT knick-knack displayed on your mantle, surrounded by votive candles right there under your black velvet Elvis. The pride you'd feel knowing you're the envy of all your Elvis-fan friends, who approach it reverently and ask if they can be photographed with it...or request, in hushed tones, if they're allowed to touch it.

Is the story true? Probably not...but it darn well COULD be true and you know it. Tell me there aren't collectors like that in the world and I've got Moon property you may be interested in buying.

I have a collection of watches that I've had break on me over the years, but just can't bring myself to throw away. Does that count?

I also have a garage full of junk I recovered from my house in Chalmette, that one of these years I'll get around to unpacking.

Speaking of Elvis. I apologize in advance for the preposterously tasteless nature of this submission but, if true, it would top ANY stupid collectible list.



And speaking of Elvis, turds, and preposterously bad taste, here's another primo item from my Wayne Cochran collection.

Lord Almighty!

http://www.biwa.ne.jp/%7Epresley/celeb/WayneCochran.jpg

I never knew the bouffant was a style for men, too.

Not a purchase, but an heirloom of sorts: I still have a 1953-model Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera that's useless for taking pictures because the casing is all cracked and full of light leaks -- not to mention that they haven't made film for it since the early ’80s. If I still had the original box, flash attachment (the thing used enormous flashbulbs the size of chicken eggs) and instruction booklet, I suppose it might have value as a collectible, but all I've got is the camera. I guess I keep it for sentimental reasons -- my mother used it to take baby pictures of me. I also still have every obsolete piece of electronic equipment I've ever owned -- old cellphones, phone answering machines, a VCR, and two old TV sets. Kind of like hoarding model kits -- must be the pack-rat instinct.

I never knew the bouffant was a style for men, too.

Mr. Cochran's tonsorial contributions are underappreciated. He also invented The Mullet - way back in 1970!

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/wayne-cochran-and-the-cc-riders-cant-turn-you-loose-from-film-cc-and-co-joe-namath-ann-margret/2753234103

I've never heard of "wind-up sushi." Does it play music while you're eating it?

I should've been more descriptive. They roll around on little wheels. Or at least I assume they do. So far all of mine are still MIB. (Future investment security!)

But the music would've been a nice touch. Maybe in Release #2...

The epicenter of the stupid collectables universe is, of course, Japan.

Where else can one find an injection molded model of an injection molding machine?

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa304/CarsonDyle/syasyutu_2.jpg


Those who dislike the taste of sushi but enjoy the way it looks will delight in this colorful entre of plastic stupidity.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa304/CarsonDyle/q_1.jpg


And for nature lovers there’s this model of a creepy Otter-like creature.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa304/CarsonDyle/racco_1.jpg

Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.

Bubble wrap. I've got enough for the Louvre to move.

For sheer stupidity, it's hard to beat this "Special Commerative 2001:A Space Oddysey" dancing hamster I bought at a flea market a few years ago. When you press his paw he sways back & forth waving his arms and singing "Mr Roboto" in a Alvin & The Chipmunks voice as the lights on his chest blink wildly.

What a space suited hamster singing "Domo Arragato Mr Roboto" has to do with 2001 I'll never know.

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/IMG_01951.JPG

I actually planned on "skinning" him and putting the works in a PL LIS Robot one of these days.

The epicenter of the stupid collectables universe is, of course, Japan.

Where else can one find an injection molded model of an injection molding machine?Does it come with a model of an injection-molded model of an injection-molding machine? I'm sure there's a philosophical statement to be found there . . . somewhere.

Bubble wrap.

Dude, I don't care how much bubble wrap you hoard, it will never qualify as a collectable. Not even as a stupid one.

Nice try, though.

Dude, I don't care how much bubble wrap you hoard, it will never qualify as a collectable. Not even as a stupid one.

Nice try, though.


How about plastic packing peanuts? No two are exactly alike, you know...

pogs. Remember pogs?

pogs...

Yep. I think those qualify.

I collected a jar of water from Wakullah Springs, located south of Tallahassee, FL. AKA the spring that used in the filming of the underwater scenes in the Creature from the Black Lagoon.

I thought they used Silver Springs to film "Creature" and the Tarzan movies.

I thought they used Silver Springs to film "Creature" and the Tarzan movies.Nope; it was Wakulla (no "h") Springs. There was also some underwater shooting for Airport 77 done there. There may have been some shooting on some of those at Silver Springs as well, though; I believe some underwater shots were done there for Moonraker, at least.

Wakulla Springs is one of the deepest springs in the world. I've taken the glass-bottom boat cruise there several times. It can make you a bit dizzy to float out over the spring and see the bottom drop off suddenly from about 25 feet below to about 185 feet -- and you can see all the way down.

Qapla'

SSB

I'm sorry to differ but Creature from the Black lagoon was filed at silver springs and weeki wachee springs.I live here and thats a big part of local history. I can even take you to the exact spots.

Ahhhhh...Weeki Wachee.....Brings back memories.....:)

Sounds vaguely like some sort of summer camp for perv's to go to learn how to doing the Peeping Tom thing.... :freak:

I'm sorry to differ but Creature from the Black lagoon was filed at silver springs and weeki wachee springs.I live here and thats a big part of local history. I can even take you to the exact spots.Well, I live here -- but I cannot say for sure with regard to the Creature film. You're probably right about that one. The stories may have gotten blurred together over the years, especially for those who don't live in either vicinity. The fact that both locations are tourist attractions in Florida with first-magnitude springs (I presume that's true of Silver Springs, anyway -- I know it is for Wakulla), both offer glass-bottom boat rides, and both have served as filming locations for movies and TV has probably contributed to the confusion.

This discussion has reminded me that I haven't taken my wife and son to Wakulla Springs yet. Got to remedy that.

I have heard accounts from friends who say that Silver Springs (the attraction) isn't as well-kept or interesting as it used to be -- what's the local opinion, Nightsky? I think the last time I was there, it was still owned by ABC. I know the state owns it now.

Qapla'

SSB

Well, I live here -- but I cannot say for sure with regard to the Creature film. You're probably right about that one. The stories may have gotten blurred together over the years, especially for those who don't live in either vicinity. The fact that both locations are tourist attractions in Florida with first-magnitude springs (I presume that's true of Silver Springs, anyway -- I know it is for Wakulla), both offer glass-bottom boat rides, and both have served as filming locations for movies and TV has probably contributed to the confusion.

This discussion has reminded me that I haven't taken my wife and son to Wakulla Springs yet. Got to remedy that.

I have heard accounts from friends who say that Silver Springs (the attraction) isn't as well-kept or interesting as it used to be -- what's the local opinion, Nightsky? I think the last time I was there, it was still owned by ABC. I know the state owns it now.

Qapla'

SSB

Actually, you're both right irc. The underwater scenes were shot at Wakulla Springs, no question about that one. I'm 99% sure the bulk of the surface scenes on the boat were filmed at Silver Spings, where Sea Hunt and the Tarzan movies were filmed. Some may have been filmed at Weeki-Wachi, on that I don't know.

We used to go diving and canoeing at Wakulla Springs a lot before the kids were born, it was still undeveloped and pristine. I haven't been to Silver Springs since the eighties, they did still have Mike Nelson's shanty from Sea Hunt there last time I went.

For sheer stupidity, it's hard to beat this "Special Commerative 2001:A Space Oddysey" dancing hamster I bought at a flea market a few years ago. When you press his paw he sways back & forth waving his arms and singing "Mr Roboto" in a Alvin & The Chipmunks voice as the lights on his chest blink wildly.

What a space suited hamster singing "Domo Arragato Mr Roboto" has to do with 2001 I'll never know.

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/IMG_01951.JPG

I actually planned on "skinning" him and putting the works in a PL LIS Robot one of these days.

That's cute! I want one!!!! :hat: That must be stupid - wanting someone else's stupid collectible!!!

Huzz

We used to go diving and canoeing at Wakulla Springs a lot before the kids were born, it was still undeveloped and pristine.It still is, pretty much. Wakulla County is growing, but the area around the springs still looks much as it has all my life.

Qapla'

SSB

Last time I went to silver springs about 10 years ago it was pretty run down and crappy and the Glass bottom boats didnt look as though They had been maintained very well.Weeki Wachee on the other hand still looks pretty good,,,iirc correctly The African queen was filmed in one of these rivers but I cant remember which one.Descendants of the Monkeys from the Tarzan films also still inhabit small islands on the river. I love to canoe Weeki wachee...still looks very primeval in places.
and Scott , my apologies as it looks as though we were both right
.....Speaking of Silver Springs, Does anyone remember "Six Gun Territory"?

Last time I went to silver springs about 10 years ago it was pretty run down and crappy and the Glass bottom boats didnt look as though They had been maintained very well.I've heard second-hand accounts that things have improved a bit in the last year or two, so maybe things are looking up. I keep thinking that we'll have to stop and give the place a look on one of our frequent trips to Orlando.
Scott , my apologies as it looks as though we were both rightThink nothing of it. :thumbsup:
Does anyone remember "Six Gun Territory"?Yes! I still remember my first trip to Walt Disney World; this would have been less than a year after the resort opened, so we're talking some time in 1972. There was a side-trip to Six Gun Territory on that trip. I remember being fascinated by the train -- I was always fascinated by trains as a child. I don't remember much else about it, though; I would have been about four years-old!

I remember a couple of years ago I did an online search for information about Six Gun Territory. I wasn't even sure where it had been located or whether it still existed (sadly but not all that unexpectedly, no). It took a bit of poking around to find anything about it. Once I discovered it had been in the Ocala area, it didn't take me long to realize when it was I had actually visited the place.

What's there now, if you know?

Qapla'

SSB

What's there now, if you know?

Qapla'

I have no idea. I live a bit south (Clearwater) I remember it was near the Sherrifs Youth ranch. I get to Ocala from time to time on Buisiness with my company. The only things in the area are new Mcmansions and John Travoltas
Ranch/Airport.We must have been on the same trip back in '72 thats the same way mine went. Disney/Six gun territory. I too was fascinated by the train and I really liked the "gunfights":thumbsup:

I've got a couple of strange things. One's a tiny flask of "microbeads" supposedly made in space aboard Challenger. It looks like a little beaker of water. I wonder if it really is what it says it is.

I've also got a swatch of material from the Mars Pathfinder airbag, ash from Mt. St Helens and a chunk of Soviet rocket propelled grenade I blew up in Iraq.