What are your other hobbies? - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T11:24:26Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-are-your-other-hobbies?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A313176&feed=yes&xn_auth=noKeith, my son has a ton of ma…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2015-09-18:1566398:Comment:5953472015-09-18T03:43:33.940ZCarolhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/CarolMorrow
<p>Keith, my son has a ton of matchbox and those same cases!!! He also has a gazillion wrestling figurines!! </p>
<p>Keith, my son has a ton of matchbox and those same cases!!! He also has a gazillion wrestling figurines!! </p> tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2015-09-17:1566398:Comment:5954052015-09-17T23:50:44.325ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
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<p>this is a great thread! i love hearing about your other collections!</p>
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<p>besides lamps i collect vintage glassware, appliances and housewares. pyrex, fireking, mixers, old castiron cookware, percolators and anything vintage kitchen related in pink or turquoise. pyrex and lavas are my main collection obsessions at the moment. i also love to restore old junky things and make em look nice again.</p>
<p>you can see alot of it here in my flickr photo stream…</p>
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<p>this is a great thread! i love hearing about your other collections!</p>
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<p>besides lamps i collect vintage glassware, appliances and housewares. pyrex, fireking, mixers, old castiron cookware, percolators and anything vintage kitchen related in pink or turquoise. pyrex and lavas are my main collection obsessions at the moment. i also love to restore old junky things and make em look nice again.</p>
<p>you can see alot of it here in my flickr photo stream</p>
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<p> </p> Except the 356 didn't have an…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-04-30:1566398:Comment:3881162012-04-30T21:13:19.945ZD Newnhamhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/DNewnham
<p>Except the 356 didn't have an engine that sounds like a bag of spanners dropping down an air conditioning vent.</p>
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<p>So I didn't want to choke the thread with photo's of my other interests, so I've made a folder of photo's,…</p>
<p>Except the 356 didn't have an engine that sounds like a bag of spanners dropping down an air conditioning vent.</p>
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<p>So I didn't want to choke the thread with photo's of my other interests, so I've made a folder of photo's,<a href="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/photo/album/listForOwner?screenName=0z55c8b8wkstz" target="_self">http://oozinggoo.ning.com/photo/album/listForOwner?screenName=0z55c8b8wkstz</a> the one above is a ceramic dinosaur I made with nodding head and tail.<br/> <br/> <cite>mr_a500 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-are-your-other-hobbies?xg_source=activity&id=1566398%3ATopic%3A314199&page=5#1566398Comment387675"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Ha! Not quite. It's more like buying an iPod Nano instead of an iPad. The Porsche 356 was based on the Beetle and early versions used many Beetle parts. The design is very similar. The Porsche 356 was really just a "luxury version" of the Volkswagen Beetle.</p>
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</blockquote> Ah yes, my Nissan Sunny and V…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-04-30:1566398:Comment:3877792012-04-30T08:42:12.774ZD Newnhamhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/DNewnham
<p>Ah yes, my Nissan Sunny and VW Polo have been poor substitutes for a Cord 812 Sportsman Coupe and an Aston V8 Vantage. Buying the Beetle instead of a 356A is a bit like buying a clay tablet and a stick instead of an I-Pad. My little car is packing up right now so who knows what classic I'll get next.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>mr_a500 said:…</cite></p>
<p>Ah yes, my Nissan Sunny and VW Polo have been poor substitutes for a Cord 812 Sportsman Coupe and an Aston V8 Vantage. Buying the Beetle instead of a 356A is a bit like buying a clay tablet and a stick instead of an I-Pad. My little car is packing up right now so who knows what classic I'll get next.<br/> <br/> <cite>mr_a500 said:</cite></p>
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<p>(Ferrari 250SWB, Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, Mercedes 300SL gull-wing and Lancia B20GT were other options that failed due to price)<br/> <br/> <cite>D Newnham said:</cite></p>
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</blockquote> Hmm, you buy old phone's, key…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-04-29:1566398:Comment:3877562012-04-29T12:27:09.062ZD Newnhamhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/DNewnham
<p>Hmm, you buy old phone's, keyboards and lamps because the quality is better, but you also own an old beetle. Isn't that heading in the opposite direction?<br></br> <br></br> <cite><br></br></cite></p>
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<p>Hmm, you buy old phone's, keyboards and lamps because the quality is better, but you also own an old beetle. Isn't that heading in the opposite direction?<br/> <br/> <cite><br/></cite></p>
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<p>I also own a 1958 VW Beetle.</p>
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</blockquote> Yeah, to think Tim Burton spe…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-04-29:1566398:Comment:3877522012-04-29T12:12:39.185ZD Newnhamhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/DNewnham
<p>Yeah, to think Tim Burton spends all that money on set design when he could just shoot a movie at Wizard's place.<br/> <br/> <cite>Erin said:</cite></p>
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<p>Yeah, to think Tim Burton spends all that money on set design when he could just shoot a movie at Wizard's place.<br/> <br/> <cite>Erin said:</cite></p>
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</blockquote> I like planting and growing t…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-04-28:1566398:Comment:3876332012-04-28T14:31:50.158ZThttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/T754
<p>I like planting and growing things indoors and outdoors. I have small butterfly garden outside along with other plants/bushes and houseplants inside. I have wind chimes and windspinners they have movement like lava lamps and spinning garden daisies, retro and movement............ahhhh</p>
<p>I like planting and growing things indoors and outdoors. I have small butterfly garden outside along with other plants/bushes and houseplants inside. I have wind chimes and windspinners they have movement like lava lamps and spinning garden daisies, retro and movement............ahhhh</p> I can crack open a walnut wit…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-04-28:1566398:Comment:3875582012-04-28T12:18:17.192ZJimhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/AnonymousLavaFreak
<p style="text-align: left;">I can crack open a walnut with my cheeks. :-)<br/> <br/> <cite>Autumn said:</cite></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I can crack open a walnut with my cheeks. :-)<br/> <br/> <cite>Autumn said:</cite></p>
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