One thing I like about going to Goodwill is that you just never know what or who you’re going to run into.
For example, you might come across our Commander in Chief catching a wave:
Or Señor y Señora Maraca. ¡Hola! (Cómo se dice “googly eyes” en Español?)
But sometimes you simply come across the “World’s Greatest Mom.”
Of course, there are exceptions to the suburban PTA meeting types. For example, a certain Mr. Trapper Jim:
Need more detail? Here ya’ go!
Of course, not everyone at Goodwill fits the creepy survivalist mold. Mr Dumpty is anything but frightening. Well, except for his tendency towards self-harm.
There are so many famous people, you might want to bring your autograph book! Did you know Rosie O’Donnell was a “Friend of Barbie?” Must be some kind of euphemism I’ve never heard of.
At this point you may be worried that all bearded men are to be feared, but such is not the case. Just check out this friendly fellow.
Hello, sir. Would you happen to have any Grey Poupon a match I could borrow?
And you all know that wherever Barack Obama is, Bill Clinton is sure to follow.
Wow, you just met up with a lot of people at Goodwill. You’ll definitely need a nap about now. Here’s a pretty image to send you off to dreamland.
Just try not to think about the brown stuff splattered all over the front of the photo.
Katy Wolk-Stanley
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Is your family okay? I heard that the whole city of Portland has to boil their water. Yikes!
Yes, we boiled water yesterday, and I just kept a big kettle of boiled water on the stovetop. Luckily, it was just for a day.
Lol. I’ll take Trapper Jim over any of those other guys any day of the week and any place. Those guys were original minimalists…..use it up, wear it out, make do!
OH, I wish I’d been there for the Rosie doll! I really wanted her when that was released!
My first born, now 40, had the Humpty Dumpty lamp in blue in his nursery. Went with the toy/nursery rhyme theme. Never thought of it as being sort of ‘creepy’ until now – especially since he started to fall apart arm by leg after about 5 years 🙂
I actually think it’s sweet, but I was going for a creepy theme for the blog post. 😉
Katy
Hey! I had a blue humpty dumpty lamp like that one. It seems odd looking back over 40 years, but I didn’t make my mom relocate it until I was an absurdly older child. 🙂