Is this performance art? I’ve seen this SUV parked in lower Manhattan for over a month now with the same stuff strapped to the roof.

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I hate these things from my sweet gum tree. Almost sprained my ankle on one. Do you have a local name for these?

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Ordered the Jazz Quartet in “frustration free” packaging from Amazon. Got sent the actual box with a giant shipping label and no outer box. Anyone could have snagged this from my doorstep. Just wanted to alert people to be ready for package thefts.

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This is the first time I’ve seen 2 Scabby(s) the Rat at a construction site.

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Covering up the first letter of a license plate with blue and black tape for exclusive member benefits.

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Anyone know the story behind this guy? He’s on the north side of city hall every time I pass by. Unfortunately, since I’m in a car, I can’t speak with him.

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Fake temporary license plate. NY doesn’t offer printed ones. Driver photoshopped a NJ temporary plate and left everything else.

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My spicy PSP battery aspires to be a PS3 Phat

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This is a line of Japanese cleaning sponges. The packages are transparent and the printed design on them give the colorful sponges faces and personality. They each have different cleaning surfaces. I bought these on business trips and ended up collecting them rather than use them.

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I am very amused by this “keep out of reach of children” warning. Discovered this on the battery after opening up an AirTag.

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Thoughts on products that stick bottle openers into their design (except for the classic can opener)? I strongly dislike it here.

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Rather than pay the $200 fee to remove the boot, these drivers swapped out their car tires.

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Part of the Phantom of the Opera set being moved away. (You may be able to see more of this on Thursday morning).

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My spicy PSP battery aspires to be a PS3 Phat

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Saw this Tomy Omnibot 2000 at a yard sale today. Most likely wasn’t in working condition. It has a cassette deck which you plays music or stores “programs”.

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Pants from Hong Kong and Brooklyn.

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Did the vertical logo on these squeeze bottles confuse staff into shelving them upside down? (Heinz squeeze bottles nearby were correctly displayed with the cap at the bottom. )

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Times Square movie ad

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Wondering why this old game from Blockbuster has a reminder to rewind. Guess they had surplus VHS stickers?

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Found my old N64 games in the garage. Worst game here: Doraemon

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I discovered Curtis Sliwa’s van was repurposed as Andrew Giuliani’s van.

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Some of my old stuff I grabbed from my parent's garage today.... (Nothing is brand new, but the boxes were kept in good shape).

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Biscuit packaging visually shows ingredients. Sadly, there is no toy inside. (Biscuits themselves look like the depicted visor). Found these at an Asian supermarket today.

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How do I get rid of a strong cigarette smell from a game manual? It smells like an ashtray.

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The borough border within the Battery (Hugh L Carey) Tunnel. Would not have noticed this before without standstill traffic. Since it’s operated by the MTA, is there a legal reason to designate the border?

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Spotted this van downtown today, 6 months after the mayoral election. Wondering if someone bought the van or if Curtis Sliwa drives it?

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HK’s No. 1 PC

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There’s a Genki Sushi superfan in Tai Po.

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Crappy hotel carpet design. I spent all day concentrating to avoid stepping in human or dog poo on the downtown San Francisco sidewalks to come back to this.

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Because of the huge lag in the eShop, I finally beat the loading screen. Disappointing that nothing happens :)

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Haven’t played these in 10+ years. I don’t think I had finished any of these. Which should I play this weekend?

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Stallone is chilling if you rotate the box.

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Bought an OXO Pop container assortment a while ago and thought the included tall container was useless since I don’t store pasta in it. Finally found a use: storing giant NY bagels.

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Giant Elevator Buttons with Red LEDs

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Amazon’s Fallout TV series is using a former Staten Island supermarket as a film set. Some retro futuristic vehicles from the video game can be seen in the parking lot.

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Spray painted message on 42nd St near the Chinese consulate protesting the COVID lockdown and the apartment building fire deaths in Urumqi.

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Another use of that awkwardly tall OXO container if you don’t use it for pasta storage. It fits an entire carton of 100 tea bags.

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My Japanese sponge collection. Each one has a different type of cleaning surface.

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Sad Labels

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Fun Fact: The 1985 Avengers Annual #14 and Fantastic Four Annual #19 showed the same scene from different perspectives

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Why is this guy still able to drive around with a temporary NJ plate 4 months after the expiration? Traffic enforcement in NYC is such a joke.

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Accidental Ness cosplay

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Tron package design for a computer made by Tomy

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“Sealed” games

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I thought someone at the store had made the sign in Engrish then I realized they can’t read cursive.

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@#?!&.... Found this in the garage. It’s been sitting there for more than 30 years. Just took out the battery and looks like and leakage is minimal.

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Somehow, this box is not as scary anymore.

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Pencil sketch from John Romita Jr. on a comic book backing board. He was drawing at a local comic shop to raise money for 9/11 first responder families.

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Can someone help identify this artist? I forgot his name. I had asked him to paint this at a NY comic convention probably between 2000 and 2004. Thanks!

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I found an expense report cover-up from 1963 in an eBay purchase of old repair manuals. I am leaking it to the world now.

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Ouch. This person should have just left the rental stickers on. (Sorry if this is your listing).

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The new Alamo Drafthouse in Staten Island has a Flying Guillotine bar and martial arts museum co-designed with RZA. There’s a 16’ flying guillotine on the ceiling, a themed claw game, and board breaking photo activity too. It opens next weekend.

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821 days later .... (What was your longest wait?)

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Bought a LRG copy of Firewatch on eBay. It was autographed by Delilah’s voice actress and there’s an extra message on the back.

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Parking placard substitute: Party Hat

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My $40 pickup today. The TV was manufactured exactly 20 years ago this month.

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My backlog is more than 23 years old. Never got around to opening these.

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Found this box in the garage. I’ve used one of these awkward hockey puck mice but never owned one.

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My 9” Toshiba TV that I bought from a yard sale for $10. Guess that comes out to $1 per diagonal inch of CRT and $1 for the built-in DVD player.

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Old Sesame Street toy autographed by Maria (Sonia Manzano)

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“What you need to know” : Please stop using this in headlines.

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This is the first time I’ve seen a basket of snake squash.

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I still have these disks in case morphing ever makes a comeback.

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Those stupid bike kids are riding freely in the mall without security stopping them. They could easily knock someone over. Took this photo today.

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Should I have bugged Jeremy Parish about my 10+ pending Limited Run orders :)

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New! Half-Sealed!

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Do you have many copies of the same game? I have Shadowgate in various states from prototype to sealed to rental copy. (Still need N64 and the rerelease)

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This electric pencil sharpener looks like Cobra Commander or Miles Mayhem.

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Ever find a map you made on a random scrap of paper? I’m guessing this dungeon map is from Sword of Vermilion.

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Avoiding a 4 car long drive-thru line at White Castle to place an order at the cash register and having the person in front place a $90 order.

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Yard sale haul. $10 total. Nothing exciting but everything was CIB and mint.

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Longest wait for a pre-order? Mine is Abarenbo Tengu & Zombie Nation Collector's NES Edition Bundle from Strictly Limited. It’s been exactly 1 year since I ordered. Wonder if it’s because 25% of the “inventory”hasn’t been sold yet.

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Is peeling on the steering wheel common? This is my 9 year old XV. Didn’t have this problem with any other car. FYI, my fingernails are short and I don’t think they caused this.

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Solution: Add a third telephone pole? Corner of Hylan and New Dorp a week after the recent crash. These twin poles are tied together with rope...

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The Perkins sign on Forest Ave is sadly gone. It was odd that it was up for so many years after this location closed. Anyone miss the well of candy and cheap toys?

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Can someone help me identify the top control panel? Is it Crazy Kong? I did a Google search and couldn't find a Crazy Kong panel like that. Thanks!

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Trying to understand the logic of why seaweed is in the aisle with chicken broth and sugar. It took me 2 trips and a good 30 minutes to find it. Would have given up of I hadn’t spotted it in someone’s cart. It makes more sense being next to the snack foods since they are packaged in snack sizes?

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What’s going on with Iron Man’s pose? Is he resting on the end of Mjolnir?

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Can someone identify make/model/year of this car? The owner illegally dumps in this parking lot. Thanks so much!

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I met Maria (Sonia Manzano) a few years ago and she kindly autographed this old playset.

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No waitlist needed!

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How do you store your Wiimote? I’m guessing it’s a bad idea to store it inside the silicone sleeve? I’ve removed the AA batteries already.

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Alert!

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Anyone order anything from the 10 volume Atari XP? The last 2 of the set got posted but I don’t think anyone received the first 2 of this set! It’s a big ask to invest $1000 in a full set and not even deliver the first volume.

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This 25+ year old can of “Smac” luncheon meat has been getting a bit rusty over the last few years. Picked it up as a souvenir from a trip to the Netherlands.

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