Obsolescence Project

Day 131 – Clip-On Earring

Clip on Earring

Clip on Earring. Made in Japan. Solo. Garage Sale Treasure.

Once I started mining the bathroom for things that were Obsoing, I found a few more (surprise) items of jewellery that are in various states.

  • Needing Repair
  • Missing Mates
  • Ridiculous
  • Ridiculously Ugly

This falls into the missing the mate category.  Normally I might just have chucked it. Then I noticed the “Japan” on the back of the clip on. Which has me now on the hunt for its mate. The bathroom was renovated a few months ago and everything tossed into various bags and boxes. Not everything could squeeze back in as the new cabinets were smaller. It might not be missing.

Btw, a lot of junk got tossed then before I decided upon this project.

Clip on Earring

Status: Find mate. If found, wear. If not, toss.

Kill-ratio: 18:2 or 9 to 1

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Day 130 – Brooch

Vintage Brooch

Vintage Brooch. Same garage sale as the Powder Compact.

Brooches also known as fibulae (the truly ancient) are one of the oldest forms of jewellery. I suppose they have been replaced by the ever so practical, less likely to poke your skin, button.

Back of Brooch

Vintage Brooch

Status: Surely there is an outfit in the back of my closet that merits sporting this baby. Or an event.

Kill-ratio: 28:3 or 9:1

Untitled Foray of the Day:

There Was An Untitled Lady From Looch
Who Liked Her Wee Nip of Hootch
She Met Mr. Titled from Rome
Who Promised to Show Her a Gnome
They Had A Big Smooch
And Off Came Her Brooch
Now They Share The Same Home

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OT – Awards and Nominations

Thanks to The Future Is Papier Mache and John of Notes to the Milkman for nominating this blog for the Very Inspiring Blogger and the Sunshine Awards, respectively.

Image

There are rules.

Here’s my answer to one: 888.

I will simply say thank you and a pass it on to

Image Object Text – Thoughts on art and writing

and

Indie Thinking BG Mitchell – Thoughts on writing.

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Day 129 – Rhyming Dictionary

Rhyming Dictionary

Rhyming Dictionary. Pocket Sized.

A delightful gift that has remained unused for a few, okay lots, of years.
Perhaps  all dictionaries, encyclopedias etc as a genre  are ipso facto obsolete?

I found “About” 7,000,000 results (love how they put that About in there – you couldn’t be a tad more precise Missus G00gle?) which boggles the mind. The top few results are all indeed searchable dictionaries.

This one is old. It has a reference to Eisenhower rhyming with Flower.

Rhyming Dictionary

Rhyming Dictionary

Status: I always have a tough time with letting go of gifts. And this one promises hours of fun.

Kill-ratio: 33:3 or 11:1

Untitled Jokes stifled by searching for a rhyme for untitled and getting zero results. Zero(!)

Taking off the “un” gave 1 result: Unbridled.

Mr. Untitled got a Bit Unbridled ….

I had a full limerick written, but Mr. O.P. has sensibly banned its publication.

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Day 128 – Compass

Compass

Geotec Compass. The brand name almost sounds ahead of its time. But I bet it’s vintage.

It’s another borrowed item from Mr. O.P.

It’s been so long since I used one of these I had to google to remember the name. Not quite true, I had it right the first time, then I doubted that was it and thought it was a protractor (related of course) but then landed back on compass. Why is compass the same name for this tool and for a sea captain (or space captain)’s device?

Compass

Compass

This one had been sitting for so long it acquired a friend.

Compass

Status: Not mine to decide. Phew. It brought back good memories though. I like Math.

Kill-ratio: 38:3  (pic 3 is a detail of 2) or ~13:1

Untitled Joke of the Day: “Untitled No.13,  What is the square root of 169?…… Are You Sleeping Back There Untitled 13 I’m Talking To YOU!”

Untitled References /Jokes are traceable to Day 116 for sources and inspiration.

p.s. I’ve surpassed reasons to acquire macro lens, the insect pal really needed it. Someday soon.

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