Fountain Of Nostalgia
A circular granite fountain about 3
meters in diameter graced with a triad of statues depicting the likeness of
three elderly men. Inside the fountain is a large collection of change that is
absolutely impossible to scrape off the bottom and the front of the fountain
sports a bronze plaque embossed with the words "Ask your damn question, then go
away". The fountain tends to appear at random times in random places, although
it seems to have a preference for erupting through the floor of low class
apartments at three o'clock in the morning.
Should somebody decide the ask a question, the three statues will
become animated. After telling the questioner to go to hell, the old men
will then begin to bitch incessantly and loudly about how modern times
aren't as good as the old days, how kids today need discipline, and how
they all had to walk 18 miles in waist high snow just to get to a job that
paid them less than 15 cents a day. They will also argue amongst themselves
about who had the most miserable life, who has the most nagging wife, and
which of them was the biggest hero in World War II. After pissing and moaning
for a little over an hour the fountain will turn into a large pile of oddly
sticky sand that is nearly impossible to get out of your carpet.
Enchanted Zippo
A top of the line stainless steel Zippo lighter embossed
with the words "Burning Down The House".
The Zippo will burn forever in the strongest of winds and the hardest
of rainfall. Unfortunately, the moment anybody tries to actually use to
light a candle, cigarette, stick of TNT, etc. the flame will puff out.
In addition to this annoying habit, the Zippo also has the tendency of
automatically popping open and lighting itself, especially if it happens
to be in somebody's pocket at the time. The only real positive aspect the
Zippo has is it's fairly reliable use as a torch, although sometimes the
flame will suddenly grow to heights of nearly 2 meters and cycle through
a large array of extremely tacky colors. After a period of two weeks, the
Zippo will change into two packs of rather bland chewing gun. |