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Old 04-27-2012, 12:57 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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So I was listening to the radio the other day and they were talking about Hand-Me-Downs. The question was, what is the most disgusting hand-me-down you have ever gotten. Prepare yourselves for this one:

One woman called in and said that her grandmother willed her all of her old lingerie! YUCK!

Another caller said that he joined a baseball team when he was a kid and they forgot to get a jock strap. So in order to play his dad whipped out his old one to give to the kid for the game.

Hope your not on lunch!
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Old 04-27-2012, 04:39 PM
 
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Hahahah... have to have a good laugh.
Thanks for the post.
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Old 04-27-2012, 05:13 PM
 
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Not as bad as handing down your toothbrush.
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Old 04-27-2012, 07:36 PM
 
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My ex-husband was the cheapest person in the world. I could tell stories for hours about him but perhaps the worst thing he did to me was this; we were going to Europe and he said to me, "since I have lots of frequent flyer miles, would you mind if I upgraded to first class?" I was expected to remain in the back in the cheap seats. Another time we did a trip to Italy and he rented a car. We never saw much because he insisted we drive about 8 hours a day since he was paying $70 a day for the car. At night, we'd stay in crappy hotels at Italian truckstops. Notice I said he was my EX-husband?
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Old 04-28-2012, 09:37 AM
 
Location: A Nation Possessed
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Another caller said that he joined a baseball team when he was a kid and they forgot to get a jock strap. So in order to play his dad whipped out his old one to give to the kid for the game.
Hope your not on lunch!
Hope it was laundered...
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Old 04-28-2012, 10:03 AM
 
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I saw a used electric nose hair trimmer at a yard sale! (Had a few hairs sticking out, I passed on that deal...)
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Old 04-28-2012, 10:45 AM
 
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I saw a used electric nose hair trimmer at a yard sale! (Had a few hairs sticking out, I passed on that deal...)
Now that's funny... in a disgusting sort of way.
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Old 04-28-2012, 01:33 PM
 
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I saw a used electric nose hair trimmer at a yard sale! (Had a few hairs sticking out, I passed on that deal...)
I would have offered a nickel.
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Old 04-30-2012, 01:50 AM
 
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People on Craigslist that sell used personal items. I've seen Waterpicks and some other stuff I'm not mentioning here, LOL.
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Old 04-30-2012, 07:46 AM
 
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My ex-husband was the cheapest person in the world. I could tell stories for hours about him but perhaps the worst thing he did to me was this; we were going to Europe and he said to me, "since I have lots of frequent flyer miles, would you mind if I upgraded to first class?" I was expected to remain in the back in the cheap seats. Another time we did a trip to Italy and he rented a car. We never saw much because he insisted we drive about 8 hours a day since he was paying $70 a day for the car. At night, we'd stay in crappy hotels at Italian truckstops. Notice I said he was my EX-husband?
Neither one was being cheap. Miles = money. Driving a car costs money too, unnecessary money, especially with the highly inflated gas price in Europe.

I have to say that's called "being wasteful."
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