Category Archives: Antiquities

Family heirlooms, stuph from Waring Stuph, and other antediluvian wonders

In which Piroshki demonstrates an understanding of Curmudgeons

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Marchbanks

I move forward into the past, courtesy of a friend who understands having “stuff that works.” Continue reading →

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Fone Man can haz fone

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Marchbanks

I was pointed to Aisle 27A, where I found phones. Continue reading →

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Some success

Posted on July 29, 2003 by Marchbanks

They used a four-place letter/number transposition code known as the “camerosity” code, similar to the ones shopkeepers use to mark their cost on the price tags of antiques or the flyleaves of books. Continue reading →

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