Random Thought Thread

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Nathan the Machinist said:
So, random thought: how old is the oldest underwear in your drawer?

Me, about 20 years old, maybe 25. They're worn out pretty bad, very thread worn plaid boxers. So, unlike UffDa I can't say "I have underwear older than you" to most people, but a few. I have a good pair of boots and a wool coat that are about 25?
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I think that I have some boxers that are around 45 years old. Haven’t worn them since the Stone Age. Still pretty much pristine. Anyone want to buy some white antique boxers? I’ll trade straight across for a shiv or a spine sharpened utility fighter. What a deal! No flipping them, though. I want them to go to a good loving, permanent, home. Mike P.S.: Pictures (not on a model) available upon request. Too far? :rolleyes:
 
This line of thought may just be the proper venue to point something out, since it's dealing with "collectibles".;)

WHAT IS RARITY? It's the point at which something is not easily had by virtue of it's numbers. But for the true collector, rarity has absolutely nothing to do with value, but rather the collector looks to the population count that finds the object desirable. The point - don't get sold on something being rare unless that something is actually highly desired by others. Rarity is never a substitute for desirability. Never mix the two up.
 
Nah, rarity is definitely a huge factor, just like intrinsic value, recognition, sentiment etc. Subjective how each individual might weigh each factor, and case by case. But if you handed me a dinosaur turd I’d say thank you.
 
Long story short. One of our dispatchers was riding with me. (1980) The manager of one of the copy shops had her 24th birthday, so we took her out for lunch. She was moaning about being old. (24?) The dispatcher, a lady in her 50s said, "Honey, 24 ain't old. Hell, I have underwear that old." That's when I set aside an old pair. They may be older than 37 years.
 
fonedork said:
Nah, rarity is definitely a huge factor, just like intrinsic value, recognition, sentiment etc. Subjective how each individual might weigh each factor, and case by case. But if you handed me a dinosaur turd I’d say thank you.
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Lots of knife people, as well as most other types of sellers, try to hype rarity as a primary factor in determining value, but it's not. It's desirabliltiy. A thing can be rare forever, but desire for the object is most often ephemeral. Desirability by others is what makes value so much moreso than rarity.

The tactical knife market is a perfect example of the hype sellers generate because there is only "one of these with that color backstrap" sh*t.
 
Ah you’re talking about market value. That’s just another factor though. It’s susceptible to change because people are naturally ignorant of rare things because few people have heard of them. Van Gogh couldn’t sell his paintings when he was alive. Now they are quite valuable. You might say the value of the paintings changed but only the market value changed, not the intrinsic worth of the art or the rarity.
 
Happy b-day Grunt!

The oldest pair of underwear I have is about 6-7 years old but I’ve never worn them. They are pink boxers Breitling sent out as a gift for registering I think my 7th watch.

I also got a pair of knee high socks from Breitling that are purple and black maybe a couple watches after the boxers that only my wife has worn.
 
Post a pic of you wearing those knee high purple socks, clearly.
 
fonedork said:
Post a pic of you wearing those knee high purple socks, clearly.
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Helllllllllll no.

You are 100% more likely to get a pic of me wearing them while illustrating why the BC is the most comfortable grip for me than a pic of my wife modeling them though.

Grip comment is based on Lorien’s design inspiration for his handles. Might be a bit of an inside thing! He follows the school of Loveless which I’m sure you can look up.
 
Not getting into this underwear discussion because as far as I'm concerned you've either gotta change your underwear at most every 5 years (much less if not made from the more modern anti-stink fabrics) or else your spouses / significant others gotta throw you out of the bed and put you on the couch with the dogs!

I do however still own, wear and fit in the same Harley Davidson leather jacket which I have had owned since I was 24.so it's going onto its 31st year coveting me! OK, it makes me look a bit Fonzie-ish because it's old school but luckily most younger people don't know who Fonzie is unless they look up the origins of "jumped the shark"!
 
I see I missed a fine discussion here. Happy Bday Grunt!

I don’t keep old underwear, but I had a pair of flip flops for about 25 years. Probably smelled about like underwear that old.
 
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