'SOME OF HIS MOST VALUABLE BRICKS ARE THOSE WITH MISSPELLINGS'

Oklahoma man boasts world's largest collection of bricks

(Thanks to John Lobert)

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[man tom]

My personal experience with bricks. One summer late 1960's I worked with a neighbor harvesting bricks from downtown buildings which had been torn down leaving the classic red bricks, many from the late 19th century offered for free if you would come and get them. I would wear thick gloves and us a small metal metal pry bar to knock the weathered mortar free then neatly stack the readied for sale bricks on the truck. The truck resembled Fred Sanford's truck and was a lot of fun plowing down the city streets in it waving at people staring at us as if to say, "are you crazy, get that thing of the street."

The bricks were like gold to people living in the county looking for classic bricks to build their patio with. I also delivered to people who to me, were rich.

So, hey Oklahoma man. No one knows the trouble, and bricks, I've seen.

I made $14 that summer harvesting bricks. Not per day. For the summer!

[MOTW]

Ow, she's a brick house!

@man tom: back in the day, I charged $1.00/hour for babysitting. Not per kid, mind you. And I would help with making meals, washing dishes, etc.

[Brazil, Russia, India, & China]

\We sell you brick, but you must buy boatload.

[Rod]

Okies have a level of excitement like no others.

[man tom]

@MOWTW - my five year younger sister still needed a babysitter when I was 10/11 years old. We realized she had this young babysitter one day, pretty sort. We meaning me and the neighborhood guys/gang. So, one day we managed to chase her down, corner her in the bathroom and pelt her with water bombs until she gave in lucky to escape with her young, drenched to the bone pretty life. My mom never asked any questions on my end, just to answer when asked, "she quit."

You don't know the half of it. My mom used to say that a lot.

A tune for you as we guys, the gang, would have held you down and took your dollar as you left.

I could have taken care of my younger sister, no problem.

[PirateBoy, snap to it!]

Sadly, the bricks were Legos.