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Homeless man inherits a piece of the Titanic, puts it up on eBay. Opening Bid only $49,995.00
KWWL-TV ^
| 12-3-04
| AP
Posted on 12/03/2004 1:49:29 PM PST by timtoews5292004
DALLAS A homeless Dallas man thought he had something special in a plate he inherited from a great-aunt. Apparently, he was right.
The Dallas Morning News reports the Czech factory that made the plate has authenticated it as having been made exclusively for the "Titanic."
Jay Sherman has told the newspaper that his great-aunt was a Titanic survivor.
Now Sherman -- who reportedly has been sleeping under a freeway bridge near downtown Dallas -- is offering the small plate for auction. It's listed on e-Bay with an opening bid of just under 50-thousand dollars.
The giant White Star liner sank in the North Atlantic in 1912 after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage. About 15-hundred passengers and crew died.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Iowa; US: Kentucky; US: Texas; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: ebay; homeless; titanic
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Double-Dare any freeper out there to bid. Come on. item in question can be found at
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=35965&item=3765324174&r d=1
To: timtoews5292004
Can Jay Sherman actually buy a home for $50,000?
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:51:04 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Destroy the dark; restore the light)
To: timtoews5292004
I still want that grilled cheese sandwich with Greta Garbo's face on it.
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:51:36 PM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(This space is available to advertise your service or product.)
To: timtoews5292004
What do you expect? His ship didn't come in.
To: RightWhale
Someone ping me if anyone bids on this. I mean anyone not just a FReeper.
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:52:14 PM PST
by
Mixer
To: timtoews5292004
"Opening Bid only $49,995.00"
"Only"? That's alot of Thunderbird!
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:52:39 PM PST
by
Spok
To: timtoews5292004
You can buy a lot of Thunderbird for $50K.
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:52:40 PM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(I'm here because I'm not all there.)
To: timtoews5292004
It's sad to see Jay Sherman sleeping under bridges - I always wondered what happened to him after "The Critic" was cancelled.
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:52:52 PM PST
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: timtoews5292004
How far he has fallen...
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:52:57 PM PST
by
TheBigB
(I sure could go for a charbroiled hamburger sammich and some french fried potatoes!)
To: RightWhale
No, but living on the street can be sweeter with $50,000 in your pocket.
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:53:08 PM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: RightWhale
His name is really Jay Sherman?
To: Hank Rearden
DAMN you Hank. You beat me by 5 seconds. :o)
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:53:34 PM PST
by
TheBigB
(I sure could go for a charbroiled hamburger sammich and some french fried potatoes!)
To: timtoews5292004
$50,000. About a month's booze and dope and he'll be back under the overpass.
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:53:46 PM PST
by
MisterRepublican
("I must go. I must be elusive.")
To: timtoews5292004
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:53:46 PM PST
by
the invisib1e hand
(if a man lives long enough, he gets to see the same thing over and over.)
To: gov_bean_ counter; Charles Henrickson; mikrofon; Tijeras_Slim; Constitution Day
What do you expect? His ship didn't come in. OK, I laughed.
To: Tijeras_Slim
I prefer Boones Farm, especially the strawberry flavored!
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:53:59 PM PST
by
pissant
To: timtoews5292004
I guess he has Internet access and a computer under the freeway bridge? I guess he is living under the information highway...
To: TheBigB
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:54:32 PM PST
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: Hank Rearden
"It sinks..!"
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posted on
12/03/2004 1:55:35 PM PST
by
atomicpossum
(I am the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to me.)
To: pissant
They still make BOONES FARM??
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