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allen griggs
The kids at the end of my driveway had a rock sale two days ago.  I paid a dollar for two small rocks, and another dollar for a big rock.
That little mite on the right then said to me, "Allen you can leave a tip if you want to.  But you don't have to."
I left a 35 cent tip.
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  • Alpine
    Did they set up in a staging area for a riot?
    If they did they would have a greater volume of business.
    I sure do miss the green font!
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  • select-fire
    Put those rocks away.. and when they graduate from college give them back.
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  • asop
    That photo is framable :)
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  • allen griggs
    asop said:
    That photo is framable :)
    Thank you asop, I am biased, but that is a great photo.  I sent it to their parents wouldn't be surprised if they frame it.
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  • He Dog
    Did you tell them the apostrophe does not belong there?
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  • Brookwood
    Allen, next time you run across those kids you should share with them the knowledge that those rocks they are selling are ancient antiques.   That should increase their asking prices considerably!  :)
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  • hillbille
    was it a male or female rock????  you may end up with a yard full of gravel......
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  • allen griggs
    Y'all boys remember this.  But these kids don't and neither do their parents.  

    Pet Rock

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    The Pet Rock "Pet Carrier", which doubled as its packaging

    Pet Rock is a collectible toy made in 1975 by advertising executive Gary Dahl. Pet Rocks are smooth stones from Mexico's Rosarito Beach.[1] They were marketed like live pets, in custom cardboard boxes,[1] complete with straw and breathing holes.[2] The fad lasted about six months, ending after a short increase in sales during the Christmas season of December 1975. Although by February 1976 they were discounted due to lower sales, Dahl sold over 1 million Pet Rocks for $4 each,[1] and became a millionaire.[3][4][5]


    In April 1975, in a bar with a friend, Gary Dahl listened to his friends complain about their pets; this gave him the idea for the perfect "pet": a rock.[2] A rock would not need to be fed, walked, bathed, or groomed, and it would not die, become sick, or be disobedient. Dahl said that they were to be the perfect pets and joked about it with his friends.[6] Dahl took his "pet" idea seriously, however, and drafted an instruction manual for a pet rock. The manual was full of puns and gags that referred to the rock as an actual pet.

    Dahl's biggest expense was the die-cutting and manufacture of the boxes. The rocks only cost one cent each, and the straw was nearly free. For the initial run of booklets, Dahl had a printing job for a client, and "tacked" the pet rock booklet onto the main job. This resulted in a batch requiring only a cut and trim, at almost no cost to him.

    Antique Pet Rocks are valuable!


    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Pet-Rock-w-Box-and-Instructions-1975-Vintage-Well-Trained-And-Loyal/203027057406?hash=item2f455b0afe:g:SqAAAOSwBSFevhjz

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  • Horse Plains Drifter
    He Dog said:
    Did you tell them the apostrophe does not belong there?
    Since schools are shut down, they probably have been taking grammar lessons at GBGD.....
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  • Brookwood
    The pet rock I bought for my oldest son back in '75 died a few short years after purchase.  

    It got a first class funeral with pretty flowers and was laid to rest along side a couple of gold fish and a parakeet.  :( 

    About the same time, my wife's MOOD ring turned a permanent shade of b.l.a.c.k. and was also interred in our backyard pet cemetery.   
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