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Post# 63637   3/23/2009 at 16:11 (5,483 days old) by brandon_w_t ()        

Another one on ebay.

FAR OVERPRICED though.


Looks great. Might as well bid at that price.

I bet the guy realized that people want these.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Compact-Tri-Star-Vac...


Post# 63641 , Reply# 1   3/23/2009 at 16:58 (5,483 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        
This'll be fun to watch...

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Sure, it's the same seller as the last two batches. He ain't no idiot. And this one has the Anniversery decal rather than the flowers.

Dave


Post# 63644 , Reply# 2   3/23/2009 at 18:08 (5,483 days old) by brandon_w_t ()        
If I had $500

I would buy one.

Can a compact electra use a PN? I was offered a complete one for free. So I am thinking about it- really deeply.


Post# 63646 , Reply# 3   3/23/2009 at 18:09 (5,483 days old) by kirbyotronic ()        

This one is too similar to mine, so I'm not going to pursue bidding. I actually like the flower power better, and I have an anniversary model C6 too. :)

But yes Dave, it will be fun to watch. I wonder if it will go for the buy it now? Or just $150? The world may never know. lol

~Alex


Post# 63647 , Reply# 4   3/23/2009 at 18:11 (5,483 days old) by kirbyotronic ()        

A PN or the whole kit and kaboodle? Doesn't matter whether it's just the PN or the whole thing, if it's free go get it!

~Alex


Post# 63648 , Reply# 5   3/23/2009 at 18:12 (5,483 days old) by jdinstl ()        
That will be fun to watch...

...that Buy It Now price is a bit...out there...but I would not be surprised if someone snags it.

Has anyone else noticed a blast 'o Compacts up for auction since this seller put up those NIB ones?

John


Post# 63651 , Reply# 6   3/23/2009 at 18:25 (5,483 days old) by brandon_w_t ()        
the free one

its the one without a pn. Its the Compact Electra, my favorite non- PN one.

and as you say-

" whole kit and kaboodle"

whatever a kaboodle is. (case?)


Post# 63660 , Reply# 7   3/23/2009 at 20:29 (5,483 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Anyone know the origin of "the whole kit and kaboodle?"

"Kit and caboodle" (which is the most common form) dates back to the mid-eighteenth century and appeared first in England. There are a number of variants, including "kit and kerboodle" and "kit and boodle." The "kit" part of the phrase is of fairly straightforward origin, "kit" being an 18th century English slang term for "outfit" or "collection," as in a soldier's "kit bag," which contained all his worldly possessions. "Kit" may have come from "kith," meaning "estate," found today in the phrase "kith and kin."

"Caboodle" is a tougher nut to crack. As usual, there are a number of theories, the most likely of which traces "boodle" back to the Dutch word "boedel," meaning "property." Lawyers take note: "boodle" actually was a respectable word in its own right (meaning "estate") in the 17th and 18th centuries, and was even used in legal documents. But why "caboodle" or "kerboodle"? The "ca" and "ker" may be related to the intensive German prefix "ge," giving the sense "the whole boodle." Put it all together and you get "kit and caboodle," meaning "everything and all of everything," down to the last kitten.


Post# 63661 , Reply# 8   3/23/2009 at 20:34 (5,483 days old) by kirbyotronic ()        

And to think I accidentally spelled caboodle wrong, darn...the one time I forgot to run the spell check. ;)

~Alex


Post# 63680 , Reply# 9   3/23/2009 at 21:11 (5,483 days old) by brandon_w_t ()        
Aeolian dave

Wow you sure know your history. Thanks!

Post# 63696 , Reply# 10   3/23/2009 at 21:54 (5,483 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Don't be too impressed - Cut & pasted from Google search. I'm good but not that good, as 'they' say. LOL
But I do seem to have a voracious appetite for finding out why things are as they are. I can remember obscure stuff about my hobbies but can't really recall with any confidence what I did or ate last week...it's the 'oldtimers'.
Dave


Post# 63699 , Reply# 11   3/23/2009 at 22:02 (5,483 days old) by brandon_w_t ()        
:)

Copy, paste, lifes simple!

:)



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