May 23, 2005

We Got Interviewed on TV!

Middle Son wants to raise money to repair his mother’s car sooner than he can save up the money for it, because it leaks when it rains, so he has put his French fry on auction at E-Bay.

Tess Koppelman, Fox 4 TV News Posted:5/23/2005 9:35:02 PM
Two Thousand Dollar French Fry For Sale

Blue Springs, MO - So it’s not really worth two-thousand dollars, but the Lawrence family calls it “The two-thousand dollar French fry,” because that’s exactly what it’s worth to them. A couple of weeks ago, 19 year-old Andrew had to work late at McDonalds, and he got an order of fries for the drive home. “The fry fell on the floor,” Andrew explained, “so I picked it up and didn’t see the stop sign there and smack right into the car.” It was his mother’s car and it was just a couple of days after Mothers Day. “It was the worst call, ‘mom, I wrecked your car,’” he said. Mom’s reaction? “Oh Andrew!,” Marti Lawrence said laughing. She rushed to the accident scene and saw no one was hurt. The bad news, though, the insurance would only cover the other drivers damage. The bills for the towing, the repairs to get the car drivable again, and the final cost to fix the damage all came to two-thousand dollars. So his mother made the plaque for Andrew, featuring the two-thousand dollar French fry. “I made the plaque for him as a reminder to never take his eyes off the road,” she said. Then a friend gave them an idea. “Maybe we could sell it on E-bay.” So it’s there now, up for bids. “Right now it’s not going for much,” Andrew said. Marti says her son isn’t trying to skirt his responsibility, he’s going to pay for the damage. But maybe some kind soul out there knows what it’s like to be a teenager, and make a mistake. After all, he’s learned his lesson, “don’t drive through stop signs and watch where you’re going on the road, that’s generally a good idea,” he says chuckling. And next time, hold the fries. To check out Andrew’s auction, click on the link: (Note - the auction is now closed, but I saved the page as it appeared)
Tess Koppelman, Fox 4 News

The-didn’t-raise-no-dummies-only-bad-drivers Marti

Categories: Family, E-Bay, Television, Humor

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January 27, 2005

Rhyme Time Hillbilly

My mother-in-law (who is an absolute angel) gave me a ton of jigsaw puzzles that she had worked, and asked me to sell them at online auction. She said, “Now I GUARANTEE that all of the pieces are here for these, and that they are in fine shape. I promise, ’cause I am a good Christian woman and I don’t swear”.

Then she giggled like only an adorable grandmother can giggle.

Overstock.com recently launched an auction section, and they are so much nicer and cheaper than E-Bay, that I have been listing most of my items there. (Their commercials are for, “The Big O”)

I have been listing items there for a couple of months (since they opened).

They randomly select items to feature on their home page, and I was STUNNED to see one of my jigsaw puzzles highlighted there today! Of the hundreds of thousands of listings, mine, which includes a little song parody about my darling mother-in-law having so many jigsaw puzzles (to the Beverly Hillbillies theme, “The Ballad of Jed Clampett”), was selected!

The Ballad of Puz Rampant

Come and listen to my story of my dear mother-in-law,
A sweet puzzler, she has lots of them, jigsaw,
And then one day, she was puttin’ one away,
But the closet was so full, that the box just wouldn’t stay!
Hmmmm, she said, “Gotta go! Selling spree!”
Well the first thing you know, she told me of her issue,
And she said, “Help! What is there to do?”
I said, “Don’t you worry, our solution’s Overstock,
We will put them up for sale, at their online auction block!”
Great, they are,
All the pieces! Guar-O-tee!
Well now it’s time for you to come and gaze at what we’ve got,
You won’t be disappointed when you look at what you’ve bought.
They’re all a pretty picture, and the pieces are all there,
We promise - ’cause she’s so sweet that she doesn’t ever swear!
Ornaments too. Pretty ones. Hallmark Keepsake. Y’all come back now, y’hear?

The-rhymin’-and-dime-in’-her-way-to-auction-success Marti

Categories: E-Bay

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