My last Craigslist post yielded some interesting feedback...but none as interesting as the link my pal Henry sent me to itemnotasdescribed.com, a repository for all of those puzzling free Craigslist postings in the world. According to the site, these postings are (mostly) born of optimism and generosity. Surely SOMEONE can use that broken garden gnome or algae-filled broken hot tub. Other posts are clearly just people trying to trick somebody into hauling away their junk that would be too expensive to send to the landfill.
The little gem pictured above is something else entirely....a papier mache boot with a detailed map of middle earth painstakingly painted on it. Of course it's from San Francisco:
Handpainted Middle Earth map on papier mache boot, circa 1979. I’d like this to go to a teacher or someone who will use it for educational purposes, perhaps a library or non-profit that encourages reading.
Itemnotasdescribed.com breaks down the post almost word-by-word in an attempt to figure out the motivations of somebody who has kept an item like this around since 1979. I think most Extreme Craft readers would hold this dear in hopes that it would someday guide them to the fires of Mordor.
