The Cabinet of Curiosities - Unique, non-vinyl pieces

johnrussellf · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 9:06 pm

Hey guys,

I just seen this thread and had a good look around my place to see what the weirdest thing that i have took me a few mins then suddenly realised that i doubt there are many people on the history of these forums that have one of these

shes called Indy nick name "horrible bastard" HAHAHAHA! :lol:

johnnyvinyl · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 9:14 pm

johnrussellf wrote:

Hey guys,

I just seen this thread and had a good look around my place to see what the weirdest thing that i have took me a few mins then suddenly realised that i doubt there are many people on the history of these forums that have one of these

shes called Indy nick name "horrible bastard" HAHAHAHA! :lol:

Wow John - what's the story behind Indy?

jv

Yardarm51 · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 9:22 pm

Cool. I've heard of pet raccoons in other countries. Kinda popular back in Japan in some circles but we can't have them here in Canada as they are classified as a native wild animal. I can imagine the chaos she can get going though! Really smart, those guys!

johnnyvinyl · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 9:26 pm

Yardarm51 wrote:

Cool. I've heard of pet raccoons in other countries. Kinda popular back in Japan in some circles but we can't have them here in Canada as they are classified as a native wild animal. I can imagine the chaos she can get going though! Really smart, those guys!

Actually, I was driving home last night and one ran right in front of me. I screeched and swerved, but still ended up hitting it, but not solidly. I stopped and looked around, but didn't see any carcass, so hopefully it was just stunned and managed to run off...

johnrussellf · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 9:32 pm

Yardarm51 wrote:

Cool. I've heard of pet raccoons in other countries. Kinda popular back in Japan in some circles but we can't have them here in Canada as they are classified as a native wild animal. I can imagine the chaos she can get going though! Really smart, those guys!

This is indeed true she is as smart as they come you will only fool her once with something and then never again too smart sometimes :P

johnnyvinyl the story behind Indy is she is my grlfriends pet she got here when she was only a few weeks old as her mother rejected her.
Nina "my gf" had to wake up 2-3 times a night to feed her and make her go toilet (nasty stuff) as they are so delicate at that age and need so much looking after!
To tell you the truth having a coon is a full time job and not for the faint hearted they cause a lot of trouble and can be quite temperamental on the plus side when you have earnt her trust she is very affectionate.
The main thing is she makes Nina happy i get my toys she has her Raccoon :lol:

johnrussellf · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 9:34 pm

johnnyvinyl wrote:

Yardarm51 wrote:

Cool. I've heard of pet raccoons in other countries. Kinda popular back in Japan in some circles but we can't have them here in Canada as they are classified as a native wild animal. I can imagine the chaos she can get going though! Really smart, those guys!

Actually, I was driving home last night and one ran right in front of me. I screeched and swerved, but still ended up hitting it, but not solidly. I stopped and looked around, but didn't see any carcass, so hopefully it was just stunned and managed to run off...

Wow that just seems crazy for me too imagine things as big as this running around free when anyone from the U.K sees her the first thing they comment on is her size and secondly my gf wrote the car off the other week swerving to miss a duckling so god knows what would happen if we had raccoons :lol:

JesseFromJersey · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2012 6:45 pm

Very interestin. John! Do you guys thing you'll be able to train her at all?

johnrussellf · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2012 8:24 am

Zenteeric wrote:

Very interestin. John! Do you guys thing you'll be able to train her at all?

She always uses her litter box he would probably rather explode than not use it which is amazing!
She knows to sit but normally takes a bribe :lol:

Nina is trying to get her to lie down sometimes she does it but i think thats more fluke than anything else.

1v1artin · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2012 11:09 am

1st time i have ever heard of someone having a raccoon as a pet. Very unique indeed.

A couple of months back our 2 dogs started barking like crazy at a tree in our backyard. I figured it was a opossum or bird. When i went out there to call them in i saw that there was a racoon on the bottom perch of the tree staring back down at the dogs. As i got closer i could see that right above her in the tree were 2 little baby raccoons, mom was just in protective mode. I haven't seen them since so hopefully they were just passing through and made it to the nature trail down the road.

johnrussellf · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2012 12:18 pm

1v1artin wrote:

1st time i have ever heard of someone having a raccoon as a pet. Very unique indeed.

A couple of months back our 2 dogs started barking like crazy at a tree in our backyard. I figured it was a opossum or bird. When i went out there to call them in i saw that there was a racoon on the bottom perch of the tree staring back down at the dogs. As i got closer i could see that right above her in the tree were 2 little baby raccoons, mom was just in protective mode. I haven't seen them since so hopefully they were just passing through and made it to the nature trail down the road.

Haha! thats my GF for you quite the card shall we say :lol:

Yeah i can imagine her being so protective over her babys even when Indy just gets something she wants if shes has it its her made that mistake a few times and it normally ends up with me get bitten and then me chasing her round the place haha!
We always make up in the end though no matter how much biting and scratching there is :partyman:

johnnyvinyl · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2012 4:31 pm

Here's another interesting piece.

I'm often drawn to things that look like one thing but are actually something else. Like many, I like skulls and I thought that this looked like an artist's interpretation of a skull. It's actually a hand shield from the Dinka tribe, which I purchased in South Africa a few years ago.

johnrussellf · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2012 10:02 pm

johnnyvinyl wrote:

Here's another interesting piece.

I'm often drawn to things that look like one thing but are actually something else. Like many, I like skulls and I thought that this looked like an artist's interpretation of a skull. It's actually a hand shield from the Dinka tribe, which I purchased in South Africa a few years ago.

This is awesome and like you share a passion for skulls !!

Can i ask do you display all these items in your house or do you own a museum?

johnnyvinyl · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 3:09 pm

Thanks JohnR.

BTW - Since you're a Manchester man, were you happy or sad last Sunday?

johnrussellf · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 6:17 pm

johnnyvinyl wrote:

Thanks JohnR.

BTW - Since you're a Manchester man, were you happy or sad last Sunday?

To tell you the truth i didnt want eitehr unitedor city to win cause im a Liverpool fan :lol:

But out of the 2 the lessor sin won so not to bad i suppose also Chelsea won tonight a good year for english football lets see if we can do anything at Euro 2012 (probably not) haha

johnnyvinyl · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 6:45 pm

johnrussellf wrote:

johnnyvinyl wrote:

Thanks JohnR.

BTW - Since you're a Manchester man, were you happy or sad last Sunday?

To tell you the truth i didnt want eitehr unitedor city to win cause im a Liverpool fan :lol:

But out of the 2 the lessor sin won so not to bad i suppose also Chelsea won tonight a good year for english football lets see if we can do anything at Euro 2012 (probably not) haha

Ha! I was also a Liverpool fan from back in the day when John Barnes was playing. He was of Jamaican heritage and I was born and raised in Jamaica, so I'm always for Jamaican athletes - Barnes, Lennox Lewis, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, etc..

Was kinda pulling for Bayern today though...

johnrussellf · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 7:09 pm

johnnyvinyl wrote:

johnrussellf wrote:

johnnyvinyl wrote:

Thanks JohnR.

BTW - Since you're a Manchester man, were you happy or sad last Sunday?

To tell you the truth i didnt want eitehr unitedor city to win cause im a Liverpool fan :lol:

But out of the 2 the lessor sin won so not to bad i suppose also Chelsea won tonight a good year for english football lets see if we can do anything at Euro 2012 (probably not) haha

Ha! I was also a Liverpool fan from back in the day when John Barnes was playing. He was of Jamaican heritage and I was born and raised in Jamaica, so I'm always for Jamaican athletes - Barnes, Lennox Lewis, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, etc..

Was kinda pulling for Bayern today though...

John Barnes is 1 of the reasons i support Liverpool him Ian rush and Bruce grobbelaar where what my child hood was all about

Not quite the same team anymore but every now and the we get a flicker of hope winning a cup this year was nice could have been 2 though!

Thats pretty cool you were raised in Jamaica bet you have some crazy storys i have lived in england most of my life and france for part of it right near spain so went skiing there quite often which was brilliant!

My Gf wants to move to the states asap so could end up there in the future if we can find jobs that will allow us :partyman:

johnnyvinyl · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 7:19 pm

johnrussellf wrote:

Thats pretty cool you were raised in Jamaica bet you have some crazy storys i have lived in england most of my life and france for part of it right near spain so went skiing there quite often which was brilliant!

My Gf wants to move to the states asap so could end up there in the future if we can find jobs that will allow us :partyman:

Funny how the grass is always greener - I would have loved to have lived in England or France at some point.

What lines of work are you and your GF in?

johnrussellf · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 7:30 pm

johnnyvinyl wrote:

johnrussellf wrote:

Thats pretty cool you were raised in Jamaica bet you have some crazy storys i have lived in england most of my life and france for part of it right near spain so went skiing there quite often which was brilliant!

My Gf wants to move to the states asap so could end up there in the future if we can find jobs that will allow us :partyman:

Funny how the grass is always greener - I would have loved to have lived in England or France at some point.

What lines of work are you and your GF in?

Ha yes this is very true

Shes about to start training to be a nurse and i help run the family business (n online clothing company selling across Amazon,eBay and our own website i was previously a manager in Selfridges before doing this but things got so busy with the website that i ended up doing this full time.

My girlfriend has lived in America for a year and loved it shes originally from Georgia and moved here after living in America for a year and is forever telling me that the U.S is so much better :lol:

I have been on my holls but would love to live there even if just for a brief time

zombiemonkie · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 8:30 pm

wow so much cool stuff!
that mini monkey skeleton is incredible.... as were those staff's with monkey skull toppers!!!
lets keep this thread alive so i get to keep seeing cool odditys

johnnyvinyl · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 10:21 pm

zombiemonkie wrote:

wow so much cool stuff!
that mini monkey skeleton is incredible.... as were those staff's with monkey skull toppers!!!
lets keep this thread alive so i get to keep seeing cool odditys

Here's another shot of the monkey. Like I said, he reminded me of a little man.

johnrussellf · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 6:11 pm

johnnyvinyl wrote:

zombiemonkie wrote:

wow so much cool stuff!
that mini monkey skeleton is incredible.... as were those staff's with monkey skull toppers!!!
lets keep this thread alive so i get to keep seeing cool odditys

Here's another shot of the monkey. Like I said, he reminded me of a little man.

Haha he really does thats a class piece to have!! :partyman:

johnnyvinyl · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2012 9:51 am

Hey Forumites,

Disappointed that more peeps haven't posted their cool things! Remember, this thread is for ANYTHING cool in your collection - doesn't have to be ethnographic or natural history as has been posted thus far.

If you think it's cool, then post it!

Here's something to keep the thread going. I won't say what it is. Any guesses?

JesseFromJersey · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2012 10:19 am

Kinda looks like some sort of cap, but it's too small...... Maybe a baby cap? Lol

johnnyvinyl · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2012 10:24 am

On the right track, Zenteeric!

MinusOneMoose · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2012 11:41 am

An ancient leather ball gag!

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