i've been battling with my harman kardon receiver the past few days. the feckin thing has a mind of its own and it's driving me to distraction. whilst taking a break from trying to figure out how to work that overpriced chinese torture machine my eyes fell upon an old friend that has never let me down. the good old kirby vacuum cleaner.
i got it 23 years ago and it was well used, at least 10 years old at the time. sonny had just been born and all our carpets were covered in a nice layer of dog hair. you can help an old lady across the street 1000 times but let your baby crawl around on a dirty floor and that's what you'll be remember for. i became aware of kirby vacuum cleaners after a nice young lady called and told me if i consented to a home demonstration i'd get a free set of steak knives. the demonstration went well and i was sold on the kirby but not at the new price of about $1500. so here i sit with an ancient american made vacuum cleaner that will probably be going strong long after i'm dead and a chinese receiver that might not make it through the week.
the kirby cost me $100. it was second best $100 i ever spent ;)
for those of you that didn't vote for deadwood, you might want to re-consider your vote after watching this:
i love you sons of bitches.
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I have heard wondrous things about this kirby and its cleaning power. How does it stack up against the modern devices, the Dysons etc?
gorilla - after all these years the kirby can still suck a golf ball through a garden hose. sadly, the missus has lost that skill.
a dyson is probably easier to use but i don't think a plastic dyson has the durability of steel kirby.
kirby's were and are the best vacuum cleaner ever...they suck and suck and suck..like those 2 white cocksuckers that stole the dope..
I am on the second to last disc of deadwood and it's breaking my heart that it will be over with.i think they should make a final deadwood movie...I love you cocksuckers
I have no fucking idea what a harman kardon but it rhymes with karma hardon.
I bought my new Kirby G4 in about 1996, they wanted something like 1500 bucks for it, I pulled 500 out of my wallet and said, "Take it or leave with it." They took it.
Consumer Reports doesn't rate them as the best at cleaning but they fucking last forever.
sadly, the missus has lost that skill.
No big deal as long as she can still polish it, I never was into that cock sucking stuff anyway.
Geez, is Yellowdog Granny tipping a little booze?
Damn it I missed the vote but Deadwood is most certainly a worthy pick. I really need to get a better vacuum but it is hard for me to throw down that much cash for one when we hardly have any carpet in our house. It is amazing that the Kirby is still running. I guess they really don't make them like they used to.
yellowdog - i think they should make 10 deadwood movies!
billy - i thought you would have found an old one and put an electric lawnmower motor in it and have the strongest vacuum cleaner around.
mr shife - the polls are still open if you care to vote.
I'm still trying to work out those percentages...
You and Jacque Sue sure are trying to get me to watch those Deadwood discs I have been saving. I now have baseball playoffs and election crap to keep my busy. I might even post on my blog again soon.
Deadwood does it for me!
I got a used Kirby too... don't recall how much, but that is one mighty fine sucker. Heck, you could suck up a screw driver and it wouldn't hurt that old tank. I can't begin to count all the legos and star wars weapons it has eaten.
Big grins to you billy pilgrim!
heff - deadwood won.
mr wit - start posting!
ananda - yup, my kirby eats tin cans and shits out nails.
Can't deny Kirbys are supersuckers, but not as much as the dumbass that dropped the original grand-and-a-half:
Second hand's the only way you can afford 'em...Just like Oreck!
I had one of those kirbys seems like it was green, I bought it at a garage sale, it suck long time.
I bet one of my old roommates ended up with it, probably still working somewhere.
tomorrow comes the bonus disc of the last deadwood..I'm pissed..you got me hooked on Al Sweringon..and now he's gone..I'd promise not to watch any other show but Deadwood if they would just bring it back.
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