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Mike: WELCOME TO THE WEIRD WORLD OF "ODDITIES."
I WAS IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT 30 YEARS AGO.
AS YOU CAN SEE...
OH!
OH, MY GOD.
I AM AN ARTIST, AND I NEED SOMETHING UNIQUE AND SPECIAL.
WELL, I ACTUALLY DO HAVE SOMETHING --
IT UPSETS SOME PEOPLE.
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FE--
OBSCURA AIN'T YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S ANTIQUE SHOP.
WHOA!
WELL, UNLESS YOUR GRANDMA'S A BIT OF A KOOK.
IS THAT A STRAITJACKET?
I'M MIKE.
Evan: AND I'M EVAN.
Both: WE'VE SPENT OUR ENTIRE LIVES...
HUNTING AND PICKING...
TO GET THIS BUSINESS...
DOWN TO A SCIENCE.
THIS IS "ODDITIES."
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HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
ANYTHING YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN PARTICULAR OR...?
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING...
RELATED TO KNEE-WEAR OR FOOTWEAR.
UM...
LIKE A BRACE?
UH...
WE DO HAVE THIS PIECE HERE.
IT'S AN OLD DR. SCHOLL'S PIECE FROM 1932.
IT WOULD HAVE HUNG IN A SHOE STORE.
IT'S BASICALLY ALL THE PRODUCTS THEY WOULD CARRY IN A SHADOWBOX.
RIGHT UP MY ALLEY,
BUT IT'S ABOUT 30 YEARS TOO LATE.
UH, I WAS IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT 30 YEARS AGO...
OH, SORRY TO HEAR IT.
OH, GOSH.
[ WHISTLES ] OH, WOW. THAT'S --
...I GOT MY KNEE REPLACEMENT THIS YEAR.
WELL, OF COURSE, THE KNEE --
I DIDN'T SHOW YOU YET,
OH!
OH, MY GOD.
WOW.
THAT'S SERIOUS.
Al: TODAY'S MY ANNIVERSARY.
BACK IN 1980,
I LOST MY RIGHT TOE IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT,
SO I WAS JUST LOOKING AROUND
TO SEE IF I COULD FIND SOMETHING REGARDING MY KNEE OR TOE.
DID YOU HAVE THEM AMPUTATED AT THE TIME, OR...?
NO, I LOST THE TOE, PICKED IT UP.
THEY ICED IT.
THEY SEWED IT BACK ON,
AND THEN THREE WEEKS LATER, THEY AMPUTATED IT.
WOW.
GANGRENE SET IN.
UH-HUH.
GANGRENE IS BASICALLY THE DEATH OF TISSUE.
IT COULD BE CAUSED BY PHYSICAL INJURY OR INFECTION.
WHAT HAPPENS IS THE LOSS OF BLOOD SUPPLY KILLS THE TISSUE.
DOCTORS USUALLY TREAT THIS WITH A DEBRIDEMENT,
OR THE REMOVAL OF TISSUE,
OR, IN THE WORST CASE, AMPUTATION.
SO, YOU HAD THE GANGRENE SET IN.
IT BECAME DISCOLORED.
IT GETS BLACK, AND THEY CUT IT WHERE THE OUTLINE IS.
SO, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SORT OF RELATED TO THIS, SO...
YEAH, A CONVERSATION PIECE.
THIS WAY I CAN TAKE THE RELIEF
OF ALWAYS SHOWING MY SCARS TO SOMEBODY.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE A TON OF THINGS,
BUT WE ARE GOING TO A BIG FLEA MARKET.
WE CAN KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR YOU --
ANY KNEE- AND FOOT-RELATED SPECIMENS
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WHATEVER YOU CAN FIND.
WHAT KIND OF BUDGET ARE YOU LOOKING AT HERE?
I WOULD SAY SOMETHING MAYBE AROUND...$2,000.
OH, YEAH, THAT'S VERY DOABLE.
ABSOLUTELY.
WE CAN PROBABLY FIND SOMETHING AT THAT PRICE.
GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
THANK YOU.
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FE--
FEEL FREE TO ASK.
OKAY.
SO, YOU -- YOU -- YOU GOING TO A PARTY OR SOMETHING?
[ Chuckling ] ALL DRESSED UP AND...
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU, UH...
INTERESTING OUTFIT.
THANK YOU.
UM, SO, YOU JUST DO THIS AS A HOBBY
PROFESSION.
I'M "THE WALKING MONSTER," OKAY?
OH, OKAY. UH...
I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE.
I'VE BEEN WALKING IN NEW YORK CITY,
L.A., VEGAS, CHICAGO -- JUST WALKING AROUND.
SO, DOES IT GET REALLY WARM IN THE COSTUME?
I'M USED TO IT, SO I'M FINE. I'M GOOD.
I'M ACTUALLY OFF TO A CONVENTION,
BUT I'VE GOT THIS PROJECT I'M WORKING ON.
I AM A CREATURE-EFFECTS MAKEUP ARTIST.
I DO MAKEUP EFFECTS FOR FEATURE FILMS, TELEVISION,
AND UNFORTUNATELY, TONS OF STUDENT FILMS --
TONS OF STUDENT FILMS.
OKAY, I'M LOOKING FOR, LIKE, A UNIQUE SKULL,
BUT BEYOND JUST A BASIC SKULL.
I MEAN, SOMETHING BETTER THAN THAT.
UH, ANIMAL OR HUMAN?
HUMAN WOULD WORK OUT.
I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
OKAY.
THIS SKULL'S PRETTY INTERESTING.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT AWAY.
IT'S ACTUALLY A GERIATRIC SKULL.
UH, AN OLD-PERSON SKULL.
A VERY ELDERLY PERSON.
THE EASIEST WAY TO TELL IS THE JAW.
THE JAW ACTUALLY HAS THINNED QUITE A BIT.
THAT'S WHAT'S GETTING ME -- THE JAW, YEAH.
AND THERE'S NO TEETH.
SEE RIGHT HERE, THERE'S NOT EVEN HOLES FOR TEETH.
THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR TEETH FALL OUT,
AND THE HOLE IN YOUR BONE ACTUALLY WILL CLOSE UP.
YOUR BODY TREATS IT ALMOST LIKE A WOUND.
IF YOU LIVE LONG ENOUGH, THAT IS.
I LIKE IT.
UH, FOR THIS PIECE, WE'RE ASKING $550.
WHOO.
WOULD YOU COME DOWN TO $500?
I COULD DO $500.
YOU GOT A DEAL.
OOH.
NICE.
OKAY.
HEY, ANN.
HEY, EVAN.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YEAH, SO WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO?
I'VE BEEN DOING ALL MY ART.
WHAT KIND OF ART?
OH, NICE.
NO.
IT'S MORE, LIKE, ABSTRACT.
LIKE, I'LL DO CRAZY ACTIONS
LIKE POUR MILK ALL OVER MYSELF AND RUB IT ON MY BODY.
TODAY I'M AT OBSCURA BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO BE HEALTHY AND FIT,
AND THE SINUS THING THEY GAVE ME LAST TIME HELPED ME SO MUCH,
I THOUGHT I WOULD COME BACK AND SEE IF THEY HAD ANYTHING
TO HELP ME, LIKE, STAY IN SHAPE.
WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT REALLY A FITNESS CENTER,
ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT WORK FOR YOU.
IT'S PASSIVE EXERCISE, SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORK.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT. I DON'T CARE IF IT WORKS.
IF YOU BELIEVE IT, IT WORKS.
HERE IT IS.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
IT'S A CLASSIC -- THE RELAXACISOR.
SO, WHAT DOES IT DO?
IT ELECTRICALLY STIMULATES YOUR MUSCLES.
BUT YOU DON'T STIMULATE YOUR MUSCLES --
IT STIMULATES YOUR MUSCLES FOR YOU,
AND YOU WILL MAGICALLY LOSE WEIGHT
BECAUSE YOUR MUSCLES ARE WORKING.
OR AT LEAST, THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED YOU TO THINK.
ELECTRICAL STIMULATION HAS BEEN SHOWN TO WORK
IN BOTH THE MEDICAL FIELD AND FOR ATHLETIC PURPOSES,
BUT THE '50s-ERA RELAXACISOR WAS MARKETED
AS A WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT WITHOUT EXERCISING,
WHICH, UNFORTUNATELY, JUST DOESN'T WORK.
TO BE HONEST, EVAN, I FEEL LIKE I'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE.
LIKE, I AM AN ARTIST, AND I NEED SOMETHING UNIQUE AND SPECIAL.
WELL, I ACTUALLY DO HAVE SOMETHING --
IT ACTUALLY UPSETS SOME PEOPLE.
THEY BECOME EMBARRASSED AROUND IT,
BUT I THINK YOU COULD DEFINITELY HANDLE IT.
I DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE THIS.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, HERE IT IS.
OH, WOW. UM...
I'VE GOT SOMETHING YOU'RE GONNA REALLY GO WILD OVER.
OOH!
GOODNESS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA AS TO WHAT YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE?
[ SIGHS ]
NO CLUE.
Mike: THIS IS "ODDITIES."
Ann: I'M, LIKE, TRYING TO GET IN SHAPE,
AND I'M HOPING YOU MIGHT HAVE, LIKE, A HEALTH THING FOR ME.
WELL, I ACTUALLY DO HAVE SOMETHING --
IT ACTUALLY UPSETS SOME PEOPLE,
BUT I THINK YOU COULD DEFINITELY HANDLE IT.
I DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE THIS.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, HERE IT IS.
OH, WOW.
SO...UM...
THIS IS ACTUALLY A PELVIC-FLOOR MUSCLE EXERCISER,
COMMONLY KNOWN AS A KEGEL-MUSCLE EXERCISER.
OOH.
DEVELOPED IN THE '40s BY A GYNECOLOGIST.
THIS MEASURES THE STRENGTH OF THE KEGEL MUSCLES.
ME, TOO.
AND IT FEELS PRETTY STRONG.
MINE'S...STRONGER.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S CLENCHING...
AND UNCLENCHING.
GIVES YOU SORT OF A...
A VAGUE IDEA OF HOW STRONG IT IS.
A VAGUE IDEA OF HOW STRONG IT IS.
NOW, WHY WOULD YOU NEED TO MEASURE THAT?
BECAUSE, WELL, IT IS A MUSCLE.
WITH CHILDBIRTH AND AS A WOMAN AGES,
THEY WEAKEN A BIT,
AND THOSE MUSCLES REGULATE URINE FLOW.
AND IT'S THOUGHT THAT IF YOU EXERCISE THOSE MUSCLES,
YOU EXERCISE GREATER CONTROL.
SO, IF I USE THIS,
THEN I WON'T HAVE TO PEE AT NIGHT?
NOT EXACTLY.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HOLD IN YOUR PEE BETTER.
BUT WHETHER THIS ACTUALLY WORKS OR NOT --
NO ONE'S EXACTLY SURE.
WELL, LISTEN.
I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO BE FIT IN A HOLISTIC WAY.
MM-HMM.
AND I HAVE TO EXERCISE ALL MY MUSCLES.
YEAH.
SO, HOW MUCH?
I CAN DO LIKE 90 BUCKS
'CAUSE YOU'RE ON AN ARTIST'S PAY, SO...
I WILL DO $90.
OH. CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A VERY HEALTHY KEGEL.
I HOPE IT'S NOT USED.
Mike: WE'RE HEADING BACK
TO THE BRIMFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, FLEA MARKET,
HOPING TO FIND SOME REALLY GREAT STUFF FOR THE SHOP,
BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR A CERTAIN ITEM FOR A CUSTOMER --
SOMETHING EITHER KNEE- OR TOE-RELATED.
HE'S COMMEMORATING AN OLD MOTORCYCLE INJURY.
WOW, NICE STUFF YOU GOT HERE.
Jeff: THANK YOU.
I'LL BUY ALMOST ANYTHING.
DO YOU EVER GET ANY CLEANOUTS FROM, LIKE, A DOCTOR'S HOUSE
OR A DOCTOR'S ESTATE, A MEDICAL OFFICE?
WE DO GET SOME OF THAT KIND OF STUFF.
RIGHT.
IT'S A CORNY, OLD SAYING IN THE ANTIQUE BUSINESS,
BUT IT IS A TREASURE HUNT.
NOTHING I LIKE BETTER THAN FINDING SOMETHING UNUSUAL.
THAT'S THE FUN OF IT.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE.
ACTUALLY, WE HAVE A WEIRD REQUEST.
A GUY ACTUALLY CAME INTO OUR SHOP.
HE WANTED US TO FIND SORT OF A MEDICAL PREPARATION
THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FOOT OR THE LEG.
I ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA FIT YOUR BILL TODAY.
CAN WE TAKE A LOOK?
WELL...YEP.
YEAH.
YOU DON'T WANT TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, OFFEND THE SQUEAMISH.
PEOPLE ARE SQUEAMISH ABOUT THIS STUFF.
[ Chuckling ] OH, MY GOD.
WOW.
OH, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL MEDICAL SPECIMEN
OF A REALLY MESSED-UP KNEE.
"TRANSVERSE FRACTURE OF PATELLA."
"WIDE SEPARATION."
WE CLEANED OUT A HOUSE,
AND THE GUY WAS AN INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION BICYCLE RACER.
WOW.
AND WE GOT ALL THIS FUNKY STUFF FROM THIS HOUSE.
THIS TENDON THAT RUNS HERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE CONNECTED,
AND THAT'S WHAT HELPS YOUR KNEE
TO FLEX AND BEND AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO, THE TENDON HAS BROKEN. I MEAN, THIS IS --
THIS SEPARATION HERE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
I GUESS THAT GUY WASN'T WALKING ANYWHERE.
NO. NOWHERE FAST.
IS THIS GONNA WORK FOR YOUR TOE GUY, MIKE?
WHAT ARE YOU ASKING ON IT?
I WOULD TAKE $485.
UM...
I THINK IT MIGHT WORK.
YEAH, THAT ACTUALLY -- THAT'S REASONABLE.
OKAY, WE'LL DO IT, THEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ABSOLUTELY.
WE FOUND SOMETHING THAT'S SO PERFECT,
IT MAY EVEN BE A LITTLE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT FOR YOU.
DOES THIS LOOK FAMILIAR?
[ CHUCKLES ]
Mike: THIS IS "ODDITIES."
A CUSTOMER CAME IN LOOKING FOR AN ITEM
TO CELEBRATE A STRANGE ANNIVERSARY --
A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
THAT REALLY MESSED UP HIS RIGHT KNEE AND FOOT.
WE FOUND A MANGLED KNEE AT THE BRIMFIELD FLEA MARKET,
BUT WE STILL HAVEN'T FOUND A TOE-RELATED ITEM,
SO THE SEARCH CONTINUES.
HEY. HOW WE DOING?
Evan: HOW'S IT GOING?
WE'RE ON THE HUNT FOR SOMETHING ODD,
AND, WELL, YOU CAME TO MIND.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I DON'T SELL ANTIQUES, BASICALLY. I SELL STORIES.
WELL, I'VE KNOWN MIKE AND EVAN FOR A WHILE, NOW,
AND I TRY TO BUY THINGS THAT I THINK THAT THEY MAY LIKE,
AND I'LL SAVE THEM AND BRING THEM UP TO THIS MARKET.
IF YOU DON'T NEED IT, I GOT IT.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
OHH!
THIS IS A WHALE'S EAR.
LOVE THESE.
IT'S A BULLA.
YEAH, THE TYMPANIC BONE OF THE WHALE -- IT'S KIND OF NEAT.
THIS ONE, IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE,
BUT THEY RESEMBLE LITTLE FACES.
IT LOOKS LIKE A NOSE AND A SQUINTY EYE.
THAT MAYBE LOOKS LIKE BOB HOPE A LITTLE BIT.
WHALES POSSESS NO OUTER EAR LIKE A HUMAN HAS.
HOWEVER, THEIR EAR'S INSIDE THEIR SKULL --
ACTUALLY, INSIDE THE JAW.
THEY ALSO PRODUCE A SPECIAL KIND OF EARWAX
THAT HELPS TRANSMIT SOUND THROUGH THE WATER.
NICE SPECIMEN, BUT WRONG SPECIES AND WRONG PART OF THE BODY.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MAMMAL,
BUT ACTUALLY, MORE OF A LAND MAMMAL.
ACTUALLY, A HUMAN.
A CUSTOMER ACTUALLY CAME INTO THE SHOP,
AND HE'S LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FOOT-RELATED.
OH, I THINK I'VE GOT SOMETHING
YOU'RE GONNA REALLY GO WILD OVER.
OH, YES.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?
[ Chuckling ] OH, MAN.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
BLACK AND WHITE TOES.
GANGRENE GOT THIS TOE.
THAT'S NUTS.
AND WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?
I GOT THIS OUT OF A MEDICAL SCHOOL.
THIS COMES RIGHT OFF.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE IT.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY THE TWO STAGES OF GANGRENE.
I MEAN, FIRST, THE FLESH DIES. IT GOES WHITE.
AND THEN WHEN IT'S ENTIRELY NECROTIC, IT TURNS BLACK.
I LOVE THESE TOES.
WHAT ARE YOU ASKING?
$150 A TOE.
THAT'S NOT BAD, ACTUALLY.
AND I LIKE YOU GUYS, SO I'M TRYING TO GIVE YOU A GOOD DEAL.
YEAH. THAT'S NOT A BAD PRICE,
BUT IT'S MISSING THE REST OF THE FOOT.
OH. HOW ABOUT $125 A TOE, THEN?
I THINK THAT WORKS PERFECTLY.
YEAH. THAT'S GREAT.
THANK YOU, ED.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY UNBELIEVABLE.
I'M MESMERIZED.
LET'S WALK THIS FOOT OUT OF HERE.
[ SPRAY PAINT HISSES ]
Ryan: HELLO.
HOW YOU DOING?
LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
WELL, I'VE GOT SOMETHING.
OKAY.
I THINK IT'S SCIENTIFIC.
I FOUND IT IN AN OLD LAB.
I WAS JUST CLEANING IT OUT SO WE COULD USE THE SPACE.
THOSE ARE ALWAYS THE BEST FINDS, YOU KNOW?
[ CHUCKLES ]
LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
MM-HMM.
OH, WOW.
INTERESTING. [ CHUCKLES ]
THAT'S DEFINITELY AN UNUSUAL PIECE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA AS TO WHAT YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE?
[ SIGHS ] NO CLUE.
Ross: IT LOOKS PRETTY OLD.
I'M THINKING IT'S SOME SORT OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
THAT WOULDN'T EVEN BE SEEN IN A LAB THESE DAYS.
IT LOOKS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, A PLAY-DOH EXTRUDER.
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I THINK IT IS?
GO AHEAD.
I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THIS IS
A DEVICE TO MAKE PILLS.
OKAY.
THE MEDICINE IS PUT INTO HERE.
THIS PIECE COMES OUT.
INTERESTING.
THESE HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A CONICAL SHAPE TO THEM.
HMM.
'CAUSE, TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, A PILL IS ROUND,
OR IT'S AN OVAL OR A CYLINDER OF SOME SORT.
PUT THIS IN.
MEDICINE'S IN HERE. TURN THE WHEEL.
PUSHES IT THROUGH HERE
INTO THIS DIE WHERE YOU'VE PUT YOUR CAPSULES.
SO, YOU THEN REMOVE THIS,
TAKE OUT YOUR PIECES, AND YOU HAVE A PILL.
VERY COOL.
THE INTERESTING FACT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MACHINE
IS IT IS A PILL,
BUT IT'S A CERTAIN TYPE OF PILL THAT YOU WOULD USE.
WHAT TYPE OF PILLS CAN YOU THINK OF
THAT MIGHT BE CONICAL IN SHAPE?
YOU GOT ME.
NO.
SO, YOU'D WANT SOMETHING TO GO IN...
...WITH EASE.
WOW.
YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]
Mike: THIS IS "ODDITIES."
Ross: I'VE GOT SOMETHING.
I THINK IT'S SCIENTIFIC. I FOUND IT IN AN OLD LAB.
THAT'S DEFINITELY AN UNUSUAL PIECE.
I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THIS IS A DEVICE TO MAKE PILLS.
THE INTERESTING FACT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MACHINE --
YOU HAVE AN ANTIQUE SUPPOSITORY MACHINE.
[ LAUGHS ]
AND YOU DON'T SEE THESE VERY OFTEN.
AND THIS IS QUITE OLD.
IF YOU HAD A CONDITION WHERE YOU WERE VOMITING A LOT
OR IF YOU HAD ANY OTHER TYPE OF DISEASE
THAT YOU COULDN'T TAKE ORALLY,
THESE WOULD BE USED TO GO EITHER IN THE BACK...
...VAGINALLY, OR EVEN IN YOUR URETHRA.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WERE YOU LOOKING TO SELL THIS PIECE?
IF YOU'D TAKE IT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET FOR IT?
HOW ABOUT $300?
$300.
UH...
ALL RIGHT. I CAN DO $300.
I DON'T SEE TOO MANY OF THESE THINGS, SO...
$300.
YOU GOT A DEAL, MAN.
HEY.
WELCOME BACK.
HI, EVAN. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
OUR CUSTOMER AL CAME INTO THE SHOP
LOOKING FOR CONVERSATION STARTERS TO HELP COMMEMORATE
THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT.
WE'RE JUST BACK FROM BRIMFIELD FLEA MARKET,
AND WE FOUND A FEW ITEMS THAT WE HOPE WILL BE PERFECT.
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?
AH, HANGING IN THERE.
WELL, YOU'RE STILL IN ONE PIECE, SO THAT'S GOOD.
WE ACTUALLY FOUND YOU TWO ITEMS,
BUT WE THINK THEY'LL REALLY FIT THE BILL.
WELL, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEE.
I'M EXCITED.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE BIGGER ONE FIRST.
OH, MY GOD.
SO, HERE'S THE PIECE WE FOUND -- THE FIRST ONE, ANYWAY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THAT'S AWESOME.
THIS ONE'S ACTUALLY LABELED.
IT'S THE "TRANSVERSE FRACTURE OF THE PATELLA
WITH A WIDE SEPARATION,"
WHICH IS A CLEAR KNEE INJURY.
AND THIS SHOULD BE CONNECTED, AND BASICALLY,
AH!
...AND THOSE WHOLE ENTIRE PIECE HAS SHIFTED DOWN.
YOU SEE THE BIG GAP IN HERE.
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE RIGHT UP TO THERE.
WOW.
SO, WHEN WE FOUND THIS PIECE --
I MEAN, IT'S A PRETTY COOL PIECE.
IT'S A REAL KNEE.
IT SHOWS THE PART OF YOUR KNEE THAT WAS DAMAGED,
BUT IT WASN'T 100% EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.
SO, WE KEPT LOOKING,
AND WE FOUND SOMETHING THAT'S SO PERFECT,
IT MAY EVEN BE A LITTLE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT FOR YOU.
AGAIN, IF IT'S NOT FOR YOU, WE UNDERSTAND.
DOES THIS LOOK FAMILIAR?
[ CHUCKLES ]
THAT'S AWESOME.
MAY I?
OH, PLEASE.
BE A LITTLE GENTLE WITH IT.
THOSE ARE REAL GANGRENOUS TOES.
I KNOW -- I COULD WEAR THIS AROUND MY NECK.
REALLY?
IF IT'S MY TOE, I WOULD.
YOU DIDN'T SAVE YOUR ORIGINAL TOE?
I DIDN'T, BUT NOBODY'LL NEVER KNOW NO DIFFERENCE.
I'LL JUST SAY THAT THAT'S MY TOE.
THAT IS AWESOME.
NOW, IS THIS WHAT YOUR TOE LOOKED LIKE?
THE ONE ON THE LEFT, YES. RIGHT HERE.
YES.
THAT IS AWESOME.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAME ABOUT THIS, BUT THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
SO, ARE THESE TWO PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR?
YES. I THINK YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK.
YOU DID REALLY WELL.
EXCELLENT.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ONE OR BOTH?
MM-HMM.
WHAT WOULD IT BE FOR ME TO...?
UM, ACTUALLY, FOR THE PAIR, 1,200 BUCKS.
I'M WILLING TO PAY $1,200,
BUT ONE THING I WOULD LIKE YOU TO THROW IN --
MAYBE A T-SHIRT FOR ME AND MY WIFE?
SURE. OF COURSE.
MY WIFE IS OBSESSED WITH YOUR SHIRTS.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT IS A VERY REASONABLE PRICE.
EXCELLENT.
Mike: AL'S A REALLY GREAT GUY,
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY WE WERE ABLE TO GO OUT AND FIND HIM
SOME PIECES TO SYMBOLICALLY REPLACE WHAT HE'S LOST
IN AN ACCIDENT SO MANY YEARS AGO.
HOPEFULLY, HE'LL PLAY IT SAFE FROM NOW ON.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GO RIGHT OUT THERE AGAIN
AND FIND HIM -- I DON'T KNOW -- A SHRUNKEN HEAD.
I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS. YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK.
Evan: THANKS.