Argot Navis

Wow, two in one night. . .

I have a confession to make. I love “Cash in the Attic.” Well, let me amend that statement slightly. I love the British version of “Cash in the Attic.” I think a big part of why I like it so much is the crazy crap that British people find in their houses. Hearing conversations like this is amazing:

“This is my walking stick.”
“Oh, you walk with that?”
“Yes.”
“What's the story behind it?”
“Oh, it was owned by Winston Churchill.”

Owned by Winston fucking Churchill. It's crazy. They really have some amazing things. More than once, I've heard someone say, “If they did this show in America, what would they have? Probably nothing good.” I'd be inclined to agree.

I'm really glad that HGTV decided to actually find out, and is now producing an American version of the show. It was on tonight, so I had to stay up to watch it. Actually, I'm currently watching it. I'm not sure why I'm still watching it, though, because it's really bad. Would you like to know the answer? Do you really want to know what they'd find if they did that show in America?

Well, if this episode is anything like the others, they find 250 Beanie Babies and an autographed photo of Erik Estrada. Yeah, those were the highlights. An autographed goddamned picture of Ponch. Dressed as Ponch. Wow, can you believe that only went for $25? $30 under estimate. That buyer must be counting his lucky stars.

I really hope the next episode has some old people in it or something. At least they'd probably have some good crap to sell.

Damn. No such luck.