It's just a mug/The psychology of collecting - Collecting Tiki

T Tikiwahine Tiki Socialite Victoria, BC Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3295	T Tikiwahine Posted posted on Thu, May 13, 2004 9:34 PM On 2004-05-07 13:56, spy-tiki wrote: Thought #2 - Man is on a constant quest to influence and control his environment. The more the unimaginative majority forces society to the depths of mediocrity, the more the true individuals rebel...the more SUV's, cell phones, reality shows,and presidents who think jesus tells him to invade other countries, the more mugs you need to cope. A little rum doesn't hurt either. On 2004-05-10 09:04, PolynesianPop wrote: So for me the answer is no, they're not just tikis (or mugs)... I don't just collect tikis or mugs for the sake of collecting - there's a memory attached to every piece in my collection which makes it that much more meaningful to me. Poly-Pop * These two points of view pretty much sum it up for me. I sit in front of a computer all day, and when I get home I want to do anything BUT think about technology. Polynesian Pop is heaven to me. The music, the atmosphere, the drinks, the dust on the coco joes...it's all bliss. I try to make sure I can see each and every one of my mugs and other items, which is becoming quite impossible with my growing collection, and only one set of shelves to put them on. I also, however, love the hunt. It gives me 30 minutes to get away from my job, and seeing a little barrel amongst the vases and owls gives me great pleasure. LOOK what I found! Isn't he beautiful? I'm going to fill him up with a drink tonight, then look at him every day until my relatives think I've lost my marbles! Sometimes it's like a rescue. No one else around here seems to know what these mugs are, and I'm so afraid that they'll become gag gifts or planters for forgotten weeds. To me, they are more precious than all the gold in the world. They each have their own personalities and history that I may never know.

On 2004-05-07 13:56, spy-tiki wrote:
Thought #2 - Man is on a constant quest to influence and control his environment. The more the unimaginative majority forces society to the depths of mediocrity, the more the true individuals rebel...the more SUV's, cell phones, reality shows,and presidents who think jesus tells him to invade other countries, the more mugs you need to cope. A little rum doesn't hurt either.

On 2004-05-10 09:04, PolynesianPop wrote:
So for me the answer is no, they're not just tikis (or mugs)... I don't just collect tikis or mugs for the sake of collecting - there's a memory attached to every piece in my collection which makes it that much more meaningful to me.

**Poly-Pop ***

These two points of view pretty much sum it up for me. I sit in front of a computer all day, and when I get home I want to do anything BUT think about technology. Polynesian Pop is heaven to me. The music, the atmosphere, the drinks, the dust on the coco joes...it's all bliss.

I try to make sure I can see each and every one of my mugs and other items, which is becoming quite impossible with my growing collection, and only one set of shelves to put them on.

I also, however, love the hunt. It gives me 30 minutes to get away from my job, and seeing a little barrel amongst the vases and owls gives me great pleasure. LOOK what I found! Isn't he beautiful? I'm going to fill him up with a drink tonight, then look at him every day until my relatives think I've lost my marbles! Sometimes it's like a rescue. No one else around here seems to know what these mugs are, and I'm so afraid that they'll become gag gifts or planters for forgotten weeds. To me, they are more precious than all the gold in the world. They each have their own personalities and history that I may never know.

Post #91121 by Tikiwahine on Thu, May 13, 2004 9:34 PM