People chop up their stuff when they throw it away because they can’t stand the thought that someone else might pick it out of their trash and get some use out of it. My mother in law would cut the cords off of appliances so no one could pull them out, fix them up, and use them again. I have always found that type of action to be extremely selfish. A “If I can’t have it, then no one can” type of mentality.
The Greeks had some familiarity with mattress-cide long before the Romans. And I’m sure the Sumerians, Hittites, Mesopotamians, Babylonians and others did as well.
In college, I bought a used mattress from a thrift shop that turned out to have bedbugs. Hacking it up before putting it at the curb could be a kindness.
margueritem over 12 years ago
o u c h
Hillbillyman over 12 years ago
A hacked mattress?…. What a tragedy.
steelersneo over 12 years ago
People chop up their stuff when they throw it away because they can’t stand the thought that someone else might pick it out of their trash and get some use out of it. My mother in law would cut the cords off of appliances so no one could pull them out, fix them up, and use them again. I have always found that type of action to be extremely selfish. A “If I can’t have it, then no one can” type of mentality.
Kvasir42 Premium Member over 12 years ago
The Greeks had some familiarity with mattress-cide long before the Romans. And I’m sure the Sumerians, Hittites, Mesopotamians, Babylonians and others did as well.
GESWho over 12 years ago
Leave the puns to Pearls before Swine…
TheSpanishInquisition over 12 years ago
Clyde’s been reading the work of S. Pastis.
ZBicyclist Premium Member over 12 years ago
In college, I bought a used mattress from a thrift shop that turned out to have bedbugs. Hacking it up before putting it at the curb could be a kindness.