I saw this story on the news the other night, about a heartbroken individual who left their $15,000 Elvis painting at the end of their driveway and were shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, to go outside later and find t he painting gone! I looked at the wife in disbelief and asked what these morons expected. Rescuing junk from the curb is a pretty common practice in my region; A lot of people pride themselves on what they scrounge out of other people's garbage. There's even a TV show based on this time-honored tradition. But the reporter explained that no, the 'thief' simply could not have mistaken it for cast off trash because the owners had set the painting on an easel.

Had I been that passing motorist I probably would have set the painting aside and took the easel. I always wanted an easel, but could never bring myself to pay full price for one. What the heck - free easel!

Now today this:

http://www.startribune.com/local/15353291.html

Missing Elvis painting valued at $15,000 is returned
Passing motorist thought painting was being thrown out

By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune
Last update: February 6, 2008 - 10:56 AM

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It turns out it was a sawhorse, not an easel. I hope they kept it.

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