Cue the circus music!

[Cooper]

The customers haven't been bad per-say, they just have attracted a lot of bad luck.

The microwave and water purification system failed spectacularly. (reportedly there was lightning for the microwave.)

They found a squirrel in the vents. (we think. They just reported claws.)

A skunk sprayed the house.

It's been hot as hell all week.

It stormed last night. We lost power, and one of our trees went down. It barely missed the house, but got the pontoon boat.

They asked: "If we ask to come back next year, will you say no?"

We assured them all this stuff would have happened with or without them. XP

[Argabarga]

Cut 23 minutes of that and edit it together, throw in some commercials, and you've got this summer's greatest TV hit!

[Antisocial_Worker]

Cut 23 minutes of that and edit it together, throw in some commercials, and you've got this summer's greatest TV hit!

Followed by 17 different variations set in other resort areas around the country, in which the customers invariably lose their shit in every single episode.

This raises the question... how many shows do there really need to be about towing cars and people fighting over abandoned storage units?

[Cooper]

Yeah, I commented: "And I thought our lives would make a good tv show."

[Pixilated]

*snip*

This raises the question... how many shows do there really need to be about towing cars and people fighting over abandoned storage units?

As many as the market will bear. Lots of emo, anguish and violence, with much little payout on the part of the studios than if they had to actually hire professional actors.

Wait, did that sound too cynical?

[Marmalady]

Wait, did that sound too cynical?

No, just realistic.

[wolfie]

This raises the question... how many shows do there really need to be about towing cars and people fighting over abandoned storage units?

I've seen an episode of Storage Wars, and one thing that bugged me is that after the guys bought a unit, they were climbing over the junk in it trying to get at some of the good stuff they'd spotted (which led to their bidding on it).

My understanding of storage auctions is as follows:

- Person rents a unit.
- Person falls behind on their rent payments.
- Storage company wants the unit available to rent to someone who will PAY their rent.
- Contents are auctioned off to get back some of the money from unpaid rent.
- Purchaser has set period to get the unit EMPTY, although I'm sure the storage company would gladly rent the unit to the purchaser for as long as necessary to get the stuff out (after all, storage company doesn't care WHO is renting the unit, so long as they are PAYING the rent).

In other words, the guys will have to remove EVERYTHING from the unit (presumably the junk goes straight to the dump). Logically they'd go about it in a systematic manner (front to back, sorting everything into "toss" and "sell" piles as they get to it), rather than climbing over junk (risking a fall) that they'd have to take out of the unit anyway, just to get to a specific item a bit sooner than they would if they emptied the unit systematically.

[AccountingDrone]

Followed by 17 different variations set in other resort areas around the country, in which the customers invariably lose their shit in every single episode.

This raises the question... how many shows do there really need to be about towing cars and people fighting over abandoned storage units?

I'd pay to see Argabarga on TV ...

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Cut 23 minutes of that and edit it together, throw in some commercials, and you've got this summer's greatest TV hit!

This could be the theme song . . .which, ironically, seems appropo considering the title of the thread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVXm0ub8Zfo

I'd pay to see Argabarga on TV ...

If he's looking to relocate further south, I hear Tremont Towing may be hiring . . .

Now that would be cool . . . Arga and Bernice!!!

[Sparky]

In other words, the guys will have to remove EVERYTHING from the unit (presumably the junk goes straight to the dump). Logically they'd go about it in a systematic manner (front to back, sorting everything into "toss" and "sell" piles as they get to it), rather than climbing over junk (risking a fall) that they'd have to take out of the unit anyway, just to get to a specific item a bit sooner than they would if they emptied the unit systematically.

But would it make for good television?

I'm always annoyed at how these shows follow a formula. The same thing happens every week. "Oh this is junk. Junk. No, nothing here but junk. Looks like I lost money on this unit. Jun... HEY! WHAT'S THIS?!!!"

------------------cut for long commercial break-------------------------

"Why look! I just found something valuable!"

[EricKei]

Don't forget the part where EVERY damn "featured" bidder (read: cast member, I swear they're reading from scripts sometimes) knows that he/she is the one and only competent PROFESSIONAL BIDDER/DEALER there, and that all of the others -- especially the other "featured" guys -- are incompetent n00bs who wouldn't know their butts from holes in the ground

Bonus points if they intentionally start a bidding war...If they win, they outbid that other guy, who, of course, should stay out of the kitchen/just can't hang; if they lose, they're proud of having forced the other guy to overpay for the lot he bought. Ya cant' have your cake and eat it, too ~_~

[Argabarga]

I'd pay to see Argabarga on TV ...

Challenge Accepted

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5532/9...2fb63cef_o.jpg

Make checks out to "Argabarga", and do not send cash.

[sms001]

Challenge Accepted

We seriously need a "dreadful joke groan" emoticon on this site.


Nice shot.

[Argabarga]

Oh, and don't even think of trying to change the channel....... I'm on all of them.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7383/9...818924ab_o.jpg

[fireheart]

For some reason, reading the title of this thread and the poses within said thread, I start thinking of one of those shows with "Afro Circus" as the theme song.

Da dah dadadadadada circus! Da da dadadadada afro circus afro circus polkadot polkadot polkadot afro!