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Wednesday, July 14, 2004

New York 'Mongo' Hunters Find Treasure in Trash 
Finally, a book about one of the Professor's favorite pasttimes, Mongo hunting. Frankly, I thought Mongo was a giant cowboy who liked candy, but apparently it's a slang term for retreived things found on the sidewalks and on the side of the street.

Author Ted Botha wanted to furnish his New York apartment inexpensively so he turned to an unusual showroom -- the city's sidewalks where furniture and bric a brac are routinely recycled.

In addition to finding a faux leather arm chair, sofa and table, the South African writer discovered he was not alone. He began to chronicle a little noticed part of New York life -- the people who reuse what their neighbors discard.

Botha has presented the lives of these New Yorkers in a recently published book, "Mongo: Adventures In Trash."


Anyone have a good Mongo stories? In the last few months I've found a vintage magazine rack, a cool collapsible table, a garden hose carrier, about fifty clay pots, a picnic table, and a nice yard chair. Of course, I'm trying to outfit the new Hex Manor.

Still looking for a Tesla coil......


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