The word “Testarossa” has a certain ring to it that makes any man worthy of the title smile. Long a favorite Ferrari model by collectors, this 1957 Ferrari 250 Testarossa is the pinnacle of luxury. It recently sold for $12.2 million at an auction in Italy. There’s only 22 of them in existence and fashion mogul Ralph Lauren owns two of them, so don’t go holding your breath or saving your pennies just yet.
Here’s a little known fact that most people have no clue about: Back in the day, when Apple was working on a new computer model, the prototypes before mass production would feature clear, translucent casing. Don’t believe me? Fire up that DVD player and go watch Hackers. Angelina Jolie uses a clear-plastic Powerbook in the movie. And this Mac SE/30? No exception. It’s a beautiful-looking pre-production model that any collector would love to own.
My words cannot do this rare NES joystick test cartridge justice. Instead, allow ’80s rocker Billy Squier to describe what you’d normally do after acquiring this game:
Now everybody have you heard
If you’re in the game, then the stroke’s the word
Don’t take no rhythm, don’t take no style
Got a thirst for killin’, grab your vile…You put your right hand out give a firm hand-shake
Talk to me about that one big break…
Spread your ear-pollution both far and wide…
Keep your contributions by your side and stroke me,
stroke me
Could be a winner boy, you move quite well…
You got your number down…
Say you’re a winner but man you’re just a sinner nowYou put your left foot out keep it all in place…
Work your way right into my case
First you try to bed me you make my backbone slide
But when you found you bled me– skip on by…
keep on—stroke me, stroke me
Give me the business all night long…
You’re so together boy…
Say you’re a winner but man you’re just a sinner nowBetter listen now (said) it ain’t no joke
Let your conscience fail ya, just do the stroke
Don’tcha take no chances keep your eye on top
Do your fancy dances you can’t stop you just stroke me,
stroke me
Ferrari doesn’t make motorcycles, so how did this beauty come about? It’s the product of David Kay Engineering and was made back in 1995, when times were good and Silverchair was cranking out the hits. It has a 900cc engine that outputs 105 horsepower at 8800 RPM. All you need to know is that it’s fast.
The bike goes up for auction December 20th at the Bonhams Switzerland auction house. The starting bid? A staggering $300,000. Bidders with pre-existing Ferraris need only apply.
If Tom Joad had some of these grapes, he could have moved out of hicksville and into the Ritz-Carlton or some shit. This bunch of deliciously sweet grapes went for $1000 at a recent auction. For $1000, a hotel owner was able to procure 30 of the sweet, succulent grapes that are a little smaller than a CamBall. These just weren’t any grapes though:
The Ruby Roman variety, developed by the Ishikawa Prefecture Agricultural Research Center, was sold to an upscale hotel owner on Monday. The single bunch, consisting of 30 grapes each slightly smaller than a ping-pong ball, were described as “delicious: sweet but fresh at the same time, very well balanced,” by Agricultural official Hirofumi Isu.
I have a lot of dirty jokes I’m tempted to crack since it’s Friday but I think I’ll leave that up to you and the comments.
As of this writing, the KAWS 4-foot mascot will be available for sale online at the official store. With the iconic KAWS head and a body resembling that of Steamboat Willy/Mickey Mouse, it’s bound to sell out immediately if you don’t act quick. Can’t score one? There’s always the Bitchcruiser.
