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\"Tiki<\/a>When Basement Kahuna was in town recently, we hit a bunch of antique stores. I expected to be left in the dust and find nothing in his wake. I was very shocked when I looked across the aisle from where he\u00c2\u00a0stood to see the Tiki Hibachi sitting there. I think he looks more Aztec or something, but he is in the Book of Tiki on page 184 with the original packaging. Ms. Swanky loves it, so, he found a home. I think it’s the earrings.<\/p>\n

\"Penn<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\"Penn<\/a>This looks like a common Otagari mug. I have one already. But Ms. Swanky found this one in a thrift store and snatched it up. On the back is an unusual mark. It’s from some frat at Penn State University.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Black<\/a>One of the hunters in the field sent this trio of black Orchids of Hawaii mugs to us. I have this mug, but not in black.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Basement Kahuna was in town recently, we hit a bunch of antique stores. I expected to be left in the dust and find nothing in his wake. 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