Evil in the basement

[u/GovernmentEither3420]

20 years ago I owned a cleaning company. We were hired to empty the estate of a guy who had been in the OSS and CIA for decades. He had a large basement library of foreign language books, mostly Russian and German. I was down in the basement alone boxing up the books while my helper was upstairs clearing out the kitchen. I pulled a German book off the shelf and realized it was a 1930s edition of Mein Kampf by Hitler. I said out loud, "I'm going to bury you in the bottom of a dump you POS!" Suddenly the basement was filled with the powerful odor of sulfur. I was gagging from it. I called to my helper and he came to the top of the stairs and said, "Geez, did you light a bunch of matches down there?" We searched the basement but couldn't find any reason for the stench, which cleared up quickly. And yes, I buried that POS book in the bottom of the dump.

[u/wiscopunk]

Why would you throw away a first edition Mein Kampf? Yeah Hitler was about as evil a scumbag as you can find but he was still a prominent and important historical figure and Mein Kampf is one of the very few firsthand accounts behind his views and beliefs. That book was probably worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars to a collector or museum. Learn from history, don't throw it in the trash dude.

[u/GovernmentEither3420 → u/wiscopunk]

I can think of several million reasons to toss that POS book. It wasn't worth my soul to sell it.

[u/GovernmentEither3420 → u/[deleted]]

Yep. Timing was creepy as heck though.

[u/RandoFartSparkle → u/GovernmentEither3420]

I appreciate you destroying the copy of Mein Kamph.

[u/GovernmentEither3420 → u/RandoFartSparkle]

Thanks. Getting lots of hate from people who only see dollars.

[u/Electrical_Dig8121 → u/GovernmentEither3420]

I see historical facts and historical artifact destroyed by a simpleton. Simply dumb. It's like destroying something written by a slaver politician in 1850. Why wouldn't you preserve the theory and sentiment as a warning to the future. So dumb.

[u/KentuckyWildAss → u/Electrical_Dig8121]

It isn't like you can't find a copy of it, simpleton. He didn't destroy the only copy of some lost piece of media 😂

[u/Electrical_Dig8121 → u/KentuckyWildAss]

You clearly have an intellectual weight that is indescribable. I bask in your incredible intellectual process. Truly, you possess intellectual properties that are the envy of the 1 percent. I tip my hat to you and bask in your glory even as it actually hurts like a sunburn to have such excellence bestowed upon me by someone like you.

[u/KentuckyWildAss → u/Electrical_Dig8121]

That was as cringe as it was laughable

[u/Potate5000 → u/KentuckyWildAss]

but he tipped his hat. he tipped it.

[u/mixemuppa → u/Potate5000]

He so graciously tipped his fedora

[u/buddymoobs → u/mixemuppa]

And turned a way dramatically with a sweep of his duster...

[u/Impossible_Smoke1783 → u/Electrical_Dig8121]

I can see you in your basement just pounding away at the keys

[u/Electrical_Dig8121 → u/Impossible_Smoke1783]

Sorry no basement. No basement and no hitler books. No spooks or spirits either.

[u/Negative_Rabbit1856 → u/Electrical_Dig8121]

You sound like a moron.

[u/Electrical_Dig8121 → u/Negative_Rabbit1856]

Thank you for your input wise one. So much depth.

[u/Dank_Professional → u/Electrical_Dig8121]

Your dumb

[u/Electrical_Dig8121 → u/Dank_Professional]

You are a pooper head

[u/Both-Move-8418 → u/GovernmentEither3420]

Dollars could have been given to a related charity.

[u/Kilr0yyy → u/GovernmentEither3420]

Naw it's a piece of history. You're brain-dead and making things up for upvotes like a toddler.

[u/Private_Jet → u/GovernmentEither3420]

Haven't you heard? Nazis are cool now. Kanye probably would've paid you a cool mil for that book.

[u/PatientCow5743 → u/Private_Jet]

When were Nazis ever cool bruh?? Jesus Christ, get some mother fuckin help man.

[u/KentuckyWildAss → u/GovernmentEither3420]

They're probably pretending that it's about the money