So Joe apparently gives his old shirts to thrift stores, someone bought a shirt for a $1 and found

[Jennicut]

Joe's cuff links on the shirt!


By Chad Pradelli

COLLINGDALE, Pa. - January 2, 2009 (WPVI) -- John Pickens walked into one of his neighborhood thrift shops like he does almost every other week. He was looking for a white collared shirt. He found not one but three. When he got home he found even more: It still had what area apparently cuff links belonging to Vice President-elect Joseph Biden.

"I looked at the shirt. It says Brooks Brothers," John Pickens told Action News, "I say, 'Oh man. This really looks good too.' I said, 'French cuffs, this really looks good too.'"

The shirts were clean and crisp on the rack, except for one.

"The third shirt when I looked at it, it had the sleeves rolled up."

The shirts were only $1 a piece. So John Pickens decided to buy all three. When he got home, the one with the rolled up sleeves felt different. "It felt heavy. I said, 'Why is this so heavy?'"

He unrolled the sleeves and found two cuff links with the words United States Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Initially, the 60-year-old retired casino worker didn't make much of the finding.

"It took me about 2 days to say, 'Those are probably his shirts and he probably wants his cuff links back. He probably doesn't want his shirt back but wants his cuff links.'"

But he couldn't be sure they belonged to the Vice President-elect.

"I went to a jeweler in Center City with just one of the links, to see if it was a fake. He said, 'No. This is solid gold."

Pickens believes if the cuff links belong to Vice President-elect Joe Biden, he'd surely want them back. Pickens called Action News to see if we'd be able to reach out to Biden's people. He's not looking for any reward or publicity he just want to return these very nice cuff links.

"I know if was me, I'd want my cuff links back." Action News has made repeated calls to Biden's office but they haven't been returned. So we don't yet know for certain if the cuff links belong to the Vice President-elect.http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/politics&id=6582095


I think Joe should contact the man and let him keep the cuff links. And I am glad he gives his clothes to thrift stores. I do it all the time with my clothes and especially my girls, they grow out of stuff so fast at 3 and 4 and the clothes are in very good condition still.

[jillan]

1. What a honest man! If I found those cufflinks

I wouldn't say a word. I would cherish them forever :)

Unless, of course, they were the nut and bolt cufflinks.

I bet you that those cufflinks end up on ebay.

[Muttocracy]

2. why didn't the guy just contact Joe's local office instead of going to the news?

:eyes:

That is great that Joe gives clothes away. I'm working on a pile myself this weekend, though I can guarantee there won't be any nice jewelery or expensive clothes in it :D

[jillan]

3. So - I'm messing around on google and there is some rw blog

I saw that said " “Democrat Joe Biden loses his solid gold Senate cufflinks, and we’re supposed to trust him with national secrets?”

:rofl: :rofl:

[Muttocracy]

4. I'm sure he writes them on index cards that he leaves in his pockets :)

[PatSeg]

7. That is hysterical

It is going to be so much work being disgruntled for these RW bloggers!

[AspenRose]

5. That is so funny

:rofl:

I figure now that we've recalibrated our budget for the new year, I'll be shopping at a lot more thrift/consignment stores. Who knows what'll turn up? :rofl:

[PatSeg]

6. I'm so envious

Can you imagine if any of US had found a Biden shirt with cuff links at a thrift shop???