'Tis reminiscent of this McSweeney’s piece:
I am not too proud to admit that I get a great deal of my furniture from the stuff people moving out leave by the dumpsters of my apartment building. After all, it’s there, and it’s already pre-assembled. Of course, I give it a good scrubbing-down once it gets back into my apartment, and I’d never bring up sofa cushions or anything that might carry disease.
