Neat Freaks, Avert Your Eyes

I was talking about my messy apartment the other day, and wanted to refer to those brothers who hoarded so much stuff over the years that their house was nearly impassable. I did some Googling, and the results almost want to make me do some housework. Almost.

• Collyer Brothers — Wikipedia (Where all good research starts, ha ha.)
  
  
• A "Collyer Mansion" Situation — Gothamist
  
  
• Ghosty Men: The Strange but True Story of the Collyer Brothers and My Uncle Arthur, New York's Greatest Hoarders — Amazon
  
  
• Collyer Brothers Mansion in 1947 — Corbis
  (If necessary, enter "Homer Collyer" in the search box after clicking the link.)
  
  
• Is your house messy? — Squalor Survivors

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