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| 196.1 | Could you give us a Synopsis of it?? | AKOV13::GASPARONI | | Mon Oct 15 1990 16:18 | 3 |
| Can you give us a little synopsis in 25 lines or less on what the
article said for us cheap skates who don't subscribe to Beckerks.
Thanks.
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| 196.3 | A little information is dangerous | SAGE::JACUNSKI | | Fri Oct 19 1990 10:07 | 9 |
| In the future, instead of "My mom threw out my cards," it will be "My
mom made me store my cards in vinyl sheets."
Seriously, how do you identify vinyl if you're not a plastics engineer?
I think it said in the article, "if it smells, it's vinyl." Are mylar
and polythene odorless? Are all my 8 and 9 pocket sheets from Enor and
Rotman eating my cards? Was there a cutoff date, e.g. Rotman sheets
manufactured after such and such a date are safe? Or should we just
stop worrying about it and start flipping cards again?
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| 196.4 | Remember when.....? | DLO15::BOSSO | Bury my heart with the S & L's | Fri Oct 19 1990 13:07 | 13 |
| Rick,
I thing we should just start flipping cards again. Remember the thrill
when you won a favorite card from your buddy :-)? Remember the
disappointment when you lost it on the next flip ;( ?
I thought of setting a table at a show and just flip cards! Probably
be a very lonely, boring day and the promoter would consider it
gambling.
Oh well, what's a perpetual kid to do!!
joe
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| 196.5 | Flippin' Out | SAGE::JACUNSKI | | Fri Oct 19 1990 14:53 | 9 |
| You know, Joe, I think you're onto something. When I said "flip,"
though, I guess I actually meant "fling." We used to fling cards
towards a wall, like pitching pennies, and the closest card to the wall
was a winner. Imagine doing that now with cards whose "value"
decreases significantly as soon as a corner is dinged. Think how
careful you'd be with your Topps Boggs rookie as you skimmed it through
the air, hoping to get it closer to that concrete block wall than your
opponent's U.D. Griffey Jr., knowing you'd lose the Boggs if you
didn't, but risking its ruination if you went TOO far. I like it!
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| 196.6 | Eaten Up or Smell like a Cigar?? | AKOV13::GASPARONI | | Fri Oct 19 1990 15:42 | 6 |
| How about the hard Plexiglass holders with the four screws around it.
Did it say anything bad about them. Whats a guy suppose to do? We
have to put these treasures in something. Maybe the old cigar box is
not the worst thing you could put them into. At least there not eaten
up by this unknown plastic substance. They just smell like a good
Gacia Vega Cigar.
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| 196.7 | Who knew value in those days. | DLO15::BOSSO | Bury my heart with the S & L's | Fri Oct 19 1990 15:59 | 23 |
| re:.5
Rick,
I remember we used to play 3 different types of 'games of chance" with
our cards.
1. We would flip cards. Hold the card between your fingers and flick
your wrist when you let them go.
2. 'Pitch' cards against a wall as you mentioned.
3. 'Slap' cards off a wall. You hold the card in the palm of your
hand, slap it softly against the wall and let it fall to the ground
Games 1 & 3 were matching games (i.e heads to heads).
Game 2 really gave Sister Mary Perpetual Obligation heart burn at
recess. We were definetly doing the devils work with this one.
Ah those memories!
joe
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