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What's your most prized collectable?
Mark Davis replied to The Elevator Killer's topic in The Geek Club
I can remember the days of those old team bags of Star cards. I still have a couple, I think I have the Kings and Bucks sealed from 1986. I have an 86 Fleer set in the registry. I was top 50 but may have slipped some. Haven't checked in quite awhile. So stupid not to sell during Covid. -
What's your most prized collectable?
Mark Davis replied to The Elevator Killer's topic in The Geek Club
Most valuable probably a PSA 9 graded 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card. Most prized, either Lance Berkman's AA BP/alternate jersey or a cracked Louisville Slugger name stamped bat from my since deceased HS teammate when he got a short stint with the KC Royals. -
I don't get too worried about that. Believe it or not I've heard of people who would cheerlead for that scumbag Abrego Garcia to get some of our money too.
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We Just Saw an Umpire Miss 24 Calls…In One Postseason Game
Mark Davis replied to edjr's topic in The Geek Club
He's got nothing on Ken Williamson, who could make a WWE referee look competent and impartial https://www.on3.com/news/report-sec-official-ken-williamson-permanently-suspended-after-controversial-calls-in-auburn-vs-georgia-game/ -
I'm just shocked to see we are all on the same page of not wanting the government to take more of our money.
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He was on CNN back to back with Chris Cuomo. Since those days I’ve actually come to enjoy listening to Cuomo even if I frequently don’t agree with him but Lemon is off the rails.
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If 10% of moms didn't allow their kids to play football....
Mark Davis replied to TheNewGirl's topic in The Geek Club
We already are seeing this in some of the suburbs. This is as football rabid of a place as you can be from. But when it comes to football, more parents are steering their kids towards other sports even if they want to watch football on Saturdays. Of course it helps now that the AHSAA has become essentially a deal where if you're good enough, your parents are going to end up with great jobs in one of the city school systems where the booster money is nuts for a high school program. So in many cases, these systems are often importing their players from poorer districts in order to win. -
Hard to believe there had never been a 41-40 game. Those aren't that oddball of final scores.
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The first thought I had when I saw this was this is analogous to those Japanese Beetles my rose bushes get. They annoy you, but when you kill one, the scent attracts dozens more. I feel like for every alias of his you kill, he multiplies.
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Enjoy the "new" stadium. Old Greer Stadium near the fairgrounds was a real dump and you needed an armed escort down there.
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Illegal Alien Iowa DEI School Superintendent Arrested by ICE -How Deep Does This Go?
Mark Davis replied to HellToupee's topic in The Geek Club
Since we are overlooking him being here illegally, what difference does another crime make right? -
Illegal Alien Iowa DEI School Superintendent Arrested by ICE -How Deep Does This Go?
Mark Davis replied to HellToupee's topic in The Geek Club
Who among us doesn't carry $3K in cash, a loaded gun and knife in the car? I sometimes have one of the three and have on rare instances had two of the three. Dr Roberts hit the trifecta. -
Go have dinner or to a game and get off the internet for awhile. When you're this bitter, it isn't good for your mental health and it's showing.
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All these shooters have something in common, they are losers in life. Depression, mental illness, blaming society or the government for their own deficiencies.
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Seems to fit to me
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You clearly have never been to any SEC campuses where more women are conservative and also quite hot. Either way we have a huge gender gap. Studies have shown indeed younger people are more alone these days. I have hired students before and I have seen some girls post those type things locally as well. But in all honesty they post such angry stuff I feel sorry for any man who would date them whether on the left or right. Even if the guy agreed with them politically, who would want to date someone so miserable? If you let your politics drive those life decisions you truly are mentally set up for an unstable and rough existence. There’s been times my wife has voted differently than I have and neither one of us talked anything about it beyond knowing each other did so. I think TDS is going to have to become a recognized condition.
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I couldn't really give specifics to my feelings about the younger generation, and how I feel radicalism is being embraced. When I read this article today it made me think about our postings. It's not that I think it's just a mostly left thing, but a younger left thing. It's not your old school liberals. https://thehill.com/national-security/5504569-americans-political-violence-poll/
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What's with all the conservatives cancelling people?
Mark Davis replied to Cdub100's topic in The Geek Club
Yep. Honestly I think Kimmel was on his way out anyway. If he was making them a lot of money, this wouldn't have happened. We don't know, but based on ratings, contracts they'd have to pay, his show was likely losing money and this gave them an excuse to end it. However, the FCC should stay out of it. While I don't agree with Kimmel, I don't like even the perception that the government is involved. If you believe in your position, you gain more from someone like Kimmel spouting off the short side of a 20/80 issue than you ever do by removing him. Let him speak, same for Ilhan Omar. I feel like the more they speak, the better it is for people who believe as I do. If you believe your position is right, open discussion about it should only strengthen it. -
MLB - 16 single-game feats we may never see again!
Mark Davis replied to edjr's topic in The Geek Club
He spoke at one of my business dinners in Las Vegas, smaller group probably less than 50. So before the event he was just sitting around chatting with people. Openly bitter about MLB and the not wanting him at the All Star Game etc. But entertaining as hell. -
MLB - 16 single-game feats we may never see again!
Mark Davis replied to edjr's topic in The Geek Club
It's amazing how long he held the Reds saves record, I remember the night John Franco passed him. He actually was NL Fireman of the Year at least once. He's on a 73 Topps card with Sparky Lyle. I met Pete Rose about 10 years ago in Vegas. Told him I was from the same town and Rose called my hometown by name all those years later. -
MLB - 16 single-game feats we may never see again!
Mark Davis replied to edjr's topic in The Geek Club
Thanks for the vid. The guy giving up the HR to Wise in the opening clip was from my hometown/HS. Rare to find video of him playing from those days. -
Water is wet, it's hard to fathom
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You shouldn’t blame all conservative ideology for the death of people like the MN lawmaker but give a pass to the liberal one on the Kirk assassination. You are placing blame as you see it for your disagreement over Trump at the feet of all conservatives but wanting to disavow any responsibility for the radicals on the left from your ideology. It’s got to be one or the other and my belief is you can’t paint everyone with a broad brush. There are things I disagree with Trump on but by and large I do support his policies. I don’t know of anyone who celebrated the murder in MN but unfortunately I have seen a long time friend celebrate Kirk’s on my social media. It’s not an indictment of all, and I honestly think speaking on the day of his murder about disagreeing with Kirk was in poor taste. But there’s a huge difference in doing that and celebrating the murder. We’ve seen no shortage of that unfortunately.
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What's with all the conservatives cancelling people?
Mark Davis replied to Cdub100's topic in The Geek Club
Agreed. We have freedom of speech, from the government. Private companies have a right to do what they want, especially when it's statements that can harm your business. -
What's with all the conservatives cancelling people?
Mark Davis replied to Cdub100's topic in The Geek Club
I don't think anyone should lose their job for disagreeing with Charlie Kirk. Even if they make stupid/insensitive comments I'm not for canceling them, I just chalk that up for them showing how stupid they are. The line to me is when it goes beyond the insensitive and openly supporting murder and it's a public employee, perhaps a teacher influencing children. I wouldn't want anyone posting support for Dylan Robinson teaching my child anymore than I'd want someone teaching them who supported Dylan Roof. It shows at the very least a lack of morality, and perhaps a sign of mental illness their mentality has devolved to that state,
