rob_react Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 On 4/27/2005 at 10:10 PM, tth2 said: Let me replay a few highlights for everyone, with some commentary from me: Brulato: "Stop crying about the cut of the book or the centering and let the CGC do the job. That is why we have universal grading. Understand? That is a killer book plain and simple." This was obviously Tom's 9.6 X-Men #94 that Jason Ewert was selling. It did not have great QP. Probably the first time I really started noticing QP. JC: "This book sucks the sweat off a dead monkey's butt." Still one of my favorite comments of all time. JC: "Well, post your EBay ID and let us know when you've put your money where your mouth is." Brulato: "Money where my mouth is? You might be suprised to know i own a 9.8 ASM #1 (yeah the one from 1963), a 9.8 X-MEN #1 9.4 FAN FOUR #1, 9.6 JIM #83, 9.6 TOS #39, 9.6 AVENGERS #1, 9.4 AMAZING FANTASY #15 9.6 DD #1 9.6 STRANGE TALES #101 9.6 TTA #35 and the highest graded copy of almost every other book in most of these runs. What do you own sonny?" Possibly the most extreme display of vulgar chest thumping seen on these boards to date. Old Guy: "Yea, I'm sure most of us would be surprised if you owned those books, especially considering you can't even spell 'suprised'." Drbanner: "No Hulk 1?!?!? Worthless... " Brulato: "good point...i own the only HULK #1 in 9.4" JC: "Okay, now I know you're a shill. No one (other than a bong-smoking 12-year old) could post like that with a straight face. Jigs up. Est. time to Dena deleting account... T-minus 24 minutes." famous last words sborock: "This is not a shill account. Hi Tom" Interestingly, Steve doesn't feel compelled to chide Tom for his uncouth behavior. JC: "That's strange, I never got the opinion that Tom was such a . Live and learn I guess." Brulato: "How long have you been on this forum about "funny books"? I just heard you collect BYRNE X-MEN. wow what a player." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 On 2/19/2019 at 11:05 AM, Ride the Tiger said: I'm reading the 1st page like it was a new thread. Nothing made sense till I realized thread from 2005. Did they even have the internet for computers back then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazingbob Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, rob_react said: Have you upgraded off Dial up yet? rob_react 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I started on Prodigy dial up baby! 1990 or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 This topic is so old, I am not even seeing the great variant vs. print run master-debators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride the Tiger Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Bird said: I started on Prodigy dial up baby! 1990 or so I still remember upgrading from a 14.4K to a 28.8K modem. My friends were so jealous. Also spent $200 to upgrade from 4mb to 8mb or ram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dupont2005 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Mercury Man said: This topic is so old, I am not even seeing the great variant vs. print run master-debators. To press or not to press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Mercury Man said: This topic is so old, I am not even seeing the great variant vs. print run master-debators. Momma told me I would go blind if I did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 29 minutes ago, oakman29 said: Momma told me I would go blind if I did that. The Oakman/Kav/Colonial Mustard dust up of 2014 was beyond epic. You laffed, you cried, you went wtf- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 7 hours ago, rob_react said: It's amazing how the boards have degraded since then. Back then, people didn't run to the mods every time someone said anything that could possibly be interpreted as negative, and the mods didn't indulge those who did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Mercury Man said: This topic is so old, I am not even seeing the great variant vs. print run master-debators. That's because 1. most of the board could not care less about moderns, and 2. hypesters didn't start to misuse numbers to sell to suckers until a few years ago. Mercury Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRahl Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, rob_react said: Ahh the good ol' days. Wonder whatever happened to JC? And Old Guy... I miss seeing him tell people to fist themselves. Including me on an occasion or two. Edited February 21, 2019 by LordRahl typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 7 hours ago, RockMyAmadeus said: It's amazing how the boards have degraded since then. Back then, people didn't run to the mods every time someone said anything that could possibly be interpreted as negative, and the mods didn't indulge those who did. It was truly entertaining back then. There were so many characters and they were all free-range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 5 hours ago, rob_react said: It was truly entertaining back then. There were so many characters and they were all free-range Some of us are still here.....lurking, keeping our heads down and waiting for just the right moment to slip in a fart joke or a yoga pant picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, kav said: Back then people didn't say 'move on' and 'find someone else to interact with' when someone challenged their goofy posts-they just manned up and made their argument. Gtfo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Wow, this thread resurrection reminds me that I've wasted 15 years of my life on these boards now. LordRahl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Just now, namisgr said: Wow, this thread resurrection reminds me that I've wasted 15 years of my life on these boards now. Don't sell yourself short, I am sure you've wasted much more of your life than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I've only wasted around about 7.5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, The Black Hand ® said: Some of us are still here.....lurking, keeping our heads down and waiting for just the right moment to slip in a fart joke or a yoga pant picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, namisgr said: Wow, this thread resurrection reminds me that I've wasted 15 years of my life on these boards now. I'm closing in on 16 (+ lurker time) Edited February 21, 2019 by rob_react Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
