O/T: Whats wrong with the world today.

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Posted By: Don

The same thing that always been wrong with the world.

edited...per the forum rules this crossed the boundary. thanks

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Posted By: barrysloate

Am I correct that the new forum will have its own section for off topic posts?

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Posted By: David McDonald

"I think it all went bad when they took the gum out of the packs. From that point forward it all went to hell."

Winpitcher: A Knockout post.
(Thanks for the laugh).

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

There is some truth to that, David. Once gun was removed from packs -- solely because greedy collectors were concerned about stains on their precious shiny cards -- our hobby changed dramatically.

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Posted By: jay wolt

Jeff - don't know about that. Only Topps and its myriad of products are allowed
to add gum to the packs. I always assumed it was to save money by not including
them. They do add them now & then to new products and all the gum is prepackaged
in plastic, so there can not be any gum stains attributed to them anymore.

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Posted By: David McDonald

Guns came in waxpacks? Whoa!! Second Amendment run amok indeed!
Jeff, Jay: Not disputing the whys and wherefores of BB card gum. I read Steve's post in a broader sense more toward an explanation of the decline of Western Civilization. Thought his timing was great. Helped avert another trainwreck. He may have saved Net54!!

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Posted By: barrysloate

Keep in mind that the absence of gum was a gradual process. When I was a kid the wad of gum in a pack of cards was huge. As the years passed it got smaller, until it disappeared altogether. It was an insidious trick perpetrated on the youth of America.

And I blame the whole thing on Millard Fillmore. It was his policies that got us into the no gum in packs mess. In fact I blame pretty much everything on Millard Fillmore.

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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth

Nostalgic for the days of huge wads, eh Barry?

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Posted By: D. C. Markel

Nothing is new under the sun....when Cain slew Abel, that was a 25% hit on the recorded population of the world.

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Posted By: Don

Leon, here is the quote from the forum rules. Admittedly, I hadn't read it before but don't have a problem abiding by it.

"Politics and religion are also not permitted on the board and posts concerning this subject matter will be deleted."

However, I would expect that the rules be enforced consistently. People who post something of a religious nature shouldn't have their posts deleted while rampant political baiting is allowed to continue. Based on the stated rules, I would think most of the posts in this thread should be deleted.

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Posted By: leon

Sorry but quoting scripture on the board just isn't going to be something allowed....whatever religion it might be. It's a judgement call....thanks for your understanding. BTW, you really need to put your whole name out here to participate in this thread, and yes, that goes for others that aren't well known too. best regards

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Posted By: Patrick McHugh

O.K. That was fun now let us get back to talking Pre-war cards!

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Posted By: Don

Thanks for the reply but that doesn't address the issue of consistency. The "rules" say religion and politics. No other distinction is made.

It's your forum and you can do what you want, obviously. But I would hope for something better than a double standard.

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Posted By: Steve

It was the gum I tell ya!

Steve

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Posted By: Ted Sherman

Although the post was amusing, it is TRUE he played shoeless...at leastonce

"Did Shoeless Joe ever play in the majors without shoes. If he did, how did he avoid getting spiked."

Peter

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Posted By: David McDonald

(cf. above)

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Posted By: Bob

That Topps gum in the late 50's, early 60's was great! I remember times as a little kid when instead of buying a pack of cards for a nickel and getting 8 cards and a stick of gum, we would use the same nickel to buy five penny packs. Only 5 cards but 5 pieces of gum

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Posted By: David McDonald

Do you know what this country needs today?...A seven-cent nickel. Yessiree, we've been using the five-cent nickel in this country since 1492. Now that's pretty near a hundred years' daylight saving. Now, why not give the seven-cent nickel a chance? If that works out, next year we could have an eight-cent nickel. Think what that would mean. You could go to a newsstand, buy a three-cent newspaper and get the same nickel back again. One nickel carefully used would last a family a lifetime!

-Groucho Marx, Animal Crackers, with apologies to TBob

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Posted By: barrysloate

Let us not forget that way back when Topps' primary business was bubble gum. The cards were added to help sell the gum. Bob, you and I are the same age and I remember that gum real well. It was irresistable!

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Posted By: JimB

Leon,
I think Don got you on this one. I would suggest either changing the rules or enforcing them. As they are currently stated, there is no ambiguity other than in the moderation of the board. I don't mean to be giving you $#!t. I consider you a good hobby friend. I just think this stuff harms the community much more than it helps.
JimB

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Posted By: Michael Steele

The best post (IMO) related to the title in this thread was posted by Patrick McHugh this morning at 5:06am. I echo his sentiments 100%.

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Posted By: doug goodman

Maybe I'm wrong, but I blame the world's problems on the Yankees and their fans.

Just the opinion of one San Francisco born Dodger fan.

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Posted By: JohnnyH

Don't blame the Yankees, just A-Rod !!!!!!!!!!

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Posted By: Steve

I'm amazed that nobody has blamed PSA yet.


Steve

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Posted By: John K

. . . in today's Times there's an interesting article on Jiverly Wong. It provides some insight: had a tough time in the job market, tough time with English language, "a gun enthusiast who often spent weekends shooting targets and trying out different guns at a local sporting goods store. He had been licensed to carry handguns in NY since 1996 the Police said." "Happiness is a warm gun, momma. Bang, bang, shoot, shoot." What do hand guns have to do with sporting goods?

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Posted By: Steve

Target shooting?

Steve

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Posted By: leon

It's PSA's fault for ____ (insert/pick any troubling issue)