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I try not to fly in the face of popular opinion

...and providing additional background info when you type TPG ? @Architecht

The Great Western Wedding Massacre of 52 That morning.... And just where do you think you're going ya little.... Lord no! She's got me! Guys, guys, come quickly! She's got Barry! Oh God no, he's tied up! Her hand, look in her hand! No - No! Oh Christ! Oh sweet Jesus no, help me guys, HELP ME! The woman's gone mad! She's going to burn him! I can't look! Get help! (off camera) sizzle, sizzle AAAIIIIEEEEEE!!! Later that evening... "Here comes the bride PEEOWN! All dressed in white PEEOWWWN PEEOWWN!" The End.

There is no evidence anywhere on the boards of me revelling in the childish practice of innuendo, so it must be a Freudian slip.

Hopefully you wont take offence here, I don't know who she is, but I can see why you were inspired and, speaking as an artist, she certainly makes me want to get my pen out.

I had 'carp' as a saved search but had to switch it off as it kept notifying me of my own posts.

It's not a unicorn, it's a poonicorn

Well said, well considered, well put. Thanks for taking the time to do it. My view is similar - CGC bring far, far more positives than negatives to the hobby and have without doubt energised it. There are few things in life which are wholly good or without flaws. I personally dislike the wide monetary distinctions between the very top grades that have been created, intentionally or otherwise. Given that most agree grading is subjective, to place a massive premium on, say, a 9.9 over a 9.8 doesn't feel right to me given that on any given day, two graders may disagree on which is which. But again, the positives far outweigh these kinds of 'top end' issues. People are a mixed bag, some honest, some not. Some are unintentionally dishonest. Etc. When I sold my raw collection on ebay I undergraded every single book as I couldn't stand the thought that I'd be accused of ripping someone off. I would get feedback like "advertises VFN and sends NM". I rarely had a problem as a result, but probably left a fortune on the table. What gets you down sometimes is seeing sellers with no idea how to grade / package comics but with 100% glowing feedback. So I agree again Rock, maybe we should be more demanding of sellers who don't deliver.

3 votes in 18 hours tells it's own story I suppose. Even the OP has better things to do!

I did say 9.0. Thought it was going to be one of those CGC overgrades where we all pile in and alert the tribal elders and everything.

You missed fascia TripleJ

Did he offer to build a log cabin in your name and impregnate your womenfolk in it?

Did he offer to fly over Niagra Falls in a barrel whilst fixing a loose facia board with a mastic bonding gun?

And gloves for the poor.

Did he smoke a pipe and try to summon a visitation from the mighty Sutekh?

So just 50% over priced then. After the 90% discount I mean. Did he offer to paint a bison on your back in sheep's blood?

Maybe they won a home visit from the Registered Nurse?

Did he get you in a head lock and fight you for the Keys of Marinus?

Is that the replacement ceiling the insurance company paid for after it rained on his inventory? Looks very nice.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_on_a_Comet A 1962 version of the novel was to have been filmed by American International Pictures but the film was never made. Various 1962 issues of Charlton Comics offered a contest where a winner would visit the set of the film.[11]

Sorry, I saw the words 'chocolate starfish' in the all activity page and just had to see what was going on. Carry on.

...then he'd really be stiffing his customers...

Please tell me there isn't a bottom half of that picture somewhere