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Old 04-24-2016, 06:38 PM
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More importantly, is correct usage do me A solid or do me THE solid?

Burkett naturally is to blame for the 9 dollars.
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Old 04-24-2016, 06:41 PM
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More importantly, is correct usage do me A solid or do me THE solid?

Burkett naturally is to blame for the 9 dollars.
Here in PA, it's do me 'a solid'. But I'm sure it's different elsewhere where 'yinz' are from. There's a reason why the way that I talk is called Pittsburghese.
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Old 04-24-2016, 06:43 PM
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Here in PA, it's do me 'a solid'. But I'm sure it's different elsewhere where 'yinz' are from. There's a reason why the way that I talk is called Pittsburghese.
Jersey guy I know says do me THE solid. I guess both are acceptable.
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Old 04-24-2016, 06:50 PM
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Jersey guy I know says do me THE solid. I guess both are acceptable.
The origin and etymology of the phrase “do me a solid” is from the popular show Seinfeld, where it was used by Kramer in the episode titled “The Jacket”. You may have also heard the term being used by Hank in the popular show “Breaking Bad”. (copied from google)


I think that this one is just behind the big Pop vs Soda debate, which if it has the same geographical fault line, is right smack dab in the middle of PA.




Are we enough off topic now to lock down this thread?

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The origin and etymology of the phrase “do me a solid” is from the popular show Seinfeld, where it was used by Kramer in the episode titled “The Jacket”. You may have also heard the term being used by Hank in the popular show “Breaking Bad”. (copied from google)


I think that this one is just behind the big Pop vs Soda debate, which if it has the same geographical fault line, is right smack dab in the middle of PA.




Are we enough off topic now to lock down this thread?

I was hoping for a POLL. See how many of us drink Coke vs Pepsi??
or much like the Mtn Dew one: Baja Blast or Pitch Black
I sure could use a cold one right now, my dog too!
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More importantly, is correct usage do me A solid or do me THE solid?

Burkett naturally is to blame for the 9 dollars.
What do I know? At some point there was an indication above my post that the card sold for $75.

I don't believe I have ever dealt with either party and did not take sides.

Carry on, while I check the expiration date on my degree in mathematics.
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I didn't even look at the card before buying, just figured I should set a record on VCP. Never done that before. But since I don't subscribe to VCP, I guess I don't know if I did in the past... thanks for letting me get a cool card that I hear is a PSA 6 and well-centered.
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Old 04-24-2016, 07:10 PM
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What do I know? At some point there was an indication above my post that the card sold for $75.

I don't believe I have ever dealt with either party and did not take sides.

Carry on, while I check the expiration date on my degree in mathematics.
Two teams tied, 29-29. Who won?
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I dont know where the $9 or $8 are coming from. I wanted to snipe it at $66, VCP was $68 at the time. The card ended at $114 with me as the winner. I'm no mathematician, actually yes I am, but the difference is $48. I felt that it was significant enough, given the card, that I could at least ask Robert for the favor. I thought it wouldn't hurt. (Boy, was I 100% wrong. Proof through this ongoing thread)
I feel like a broken record. VCP should be thrown out the window on this card!! You want the card for $66? I can sell you one that is centered 95/5. You got a sliver of white on the left hand side. That is your $66 card. The cards that are even REMOTELY centered (58/42 or better), ARE NOT selling for VCP average!!!! VCP average can get a lot of people in trouble. If a card looks 2 grades nicer than the grade, are you still gonna be hung up on VCP average??? I hope you do, because that allows me to win a super looking card for a song!
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This made me laugh
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I feel like a broken record. VCP should be thrown out the window on this card!! You want the card for $66? I can sell you one that is centered 95/5. You got a sliver of white on the left hand side. That is your $66 card. The cards that are even REMOTELY centered (58/42 or better), ARE NOT selling for VCP average!!!! VCP average can get a lot of people in trouble. If a card looks 2 grades nicer than the grade, are you still gonna be hung up on VCP average??? I hope you do, because that allows me to win a super looking card for a song!
Robert,
I completely agree. A card is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. You had the card up as a BIN and nobody bought it at $90. Intuition would tell me then that is would sell at auction for... A) more than $90 or B) less than $90? By just that, $66 seems more reasonable of an outcome than $114.

So there are obviously a lot of factors that go into the selling price of a card. I was hoping to get lucky. Nobody wanted it at $90, so I was hoping the maybe $66 would do it. Go figure that the card then goes for $114.
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VCP should be thrown out the window on this card!! You want the card for $66? I can sell you one that is centered 95/5. You got a sliver of white on the left hand side. That is your $66 card.
Actually no, you can't sell me a $66 PSA 6 with 95/5 centering. PSA standards wouldn't allow such a card in a 6, technically speaking, but that's a whole other can of worms.

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Most importantly, why is that stupid Incredible Hulk graphic next to my name now?!?
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Most importantly, why is that stupid Incredible Hulk graphic next to my name now?!?
Ahhhh..the troll from the PSA boards.....welcome....life would be so incomplete without your two cents.
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Ahhhh..the troll from the PSA boards.....welcome....life would be so incomplete without your two cents.
Wait a minute, that makes me a troll? I thought it was a legitimate question. I leave Net54 for a few days, I come back, and now I've got that graphic next to my name. I don't know how it got there, nor how to get rid of it. If anybody (Leon?) knows how to get rid of it, please pm me. Thanks!

Edit: wait, now it's gone. Maybe it was my phone? Has anybody else experienced this??
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Two teams tied, 29-29. Who won?
Any Harvard person worth a lick knows that it was obviously the Crimson who won!
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Any Harvard person worth a lick knows that it was obviously the Crimson who won!
And any Yale person worth a lick (including the now-ancient Dr. Frank B from that very 1968 class) knows that Yale lost. The headline from which the documentary takes its title is, IMO, right up there with some of the classics such as "Reds' Brezh Dead."

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And any Yale person worth a lick (including the now-ancient Dr. Frank B from that very 1968 class) knows that Yale lost. The headline from which the documentary takes its title is, IMO, right up there with some of the classics such as "Reds' Brezh Dead."
If the best you have to offer is celebrating a 48 year old tie, more power to you.

It would also be more accurate to note that this game was played in the fall of 1968 by the class of 1969 that graduated the following Spring.

One of my friends at the game met a lad from Harvard in the rest room. After finishing their business the lad from Harvard went to sink and washed his hands. The Yalie headed for the door. The lad from Harvard commented "at Harvard we are taught to wash our hands after using the rest room."

To wit the Yalie responded "at Yale we are taught not to pee on our hands."
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[QUOTETo wit the Yalie responded "at Yale we are taught not to pee on our hands.][/QUOTE]

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If the best you have to offer is celebrating a 48 year old tie, more power to you.

It would also be more accurate to note that this game was played in the fall of 1968 by the class of 1969 that graduated the following Spring.

One of my friends at the game met a lad from Harvard in the rest room. After finishing their business the lad from Harvard went to sink and washed his hands. The Yalie headed for the door. The lad from Harvard commented "at Harvard we are taught to wash our hands after using the rest room."

To wit the Yalie responded "at Yale we are taught not to pee on our hands."
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