You know you are a card junkie when.....(part 2)

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by Robextend

When you buy a piece of furniture and tell the salesperson that you want the color to resemble the borders of '87 Topps.

Ok, this is scary. I was driving back from my in-laws this weekend and a truck went by. I noticed that the paint color on the truck was the same as the border of a t210.

jeff

[Exhibitman]

When a friend says he went to a show over the weekend and you immediately think card show.

When you calculate the cost of things based on what cards you could buy instead.

[Deertick]

When the biggest contested item in your divorce isn't the house, car, or pension, it's your collection.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

When you calculate the cost of things based on what cards you could buy instead.

I do that. I also do it in reverse -- like selling cards so I can buy things for the house or family....

[gorrister]

When you look back on the day that your wife said "It's me or the cards" and you think how lucky you are that you still have your cards and not her...

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by gorrister

When you look back on the day that your wife said "It's me or the cards" and you think how lucky you are that still have your cards and not her...

Now that's funny!!! My wife said she will keep the cards.

[Exhibitman]

When in the middle of an argument with your wife over your [alleged] failure to perform house chores adequately, she likens her feelings of pride towards the neatness and organization of her home to your feelings of pride in the neatness and organization of your collection.

Happened this a.m. and yes, I lost the argument immediately thereafter.

[danmckee]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

When in the middle of an argument with your wife over your [alleged] failure to perform house chores adequately, she likens her feelings of pride towards the neatness and organization of her home to your feelings of pride in the neatness and organization of your collection.

Happened this a.m. and yes, I lost the argument immediately thereafter.

Adam, I didn't know you considered sex a house chore.

[terjung]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

When in the middle of an argument with your wife over your [alleged] failure to perform house chores adequately, she likens her feelings of pride towards the neatness and organization of her home to your feelings of pride in the neatness and organization of your collection.

Happened this a.m. and yes, I lost the argument immediately thereafter.

Ouch.

No recovering from that one, I'm afraid.

I know you are quite the litigator, but that case is one you just can't win.

[ValKehl]

When you can't let your day end until you have read that day's new Net54 posts, even if it is the wee hours of the morning, which often is the case with me!
Val