Things That Shit Me the Eighteenth

[Shell]

Lucky I haven't been down the Great Ocean Road lately

 

[the_interloper]

I was cooking dinner last night and my son was cleaning up the lounge room. Every time he had one thing to put in the bin he'd come up, ask me to move as the bin is under the bench where i was standing. i suggested he wait until he'd picked up all the rubbish and put it in at once, much more efficient for both of us, he said fair enough.

2 minutes later he comes back to put a footy cards wrapper in the bin (that was it). The little campaigner is trolling me at this point.

 

[cats_09]

I was cooking dinner last night and my son was cleaning up the lounge room. Every time he had one thing to put in the bin he'd come up, ask me to move as the bin is under the bench where i was standing. i suggested he wait until he'd picked up all the rubbish and put it in at once, much more efficient for both of us, he said fair enough.

2 minutes later he comes back to put a footy cards wrapper in the bin (that was it). The little campaigner is trolling me at this point.

How old is he?

 

[Pistol Night]

I was cooking dinner last night and my son was cleaning up the lounge room. Every time he had one thing to put in the bin he'd come up, ask me to move as the bin is under the bench where i was standing. i suggested he wait until he'd picked up all the rubbish and put it in at once, much more efficient for both of us, he said fair enough.

2 minutes later he comes back to put a footy cards wrapper in the bin (that was it). The little campaigner is trolling me at this point.

It’s scary how similar the situations I encounter daily are to yours.

 

[the_interloper]

How old is he?

29, yeah too old for footy cards I agree!

No he's just turned 10, he sometimes deliberately annoys me but I don't think he was yesterday, he's just a kid of course.

 

[cats_09]

29, yeah too old for footy cards I agree!

No he's just turned 10, he sometimes deliberately annoys me but I don't think he was yesterday, he's just a kid of course.

At least he was wanting to clean up

Tell him to get into Pokemon cards - I already knew some of them were worth crazy amounts, but channel surfing last night, The Project was talking to a guy who collects Pokemon cards, with one of his first cards being a older Charizard card that when he purchased he told his mum would be his retirement fund

He purchased it for $5000 and it's not reportedly worth over $350k, and he expects it'll get over the $1million mark at some stage

 

[Off The Couch]

At least he was wanting to clean up

Tell him to get into Pokemon cards - I already knew some of them were worth crazy amounts, but channel surfing last night, The Project was talking to a guy who collects Pokemon cards, with one of his first cards being a older Charizard card that when he purchased he told his mum would be his retirement fund

He purchased it for $5000 and it's not reportedly worth over $350k, and he expects it'll get over the $1million mark at some stage

5k purchase for first card
I’m thinking he wasn’t a kid when he started collecting

 

[the_interloper]

At least he was wanting to clean up

Tell him to get into Pokemon cards - I already knew some of them were worth crazy amounts, but channel surfing last night, The Project was talking to a guy who collects Pokemon cards, with one of his first cards being a older Charizard card that when he purchased he told his mum would be his retirement fund

He purchased it for $5000 and it's not reportedly worth over $350k, and he expects it'll get over the $1million mark at some stage

Yes he's into those too. He did get one worth a few hundred but that's it so far. He's more into footy cards now, he doesn't even like footy but they do one day a week where all the kids can bring their footy cards and trade them, one teacher is a footy head and supervises.

 

[cats_09]

5k purchase for first card
I’m thinking he wasn’t a kid when he started collecting

Apparently found his first card in the gutter - doubt that's worth much

The $5000 one may have been his first big purchase when he had an understanding of what they could become and had some money behind him, but I'm guessing he had probably been buying card packets for some time

 

[Beerfish]

Somebody paid me $300 for just the cardboard backing off my original Yoda action figure. It's a bit of cardboard that has damage to it where i removed the plastic that kept the action figure on it. Felt so weird packaging this piece of thin cardboard between 2 much thicker pieces of cardboard to protect it.

 

[Smoooothy]

Tell him to get into Pokemon cards

absolutely this!!

its crazy how much some cards are worth now

(still waiting for my full sets of 1994 and 1995 select footy cards to skyrocket in price, and for my tony modra gold card to become a collectors item)

 

[Pistol Night]

At least he was wanting to clean up

Tell him to get into Pokemon cards - I already knew some of them were worth crazy amounts, but channel surfing last night, The Project was talking to a guy who collects Pokemon cards, with one of his first cards being a older Charizard card that when he purchased he told his mum would be his retirement fund

He purchased it for $5000 and it's not reportedly worth over $350k, and he expects it'll get over the $1million mark at some stage

What’s the bullshit one? Pikachu Illustrator or something in mint 10 condition? 5 million clams or something crazy. Insane

 

[Off The Couch]

The son has a Pokémon collection somewhere in the “junk” cupboard - might have to find the file and take a look

 

[cats_09]

Somebody paid me $300 for just the cardboard backing off my original Yoda action figure. It's a bit of cardboard that has damage to it where i removed the plastic that kept the action figure on it. Felt so weird packaging this piece of thin cardboard between 2 much thicker pieces of cardboard to protect it.

I was given my first Gameboy at 9 and a few months later my folks bought me the NES - even though I had game storage things, mum always drilled into me to not throw out the boxes

Earlier this year I went through all my old gaming systems, putting games & manuals back in boxes, sorting what I had and checking out a few prices - I wasn't surprised to see Pokemon Red & Blue worth a bit, but was a little shocked that one of my seemingly more valuable games is 'The Simpsons Itchy & Scratchy Miniature Golf Madness' for the Gameboy. In the last year a copy of the manual has sold for over $42, the box is valued at $168 and the complete in box at $420

Looking up prices, majority of the time the box is valued higher than the cartridge on it's own and it's cause so many threw out the boxes

 

[cats_09]

The son has a Pokémon collection somewhere in the “junk” cupboard - might have to find the file and take a look

A couple of years back I bought two EB Games mystery boxes and included in them was over 100 Pokemon cards, and 100 Dragon Ball Z cards

I have no idea on the values on any of them or where to start - so whether I should just sell them for like $20 for the lot

 

[Beerfish]

I was given my first Gameboy at 9 and a few months later my folks bought me the NES - even though I had game storage things, mum always drilled into me to not throw out the boxes

Earlier this year I went through all my old gaming systems, putting games & manuals back in boxes, sorting what I had and checking out a few prices - I wasn't surprised to see Pokemon Red & Blue worth a bit, but was a little shocked that one of my seemingly more valuable games is 'The Simpsons Itchy & Scratchy Miniature Golf Madness' for the Gameboy. In the last year a copy of the manual has sold for over $42, the box is valued at $168 and the complete in box at $420

Looking up prices, majority of the time the box is valued higher than the cartridge on it's own and it's cause so many threw out the boxes

I still have Donkey Kong and Diamond Hunt in their boxes from childhood. No idea what they're worth atm. Hopefully millions!

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

I have two Pokemon cards. Bought a lot of stuff and there were two in there. I sold one

 

[eddiesmith]

I have a huge phobia of snakes and dream about them all the time. The other recurring dream I have is all my teeth coming out at the one time.

I get the dreams about snakes and other animals quite regularly, the other one is when I need to be up early for something important I’ll have a recurring dream all night about sleeping in.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Foster dog pissed on my bed. I have a mattress protector which he was unable to conquer, but still a massive pain in the ass when I was about to turn in.

Can't even get angry with him, he knows he was naughty.

 

[raskolnikov]

Foster dog pissed on my bed. I have a mattress protector which he was unable to conquer, but still a massive pain in the ass when I was about to turn in.

Can't even get angry with him, he knows he was naughty.

It's been raining on and off for the last couple of weeks here. My dog will go outside then come back in with muddy paws. The floor is ok as I have polished floorboards which are easily mopped, but a few times she's jumped on my bed and got my sheets all dirty. Last Saturday I washed my sheets, put them back on and within 5 minutes she had jumped on the bed. So I had to take them off and wash them again

 

[Shell]

The joys of pethood

I met a new neighbour yesterday and realised there's a dog in the building. Thankfully it doesn't bark much. King Charles Cavalier. I said hello and patted it and the owner thanked me several times and goes "not everyone says hello"

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

It's been raining on and off for the last couple of weeks here. My dog will go outside then come back in with muddy paws. The floor is ok as I have polished floorboards which are easily mopped, but a few times she's jumped on my bed and got my sheets all dirty. Last Saturday I washed my sheets, put them back on and within 5 minutes she had jumped on the bed. So I had to take them off and wash them again

Dogs on people beds I cannot abide. One cat, only just.

 

[Shell]

Dogs on people beds I cannot abide. One cat, only just.

Yeah if I had a dog I'd be strict. And if it's on the couch it'd be on a towel. But. I don't have a dog so it dm.

It's hug your dog day today

 

[the_interloper]

The joys of pethood

I met a new neighbour yesterday and realised there's a dog in the building. Thankfully it doesn't bark much. King Charles Cavalier. I said hello and patted it and the owner thanked me several times and goes "not everyone says hello"

So we have to say hello to everyone's dogs now?

 

[raskolnikov]

So we have to say hello to everyone's dogs now?

My dog says hello to you!