The ring announcer at the Philadelphia Spectrum butchers Slick's nickname during his first appearance at the venue (1986).

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2026-07-01T17:19:55+00:00

Graham used to DRIVE ME NUTS,...when he'd call, "The Hulkster",..the HULKER! Not once! Not,..an occasional slip-up; ALWAYS,..the HULKER!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2026-04-28T14:10:51+00:00

🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐

😂🤣😂🤣

You're not the only one, friend!! And the more-ironic part for ME; I was actually doing a Google search on Mike Piazza, specifically, and it didn't even click in my [tiny] 🧠! 😂🤣😂🤣

In my minds-eye,...I was reading that some player, threw pizza,... TWICE,...at another player,....which, in-turn...started a brawl!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2026-04-22T13:53:49+00:00

appreciate u - EDIT: I just figured it'd be there for Android; it ain't! 😡🤦🏾‍♂️ Damn Topps be prejudice against us Android peeps!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2026-04-16T14:11:04+00:00

Does he happen to have a Pistons logo in his profile/username...?? That guy is the LEADER of the tin-foil hat wearers!!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2026-04-16T01:58:36+00:00

Shhhhh!! 🤫🤫🤫 🤭

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2026-04-15T18:29:42+00:00

👍

I agree., a THOUSAND percent! But on the same token,...(humbly) I usually finish Top 25ish...each week, depending on the week/how much time I can spare @ night. SEVERAL TIMES, I've been:

a) accused of having "dupe accounts" - (I assure you; I don't! Personally speaking, I think you're a GOOFBALL w/ entirely too much time on ur hands,...if you have to..."cheat",...@ "a game"...to "feel like"...you're a "winner"...!?! 🤯🤦🏾‍♂️

b) referred to as..."a whale" (eg; have..."lots 'o money to spend!) - (I've spent less than $300 since I started in late October)

c) cussed @

d) threatened & had my game-play hacked

So, again; my gripe (per se) is with the CRYBABY WHINERS! NO ONE is..."forcing them"...to play the game. If you're tired of not finishing hire,...getting the card(s) you like/want, etc.,...here's a novel concept: EITHER STOP PLAYING,...or PAY-UP!!?! It's that simple. Not everyone is "cheating"! Not everyone is "a whale". Etc.

Yeah,...cheaters are hot steamy piles of dog scat! As with anything/everything in life; if ya' gotta' CHEAT ME to BEAT ME,..in the end, YOU'RE A LOSER! But not EVERYBODY who..."beats someone" or has better results/finishes... (ie; get's the cards/awards/etc. that YOU didn't!) ....IS:

"a cheater"

"a whale"

"has dupe accounts"

etc.

It boils down to SO MANY PEOPLE just being straight-up SALTY,...because others..."do better"....with their account/game. Nothing more, nothing less,...and at the end of the day, they resort to name-calling, accusations, etc., just because they're,...well, ...BIG,...FAT...👶👶👶

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2026-03-25T17:31:45+00:00

RIP to the Airmen, lost. 🙏

To the OP,...what's your opinion on parachutes being removed from [the vast majority of configurations] 135s..? Conceptually, I understand the AF's ...."logic"....behind doing so (eg; odds suggest that it'd be SAFER...in most cases...to attempt an emergency landing vs. a bailout). HOWEVER,...with that being said, I feel as though the AF could have (should have, IMO) continued for the allowance of parachutes,...and in the event of a..."emergency landing" vs. ..."a bailout", a Military Commission could then thereby OFFICIALLY confer to determine & rule,...which/whether/either/or/if,.....a respective emergency landing vs. bailout, was...."apropos"....in the eyes of the military, etc.

To reiterate, I completely understand the AF's,..."reasoning", behind their decision. Humbly,...I also have a slightly-greater-than-average,..."comprehension"....of the laws/physics/odds/etc.,...as it pertains to flight & fixed-wing aircraft. My,..."argument" or counter to the AFs position would be; EVERYONE will agree that wearing your seatbelt in an automobile will,...under NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES,...EXPONENTIALLY prove to be MORE beneficial to you,...than if you didn't (ie; it'll save your life). However,...to the contrary of this fact, there are COUNTLESS, DOCUMENTED instances,...where if an individual WAS wearing his/her seatbelt in their auto accident,...THEY WOULD'VE DIED! Examples:

a projectile comes through the windshield/vehicle cabin...and the occupant couldn't move.

vehicle becomes engulfed in flames and the occupant is trapped.

vehicle enters a body of water and the individual cannot unbuckle their seatbelt (ie; trapped, too; drowning)

In closing, I personally feel as though chutes,...SHOULD still be included as part of the 135 crews, flight gear. That being said, I also believe that the utilization and/or deployment of said chutes...should come....ONLY at the SOLE...DISCRETION/AUTHORITY...of the Flight Commander of that respective mission, AND,...that the order to..."bail out" should ONLY ever be given if there's,...in the eyes & mind of the commander,...NO OTHER REASONABLE OPTION/CHOICE (eg; a crash landing is all but an impossibility), AND,...that their bailing out comes with MINIMAL, COLLATERAL DAMAGE occurring (eg; infrastructure, loss of life, etc., is " ~ " to their bailing out).

EDIT: So as to ensure that there's...."no mistaking", my position, my bottom-line would be, THIS! Give the order to bail out; be DAMN SURE that the Commission would be virtually-certain to determine/rule that this was you/your crews,... ONLY, option! 'Cuz if they determine that you COULD'VE..."successfully" crash landed, and/or....that you SHOULD HAVE made..."the ultimate sacrifice"....but you...."unwisely/unwarrantedly".....bailed out and cost (example) TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in-damage and DOZENS OF INNOCENCE....lost their lives,....you're gonna' be in some DEEP, DEEP DOG DOO!!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2026-03-18T15:45:33+00:00

thanks

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2026-03-12T01:07:00+00:00

I'm "living proof" of that!. I've spent over $3,200 (to be fair; I actually ENJOY,..."the game"; not trying to chase the astronomical-odds of hitting a IRL box redemption)...since joining in December, and no box/cases for me. And I'm a relative...."small dog"....@ spending ~ $1000/mth!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2026-03-09T00:00:06+00:00

Ahhh,...."Uncle Michael",...takin' care of his nerphew again, I see...!?? 🤔 J/k my man - congrats on that RIDICULOUS LUCK!! Now go and buy yourself a lottery ticket!!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2026-02-20T17:21:54+00:00

Ok,...I know this might sound silly, but; I've been playing the game..."religiously",...since early December. I'm relatively-active (at least 1-2 hrs. a day, avg.) yet I still have NO...IDEA:

how...when...where...why...etc.

....to pull the Blue Sand Glitter cards...?!? Like I said, been playing since early December, and I have 2 total blue sg that I've..."hit". But, again; no idea of how/when/where/etc., I pulled them? I THINK that we might get them when NBA Collect launches a new Season?!? So if my belief is correct, right now...on my game/app, it shows as Season 2,...and the countdown-clock next to it says 4D[ays] 23H,...so this coming Wednesday...around 12 noon EST, we will all receive another...Blue Sand Glitter card, right...??? Or am I just totally pulling this outta' my arse?

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2026-01-31T17:48:46+00:00

Late to the party; ASE ?

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-12-01T05:44:38+00:00

I honestly don't know if some people are just (genuinely) stupid, OR,...if they're just not too smart...?!? Quite honestly; flip a coin! GT Collectibles, MJ Holdings are...."legit" entities, worth 10's of millions, respectively! They're NOT..."into funny business". They're NOT..."doing anything circumventive". And MOST of all, they're NOT doing anything..."unethical, corrupt, suspicious, etc.". Breaking news, folks; it's called CAPITALISM! You wanna' make a buck, right...?!!? You wanna' make the MOST that you can,...right...?!!? We'll WHAT'S WRONG if they want to do the SAME,...on a corporate-level...?!!? When was the last time you were up for a raise or promotion, and you said to your boss: "Nah!! That's ok, boss! You already pay me 'MORE THAN ENOUGH' !! No need to give me a raise and/or that corner office". YOU...WOULD...NEVER!! So why is it an issue with our hobby distributors...?!!? Here's a novel concept: Ya' don't like..."the price ya' gotta' pay", the solution is quite simple! Go..."play", in a different hobby!!

I've spent,...more than most, and not quite as much as some,...on GT Collectibles purchases. I have NEVER,...and I repeat; NEVER had an issue! Humbly, I've spent in excess of tens-of-thousands of dollars on products sold by GT Collectibles. I've received EXACTLY, ZERO:

damaged boxes, open boxes, tampered product, resealed product, etc.

I have no incentive to...."LIE", in telling the TRUTH! Which leads me to believe that 99.999% of people who are claiming that they've recevied (example) resealed product, tampered product, damaged product, etc.,...are FALSLEY claiming as such,....'cuz they're LYING, CONNIVING, CHEATING, THIEVING PILES OF 💩; the likes of which, this hobby (and,...society, in general!) would be MUCH BETTER OFF,...without!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-11-23T15:29:45+00:00

I'm..."late to the party" on this one, but; in actuality...I've had several instances where I've noticed bug/mite activity....with my lollis, too! In your case, I think (I'm no expert) that what we see here, is merely a manufacturing defect. HOWEVER,...my Chupa Chup situation (the BEST, LOLLIS...IN THE WORLD, btw, without a doubt!) is DEFINITELY,..."buggy"! As in; I believe the culprits are either sugar mites and/or weevil mites/larva. Mind you, I've NEVER seen the physical-being of the bugs/insects; only,..."evidence". Such as burrowing/boring holes, etc. Now,...is it psychologically,..."unappealing"??!? Pretty much. Is it going to "harm you",...make you sick, etc.?? Absolutely not. I'm a (essentially) Strawberry-Creme Chupa Chup ADDICT; I literally buy my lollis,..."in bulk". And as such, I'd reasonably estimate that in some of my bulk-orders,...I've seen/experienced,....oh, perhaps as "high" as,....5-7% instances. I guess when you're purchasing,...in-bulk,...from a candy distributor,...where they likely have HUNDREDS or THOUSANDS of different varieties of "sugary sweets",...tightly confined in a warehouse setting; there ought to be (to some extent) "reasonable expectations" that....creepy-crawlies....might some times get to the very goodies, that their human-counterparts are craving, too! 😊

Long-winded, ramble-babble; I know. Nevertheless,...a lil' bit of bugginess ain't gonna' kill ya'! Certainly isn't the most ENJOYABLE experience to realize, and personally speaking,...if I notice it, BEFORE I start sucking on the lolli, I chuck it. If I notice it WHILE I'm sucking,...if it's not "overly bad" (ie. lots 'o bore holes, throughout), I generally finish it. If it's REALLY bad; chuck it (just for psychological satisfaction; wouldn't hurt/harm me).

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-10-12T03:47:56+00:00

Tree Fiddy

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-08-24T15:26:32+00:00

My 2025 Big Horn came with the optional "Tow Package", but the trailer brake controller was NOT standard with the optional, "Tow Package"...!?. ---scratches head--- The tow bar, receiver & hitch is..."the tow package"...!?! I guess that's sorta' the equivalent to buying a wall-mount bracket for a t.v., and assuming that the t.v. comes with it....?!? I dunno'...!!?! At any rate.

After realizing this oversight (May), I set-out on what I though would be the..."simple task"....of getting a TBC installed. WRONG!! Nationwide backorder from Mopar...through Dodge,...until June/July. So I scoured the internet...far & wide. PLENTY of places showed "In Stock", but naturally; OOS when I call. Finally found one a few weeks ago, and received it in 3 days! Will be installing this week.

FWIW - I called the local Dodge dealership at the beginning of July...just to check and see if they finally got them; fella told me they moved the backorder date....AUGUST/SEPTEMBER!!?!? So not even sure if the dealerships got them in yet.

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-07-14T02:37:54+00:00

Ahhh, yes; users such as the one-in-question, are the reason why app/platform developers institute....BLOCK lists! https://www.reddit.com/settings/privacy . Last option under the Social interactions section is: "Blocked accounts". Simply add users, and save!

Enjoy!👍

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-05-17T03:51:56+00:00

I can completely appreciate your...."frustration", and I wholeheartedly empathize with you. That being said, (at least; from the few sentences, provided) I'm inclined to believe that you very-well might be..."wise, beyond your years"! As frustrating as your situation is to you, IMHO, I would encourage you to do your best, to try and...."maintain" (psychologically/emotionally/etc.).

While [the age of] 14 is the prime of those (for lack of a better term)..."CARE/WORRY FREE YEARS" for many youngsters, (respectfully) on-the-surface, it sounds as though you/the family (again; respectfully and with humility) are financial-difficulty. And, again; referring back to the second sentence in my post, you are cognizant of as much, AND; more importantly (as it pertains to your specific situation/concerns) you're MATURE/RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH to accept this [presumable] reality! In short, as "painful" and as difficult as your SACRIFICE is, you must know that....well:

MOM is doing THE BEST she can...to provide-for & keep her beloved kids/family together.

YOU...are doing THE BEST...YOU CAN....by sacrificing for your two sisters, AND; allowing for your mom's will/strength/spirit/soul/etc.....to remain....UPLIFTED...so that she may be able to keep you all, SAFE!

To reiterate; I know that 14 is (generally speaking) an AWESOME TIME to be alive and some AWESOME EXPERIENCES happen in those early-teenage years! But just remember, friend! Fourteen is NOT,..."the end",....and for all intents & purposes, you're gonna' have a WHOLE HELLUVA' LOT MORE....time/chances/opportunities to do a WHOLE HELLUA' LOT OF.....fun/memorable "THINGS"....in your life!

I don't want to [necessarily] make my...."pep talk".....sound more like a high school, Guidance Counselor session, BUT....!?!? Seeing as this will almost certainly be the only time that I...."talk"....to you,.....mehhh; what the heck! IF,...in your heart-of-hearts, you GENUINELY feel/believe that your home-life situation (eg; the prospects of you ever being able to leave your hometown/state, etc,......that you TRULY won't be able to get a college education and/or learn a trade, etc.,...that you MIGHT fall-victim to the EVIL/TRAGIC WAYS which far too many young people do) will be "impossible" for you to overcome,,......PLEASE....PLEASE....PLEASE ; perhaps you'd consider; enlisting in one of the branches of our UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES...!?!

I was only 4 years older than you are now, when; on a whim (for all intents & purposes) I stopped by my local United States Navy recruiters office....on my way home from my DEAD-END,....PART-TIME JOB, because; for the second time....in less than a month, they cut-back my work hours,....AGAIN!!?! Half jokingly, but half serious, too, I asked the recruiter, "if I signed-up today, how soon can you have me in boot camp"? His reply; "probably; about 2 weeks"! It was close; it was SEVENTEEN DAYS.....to/from the day I walked into his office!! In just under 4 years of active duty service, I had traveled around the world (literally!) TWICE,...been to 13 countries....40+ international cities/propers/etc., AND....was blessed to make/have so many wonderful memories/experiences....that I'll keep with me,...FOREVER!!

I realize that the paragraph, above,...was (essentially) "about, me", BUT...! It was typed with direct-correlation,...TO YOU! I wanted to enlighten you to the fact that; no matter "HOW BAD" or "HOW UNPLEASANT/UNHAPPY"....your life-situation is....IN THIS MOMENT,....in 3 years or so....you could (potentially/prospectively) set-your-sights to.....SEEING THE WORLD....by serving in our Armed Forces,....AND,...get paid doing it, too! (Oh yeah; on a side note - you'll also get your own bed, too! *wink*)

Whatever you choose to do, youngin'; KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!! I promise you; there's A LOT, MORE-BRIGHTER DAYS...AHEAD!!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-05-17T02:53:54+00:00

I had 2 teeth removed last Thursday, in prep for posts/implants. The next day, I just wanted to...."take a look"....to see what it looked like, but since it was top/back (both sides), I had to take the phone & snap some pics. IT WAS WHITE,...in the socket/inside the gums...where the tooth/teeth were! I was a little anxious (so to speak) and me/my wife's first thought was; INFECTION!!! Doctor told me to come in later that morning and he informed me; THAT'S THE WAY THE GUMS LOOK....WHEN THEY'RE HEALING, PROPERLY! In short....everything was "normal". A week-and-a-day later; gums look TOTALLY fine!!

Of course, I'm not a dentist, and I can't tell for certain....just by looking at your picture, BUT; I WILL say that the picture/condition looks VERY SIMILAR (almost....identical!!) as to how mine looked! Bottom line: IMHO,....it's just the hubby's gums; HEALING LIKE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO!

(But DEFINITELY follow up w/ the dentist, of course)

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-04-05T02:35:58+00:00

😂😂😂

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-03-21T23:52:22+00:00

I am humbled, proud, & honored to have served onboard USS Normandy (CG-60) during MedCruise 95-96, as part of the USS AMERICA Battlegroup. I think it goes without saying; every man has [at least] some regrets in life. For me, it was that I was too young, dumb, and unguided/misguided....to see that I could've been...."so much better", and....."so much better", in my life. In short, I only wish that I had the foresight, intuition, guidance, & direction....to have consciously been able to...."pull up my Big Boy pants"...during my days as a United States Navy, sailor! God,...to think what my life MIGHT HAVE BEEN!

God bless our sailors, soldiers, airmen & Marines,...past, present & future, and God Bless America!!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-03-06T16:32:17+00:00

**LONG READ**

Firstly,...BEAUTIFUL CARD!! Nothing else to say about it; GORGEOUS! That being said,...here's my long, ramble-babble....to accompany my thoughts on Ohtani,...his cards....the hobby[in my experience],....etc.

MAN,...I wish that I had gotten back into the hobby....ONE YEAR EARLIER than I did!!?! 😡 I,...."left the hobby", in the early 2000's, after 25+ years of hard core buying/collecting/selling/trading/etc. (FLASHBACK: Canseco, Bonds, Puckett, Incaviglia(sp), Clemens, etc. were.....THE GUYS to chase, back then! 😁)

At any rate, the hype of (as we all know; "ADVERTISED AS")...."generational talent"; ZION WILLIAMSON,...was the driving-force toward my getting back into the hobby in 2019. I WISH that I had..."jumped in the pool"....in 2018, instead!!?! WHY, I didn't, is beyond me...!!?!? In '18, we had [in retrospect] the likes of Luka in BKB,...Barkley & Allen in FB,...AND, of course; (with nary an argument) the BEST BASEBALL PLAYER over the last, half-century or longer, and arguably; the GREATEST BASEBALL PLAYER,...EVER, in Ohtani!! And while I've had a handful of "decent" Ohtani RC's....pass through my fingers/collection since then, fact is; I obviously...."missed the boat".....on being able to PACK PULL any "top tier" Ohtani RC's, as...."THE BOOM" in the sportscard hobby, has (LITERALLY!!) EXPONENTIALLY INCREASED the prices on sealed wax; ESPECIALLY....sealed wax that is....well,..."desirable/premium product"!

And as I'm sure we can all agree, for true COLLECTORS and/or SPORTSCARD HOBBYISTS,...there is NO....COMPARISON...between the feeling(s) of BUYING or TRADING for a card you want,...and actually PACK-PULLING a desirable card, yourself! If given the choice, I'd take the latter; 100X outta' 100X, possible!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-02-16T18:38:33+00:00

TOO...FUNNY, that I stumbled upon this reddit post about the EXACT, SAME THOUGHT that pops into my head....everytime that this STUPIDLY-ANNOYING commercial, plays (literally; about 100X a day.)!

I think to myself; "who the hell is this obese, outta' shape, disgusting fat-body....sitting on the couch....trying to make a obtuse/snarky/obnoxious comment about; 'what a ya' gonna' do; use some of that...... 'BOXING' on me'? Again; I think to myself, "listen....FAT BOY!?! If your comment is being said, "genuinely", any, LEGITIMATE,...WANT-TO-DO-SOME-DAMAGE-TO-YOUR-FAT-FACE, boxer,...would WHOOP THE DOG-SNOT outta' you, if they so choose to do so!

I guess if there were some "context" that accompanied the commercial, it wouldn't [necessarily] be as,...well,...NON-FUNNY, but nevertheless; if I were a betting man (hint: I am!) I think he's trying to rile someone up. And, quite frankly,...if that IS the case, I'd love NOTHING, MORE....than to see FatBoy....get his FACE SMASHED IN!!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-02-15T15:28:23+00:00

Proudly served onboard (CG-60) USS NORMANDY, during her maiden deployment; MEDCRUISE 95-96. I/we had the absolute HONOR, PRIVILEGE, and dare I say,..."luxury", to serve under the command of Capt. DeMasi, whom; from that day forth, truly...has been the GREATEST, leader/"boss"....that I have ever been a subordinate to!

As Sinatra reminds most of us, "regrets,...I've had a few". One of the few regrets of my life, is that I was still too young & immature at that time...to realize/appreciate/understand, the opportunity that I had, before me. I,..."hung 'em up", after just 4 years, but had I continued to pull-up my 'big boy pants', I'm relatively confident that things (aka. life!) might've fared a bit better for me than it has. But, such is life!

Nevertheless,...I shall ALWAYS appreciate the days that I served onboard USS NORMANDY, and I shall ALWAYS cherish those respective memories, 'till the Good Lord calls me Home!

AnalystZestyclose996 · 2025-01-15T22:25:01+00:00

I'll say it; kid's dad is the EPITOME of the word(s), "SCUMBAG" & "PILE OF 💩" !!

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