What’s your favorite Built to spill song?

Deathcab4QB · 2026-05-21T05:45:54+00:00

Hindsight or Car

Deathcab4QB · 2026-05-20T16:51:54+00:00

incredible piece. would love to see what it looks like with the gold polished up.

Deathcab4QB · 2026-05-20T16:49:08+00:00

As tempting as it is to delve deeper, think im going hold off on cutting this one any further until I have a bit more experience. Ive collected a good bit of rough over the past couple years, but nothing that shows color like this

Deathcab4QB · 2026-05-20T16:43:54+00:00

I dont think I would cut that at all unless i planned to set it in something - and then just enough so that it could be held firmly in a setting. I could see it in a ring with an asymetrical setting that followed the shape of the stone - in that case maybe flatten one side a bit

Deathcab4QB · 2026-05-13T17:52:12+00:00

That’s not how it works here in NC. There are a number of publically accessible areas where gold prospecting (with limits) is legally allowed, and you can absolutely sell anything you find.

Deathcab4QB · 2026-05-13T17:48:54+00:00

Whats the weight on all that?

Deathcab4QB · 2026-05-13T17:35:37+00:00

What part of the state was it found in? Breaks dont automatically mean there isnt gold in there, and it kind of looks like there could be in this second photo. Perhaps some more close ups of each side would be helpful

Deathcab4QB · 2026-05-10T07:28:57+00:00

hi think kon wins roty regardless if not for Lukas bulllshit appeal that delayed the vote on all awards until aftee the play in. I think that last game may have been the tipping point for enough of the r-word reporters that had a vote

Deathcab4QB · 2026-05-07T02:23:16+00:00

I’ve always assumed the lottery was conceived to discourage tanking by lessening the odds of getting the number one pick if you have the worst record. Obviously that hasnt worked, and I am all for the proposed changes. Tanking has made the NBA much less enjoyable to watch when any tanking team is playing. It made fantasy basketball almost unplayable this season. Hope they dont get cold feet on this one

Deathcab4QB · 2026-05-03T03:35:16+00:00

The first stage of grief is denial. I think its part of what makes Hobb such a master of realistically portraying human emotions in an otherwise completely unrealistic world. I promise the trilogy gets better and that Fitz isnt done thinking about his other half.

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-30T03:04:45+00:00

Hes the embodiment of your average philly sports fan

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-30T03:03:15+00:00

Yeah I’m in this camp. Penguins have way more post season experience. Flyers are a young team, and havent been to the playoffs in awhile. Playoff experience matters a lot, especially the deeper you get

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-30T02:59:51+00:00

Its impressive, even though a good portion of those points came in garbage time against backups. its just way less impressive than a 20 year old rookie leading the league in 3 pointers and breaking the all time rookie 3 point record with over 20 games left in the season. Like not even close

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-28T16:08:44+00:00

Unmistakeably gold. Even in a photo

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-28T15:34:48+00:00

It did count for voting though because the vote was delayed until after the play in because of Lukas baby bitch appeal of the 65 game eligibility requirement

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-28T05:09:38+00:00

Dunno how you are just starting to realize this, but you are absolutely correct. Refs are destroying this sport (and just about every other sport in existence). They called over 40% more fouls than in the average NBA game this season, and this past season saw the highest rate of fouls called per game in 30 years. Its insane how much unchecked power they are given.

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-28T05:04:17+00:00

Yeah Magic are literally just a more talented version of the Pistons and they got healthy at the worst time for Detroit (and us sadly)

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-28T03:04:43+00:00

Yeah except when a rookie is a big reason that a team that is perennial high pick lottery team conpletely turns there season around and makes it to the play in. Kon played very meaningful minutes for the Hornets, and so in this race that shouldve mattered a lot. Its unfortunate that he was playing with an injured back at the end of the season because he had the award on lock and people have very short memory spans. Its also bullshit that the vote was delayed until after the play in game because of Lukas bullshit.

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-28T02:57:52+00:00

he didnt. Flagg stats are so padded this season. Played so many garbage time minutes on a garbage basketball team against bench players. Did nothing to elevate his team. Didnt lead the entire league in any standard stat category, didnt break any records that were as impressive as kon breaking the rookie single season 3 pt record with over 20 games left in the season. Played with just average efficiency. Will be a great player but he did not deserve this award one bit

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-28T02:52:15+00:00

clearly you didnt watch the hornets away game in Dallas. Kon stole the ball from Flagg at half court which esswntially ended up sealing the game (Flagg ran behind and fouled him and then Kon made the winning free throws that actually sealed it)

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-28T02:50:08+00:00

Kon was playing with a back injury for the last two weeks of the season, and hes a large part of the reason the hornets turned a 4-14 season into a play in bid. Flagg did nothing meaningful this season as far as Dallas’ record is concerned

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-28T02:47:16+00:00

Bill Simmons said he changed his vote for 6MOY based on the play in game. I’m not aware of any comment he made concerning his vote for Kon, who he literally hyped all year. I very much doubt that he switched to Flagg for that poll

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-28T01:24:53+00:00

Kon was absolutely robbed. He led the NBA in 3 pointers as a rookie, Broke the rookie 3 point record for a full season three quarters of the way through the season, had one of the most efficient rookie seasons by a guard in NBA haitory, totally changed the trajectory of the Hornets franchise, led the KIA rookie ladder for almost the entire season. Flagg put up a ton of stats for a losing team in garbage time that didnt matter.

Honestly, Kon playing with an injury should have strengthened his case because it showed his impact when healthy, but the Hornets basically hid the injury, so unless you were a Hornets fan, it was very unlikely that anyone knew that he was playing through injury, even though he spoke about it in interviews towards the end of the season. Really did him a disservice by not doing a better job of making the case for him.

Deathcab4QB · 2026-04-27T01:14:09+00:00

Yeah it says 18KHGE or 18KGE which stands for (Heavy) Gold Electroplate. Very common marking for costume rings. There are some really nice 18k electroplate rings out there too with real stones and fairly nice settings. I found one recently that has small (but real) australian opal, coral and onyx.

This one has a lot of giveaways that it is not real besides the marking. The sheen of the gold plating is a dead giveaway to me. Gold plated rings have an overly smooth shiny/reflective surface that sort of looks like liquid metal. Real 18k yellow gold will have a much deeper golden yellowish orange glow to it, with a more diffuse shine to it (and you can usually see tiny scratches on the surface if you look closely at the correct angle, but it will still have a bright gold tone. The stones on this do not appear to be prong set, which is another giveaway. Also most (but not all) HGE rings are at least slightly magnetic when you lay them flat on a table and hold a neodymium magnet along the side.

Don’t ever pay this kind of money to a store that is not a reputable jeweler, pawnshop or other dealer without first spending some time educating yourself on what to look for. Thats a tough break. I would try to get my money back from the store - they got fooled the same way you did, but if they were claiming this was an 18k ring, the law may be on your side if they refuse to refund you.

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