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Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: capt. apathy on May 10, 2002, 06:14:47 PM

so I'm at the local 7-11 today and i see topp's new line of trading cards.

war on terrorism trading cards.

so now what? "I'll trade you a bin laden rookie card, 2 suicide bombers and an abdul with his head missing for your twin-towers card and a USMC sniper"

Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: Nashwan on May 10, 2002, 06:47:04 PM

Yes.

See this thread (http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52993)

Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: easymo on May 10, 2002, 09:57:19 PM

Americans are known for many accomplishments .  Good taste is not one of them.

Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: Mighty1 on May 10, 2002, 11:17:08 PM

Why are you looking for good taste at a 7 -11?:p

Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: Sandman on May 11, 2002, 02:17:19 AM

Cha-Ching (http://www.topps.com/enduringfreedom.html)

(http://www.topps.com/images/efhomepage_image.jpg)

(http://www.topps.com/images/EFindex_image1.jpg)(http://www.topps.com/images/checklist_image3.jpg)
(http://www.topps.com/images/efindex_image2.jpg)(http://www.topps.com/images/checklist_image1.jpg)
(http://www.topps.com/images/efindex_image3.jpg)(http://www.topps.com/images/checklist_image2.jpg)

Pathetic... :rolleyes:

Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: Dowding on May 11, 2002, 04:20:01 AM

You got to be F**king joking, sandman.

Having said that, I do remember the Desert Storm cards when I was a kid.

It's just not funny.

Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: fdiron on May 11, 2002, 04:32:21 AM

I think they are funny.

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Post by: Sandman on May 11, 2002, 10:18:09 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Dowding
You got to be F**king joking, sandman.

Having said that, I do remember the Desert Storm cards when I was a kid.

It's just not funny.

Look at the site (http://www.topps.com/enduringfreedom.html).

You can get the entire set!

Imagine the thrill of opening up the foil wrapper and finding #1, the Title Card... Pause, and sigh when you look at the absolute beauty of New York Harbor before September 11 on card #2.

I tell ya... I teared up when I looked at card #6, "Bush Embraces New York's Rescue Workers."

Card #50, "F-16C Fighting Falcon Fires A Weapon" is a beauty. A fine picture of what the "tip of the sword" looks like.

By gawd... You need a set of these cards. Show your patriotism! It's not enough to simply fly a flag on your house and have a minimum of two U.S. flag stickers and/or flags on your vehicle. Show your patriotism! Support the fine AMERICAN workers at Topps, Inc.

Anything less and you might as well be a Palestine sympathizer...

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Post by: AKDejaVu on May 11, 2002, 12:46:46 PM

I heard TOPS is going to release a "Canadian Sniper Trophies" collection too.

AKDejaVu

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Post by: Wmaker on May 11, 2002, 01:52:43 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
Cha-Ching (http://www.topps.com/enduringfreedom.html)

(http://www.topps.com/images/efhomepage_image.jpg)

(http://www.topps.com/images/EFindex_image1.jpg)(http://www.topps.com/images/checklist_image3.jpg)
(http://www.topps.com/images/efindex_image2.jpg)(http://www.topps.com/images/checklist_image1.jpg)
(http://www.topps.com/images/efindex_image3.jpg)(http://www.topps.com/images/checklist_image2.jpg)

Pathetic... :rolleyes:

OMG!! :(

Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: easymo on May 11, 2002, 02:42:09 PM

What! No dead ragheads.  I want dead raghead cards.

Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: Elfenwolf on May 11, 2002, 07:20:22 PM

"Have We Lost Sight Of Good Taste" is the thread..."Dead Ragheads" is the comment from Easyho... Yes, I would say we have lost sight of good taste.

Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: streakeagle on May 12, 2002, 04:07:50 AM

My supervisor from my submarine actually gave me some Desert Storm cards (duplicates leftover from his complete collection). I still have them. There is nothing Americans don't commercialize. I am sure there is a serial killer line of collectibles out there somewhere.

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Post by: Dowding on May 12, 2002, 05:56:58 AM

I think it trivialises the whole thing.

I'm sure the relatives of dead servicemen find the cards a great tribute to their loved ones.

"Yes son, your father died in Iraq during the Gulf War. Here are some collectible cards you can pin to your wall."

I think it sucks.

Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: capt. apathy on May 12, 2002, 08:15:30 AM

ya, I agree dowding.

It makes the whole thing seem like just some other form of TV entertainment.

It paints this war as something fun, cool, entertaining, etc

I do think this war is necessary, but I sure don't want my kids seeing it as a spectacle for their entertainment.

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Post by: midnight Target on May 12, 2002, 12:17:39 PM

Quote

Originally posted by streakeagle
I am sure there is a serial killer line of collectibles out there somewhere.

How about some action figures (http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/serialkillers_figures020325.html)

:(

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Post by: Sikboy on May 12, 2002, 12:25:56 PM

If there is a good point about all of this, it is this:

These cards, if I understand correctly, contain not only pictures, but also biographic and technical data on the people and equiptment dipicted.

I'm not sure if it completely offsets the trivialisation of the situation, But providing young people with an easy to understand medium with wich to present this information seems like an ok idea to me. Now, if there were a Pokemon style card game, well, that's a different story lol.

-Sikboy

Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: funkedup on May 12, 2002, 01:37:09 PM

Trading cards are retarded.

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Post by: streakeagle on May 12, 2002, 11:55:04 PM

Quote

Originally posted by midnight Target
How about some action figures (http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/serialkillers_figures020325.html)

:(

I would expect nothing less. Though I fully understand the sculptors attitude: TV shows and books are making a "killing" from glamorizing these monsters, so why can't he? If you can't beat them... join them? I wonder how much of a sellout I will be 20 or 30 years from now if I live that long in this nightmare world?

Title: have we lost sight of good taste?
Post by: Sandman on May 13, 2002, 12:00:58 AM

Collect 'em all!

Spectre Studios has Ed Gein, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer!

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/spectrestudios/index.html