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June 3rd, 2012, 01:06 PM
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#21 | | With the Ball People
Joined: Feb 2011 From: Amelia, Virginia, USA Posts: 2,602 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucius  That pawn store show has people bringing in some cool old firearms, stamps, books, documents, musical instruments, coins, cars, whatever all kinds of old stuff. That's kinda interesting. | I think it's sad when wonderful family heirlooms that belong in a museum are sold in a Vegas pawn shop for a fraction of their monetary value.
I recently saw one where some jackass was selling a book from the library of Copernicus.
In a Vegas pawn shop. Unbelievable.
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June 3rd, 2012, 02:04 PM
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#22 | | Historian
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,710 |
on the topic of pawn shops and what not, does anybody know how much a 300 year old bible is worth? including a silver alter set?
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June 3rd, 2012, 02:15 PM
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#23 | | Archivist
Joined: Jun 2010 From: Aedes Iovis Optimi Maximi Capitolini Posts: 158 |
I saw a program a couple nights back called the National History Bee, The content, when they were asking and answering questions, was decent enoough, but literally everything else about the show made my blood boil. The stupid anouncers, the host, the "interviews" with the contestants. There was a point where they asked "whats the hardest part of the history bee?" which was followed by (obviously edited) footage of the contestants muttering "uhhmmm uhhh ehhh" for 2 or 3 minutes while stupid xylophone music played in the back. It infuriated me, so i turned it off.
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June 3rd, 2012, 02:23 PM
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#24 | | Historian
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,710 |
oh hey Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
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June 3rd, 2012, 02:49 PM
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#25 | | Archivist
Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 237 |
Lol why on earth would anyone be watching tv in the year 2012.  | | | |
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June 3rd, 2012, 02:50 PM
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#26 | | Historian
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,710 |
Books are the new TV, I find the dumbed down tv cannot satisfy my urge my for decent learning
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June 3rd, 2012, 03:42 PM
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#27 | | Historian
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 4,062 |
The good old days when history channel aired documentaries on the Peloponnesian war are a long distant past.
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June 3rd, 2012, 03:43 PM
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#28 | | Historian
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 4,062 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Terranovan Lol why on earth would anyone be watching tv in the year 2012. | I don't even have a tv.
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June 3rd, 2012, 04:05 PM
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#29 | | Guardian Knight
Joined: Oct 2010 From: USA Posts: 7,746 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucius That pawn store show has people bringing in some cool old firearms, stamps, books, documents, musical instruments, coins, cars, whatever all kinds of old stuff. That's kinda interesting. | The problem is that it led to shows about lumberjacks, shrimpers, hunters, restorators, truckers... They might have coffee shop workers soon.
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June 3rd, 2012, 04:07 PM
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#30 | | Historian
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,710 |
On that note, can anybody answer my question?
does anybody know how much a 300 year old bible is worth? including a silver alter set?
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