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with all due respect, CLANKEYE is my favorite contributor to this forum

dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
w/ his skill at convering a wide range of topics, & the ability to approach from a different perspective each time, i don't think we other forum members can thank carl enough

his latest, an extraordinary introspective, easy to dismiss if you don't appreciate the subtlety:
http://forums.collectorsuniverse.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=182029

give it up for clankeye!
(applause)

K S

PS: title changed to be more appropriate

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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    I disagree!!!! I agree! Oh well Gee!
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭
    Karl,

    With all of the different ways in which forum members contribute here, I think it is all but impossible to fairly refer to one individual as "the best contributor". However, the name you mentioned (I'm sure it's merely a coincidence that he has the same first name as you, though it's spelled Carl, not Karl image) would certainly be on my short list.
  • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
    a lot of folks on this forum provide a lot of great, fantastic, sensational, bizarre, & maybe even outrageious contributions.

    i'm expressing my opinion only, but if i had to be limited to reading only theads that had been contributed to by only 1 individual, i'd pick clankeye

    i generally don't like claims of "finest known", "the best", etc, in this case i don't mind saying that clankeye is #1 in my book

    K S
  • MadMonkMadMonk Posts: 3,743
    I enjoy all of CLANKEYE's posts. Stories, replies, etc. Always stop to see what he has to add.
    Long Live CLANKEYE, and may his pen never run out of ink!
    Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    There are some friends who post here that I always enjoy reading. Several of them are evident in this thread. Carl, I love your Rupee. It reminds me of Rudyard Kipling. He opened India to me when I was 12. As an adult, I was amazed to learn that he never traveled to India. LOL. As for the search for "your" truth, that truth will never be found in the opinion of others (or on a slab), but for what it's worth, I hold your opinion in high regard and have no doubt your collection will be superb.image

    The more we learn, the less we know.
    Developing theory is what we are meant to do as academic researchers
    and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
  • That darn Clank has gotten me sucked in to "French Walkers"...1 franc coins...

    image
  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928
    Nice coin, Johnny! It should be safe to talk about French coins again in a month or two. Very nice though.

    Dorkkarl--
    Whether one agrees with you or not on everything or anything, it has always been apparent to me that your heart is that of a pure collector and lover of coins. You flabbergast me with this thread, and I thank you sincerely.

    People of this forum have been very good to me. They have made me feel welcome and given me a sense of community. I hear it said every now and again that "it's just an internet forum--no big deal." But to me, it is a big deal. It has increased my enjoyment of this hobby ten fold to be able to come here and talk, laugh, gripe and moan with you all. In many ways it has been reconstructive for me, because I pretty much had stopped using the written word when I stumbled upon this place.

    I have always thought one thing as I have watched this forum go through it's growing pains and turbulence. Whatever we get out of it as individuals is in direct relation to what energy we are willing to put into it. If that sounds too corny, I will now get off my soap box. But the truth is, I don't really feel like I have a "soap box."

    I just like coins. And I like the people who collect them.

    Carl
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    Got you all licked, I've had French 2 Francs coins since 1988. image And gold French coins.

    I have to say, I've enjoyed reading many peoples' posts, including Carl's and Karl's -- even if I don't always agree.

    Neil
  • wingedlibertywingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭✭
    I have been collecting Napoleonic laureate gold since 1980 as well as various other French examples including French Walkers and Liberty Centimes.
    Despite the current geopolitical sentiments against France, their depictions of Liberty are among the most beautiful.
    I also agree about Clanks contribution to this forum. He was actually the first forum member to make me feel welcome and the first one I ever traded
    with here on the boards. He has a true passion for this hobby.

    Brian.
  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    Carl is number 1 in my book 2! image
    Bill

    image

    09/07/2006
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Clank's pretty cool in the real life as well. A bit of a beatnik, but all right nonetheless.image

    Russ, NCNE
  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928
    A beatnik? Hey, I shaved my beard off Russ--you won't recognize me at the next coin show.

    Carl
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Well, I trimmed mine a little.image

    Russ, NCNE
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,701 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There are at least a dozen posters here whose every post I try to read. Clank is
    certainly on that list- - and no one comes up with better short stories.
    Tempus fugit.
  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    This sounds like a big coming out party! Hi! My name is Jester. I delve into the Darkside. Heck, I'm immersed in Darkness! I love coins!

    Clank is one excellent person and collector, and I enjoy his and many others' cointributions to the forums. I too have learned tremendous amounts here, and I very much appreciate that. More importantly, I really love the wonderful, friendly human interaction that takes place here. Let it cointinue!

    Happy Collecting!

    imageimageimage
    .....GOD
    image

    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928
    One last thing I want to add... with due respect to Dorkkarl, you guys know and I know that there is no such thing as a "best" contributor to this forum. There are just way too many good and knowledgeable people here. Our strength is as a collection of experiences and talent. I think we have that in abundance.

    And now I have said enough positive stuff and would like to spend some quality time being nasty and ill-tempered. I think I'll flame Coinguy1 for awhile....

    Carl
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • MadMonkMadMonk Posts: 3,743


    << <i>And now I have said enough positive stuff and would like to spend some quality time being nasty and ill-tempered. I think I'll flame Coinguy1 for awhile....

    Carl >>



    You know what really ticks me off? As hard as I try, I can't think of one negative thing to say about Mark, Alias Coinguy1image. Well, I'm probably cuter than he isimage
    Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
  • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
    sentiments echoed. it's very much like the coin-collecting community

    the whole is much greater than the sum of the parts

    as it is w/ this forum.

    for me, being a collector of un-slabbed coins only, i thought i was taking a big risk & maybe violating the whole concept behind this forum by lurking for a while, then starting to post. but i've gotten much much more out of this forum than i'd have ever expected.

    K S
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,701 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Coinguy1 has a truly dorky icon and his explanation for it could have been better.
    Tempus fugit.
  • Look ay my icon. Now isn't that the face you hope your daughter brings home someday.
  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928
    Whew! I was sure you were going to say that you wanted to "puketh" Agentjim.

    As far as your icon, I have to say, I have grown accustomed to your face.

    Carl
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Agentjimmy's icon is eye candy compared to Cockney's.

    Russ, NCNE
  • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
    i like 'em both. they make a lovely couple!

    K S
  • PushkinPushkin Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭

    Clankeye is the BEST - period! image
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,661 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow.

    I just had to scroll back to the top of the page to make sure I was on the U.S. Coin Forum! imageimageimage

    "Clankeye" does indeed mean "quality" image


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  • Why does Russ get to say cokney and I don't?
  • I agree! Clank is #1 with me! He is a genuinely nice guy.
  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928
    So when is someone going to post one of those BA emoticons, that drops trou? You know, "To Clankeye, with love."

    You guys are killing me with kindness. But, I like it.image

    Carl
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Why does Russ get to say cokney and I don't? >>



    AJ,

    I don't know why you can't say cockney. A speech impediment perhaps?

    Russ, NCNE
  • AskariAskari Posts: 3,713


    << <i>I enjoy all of CLANKEYE's posts. Stories, replies, etc. Always stop to see what he has to add.
    Long Live CLANKEYE, and may his pen never run out of ink! >>

    Hear! Hear! ... or his keyboard run out of electrons! image
    Askari



    Come on over ... to The Dark Side! image

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