ANA Board Candidate Bad-Mouths Technology
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ANA BOARD CANDIDATE BAD-MOUTHS TECHNOLOGY
Denton Obverse, a candidate for the board of governors of the
American Numismatic Association, shocked listeners at a press
conference this afternoon when he announced that "The Internet
is a fad, and has no place in modern numismatics."
Long known as a hobby contrarian, Obverse first made waves in
the early 1980s by dumping silver and investing in BIE Lincoln cents.
"I became a millionaire with that move," he notes --- conveniently
failing to mention that before the investment he was a multi-millionaire.
The candidate went on to say that if elected he would downgrade
the ANA web site, www.money.org, to a static homepage directing
visitors to fax inquiries to Association headquarters in Colorado Springs.
Denton Obverse, a candidate for the board of governors of the
American Numismatic Association, shocked listeners at a press
conference this afternoon when he announced that "The Internet
is a fad, and has no place in modern numismatics."
Long known as a hobby contrarian, Obverse first made waves in
the early 1980s by dumping silver and investing in BIE Lincoln cents.
"I became a millionaire with that move," he notes --- conveniently
failing to mention that before the investment he was a multi-millionaire.
The candidate went on to say that if elected he would downgrade
the ANA web site, www.money.org, to a static homepage directing
visitors to fax inquiries to Association headquarters in Colorado Springs.
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Now I have to go make a pencil sketching of a coin I'd like your opinion on.
Can't wait to fire-up the ticker tape tomorrow to see where the price of silver ends up.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
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<< <i>I have the 2013 ANA Election Of Officers, and in looking over the names of the candidates for Board of Governors there is no such name.....
You're right!
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
<< <i>ANA BOARD CANDIDATE BAD-MOUTHS TECHNOLOGY
Denton Obverse, a candidate for the board of governors of the
American Numismatic Association, shocked listeners at a press
conference this afternoon when he announced that "The Internet
is a fad, and has no place in modern numismatics."
Long known as a hobby contrarian, Obverse first made waves in
the early 1980s by dumping silver and investing in BIE Lincoln cents.
"I became a millionaire with that move," he notes --- conveniently
failing to mention that before the investment he was a multi-millionaire.
The candidate went on to say that if elected he would downgrade
the ANA web site, www.money.org, to a static homepage directing
visitors to fax inquiries to Association headquarters in Colorado Springs. >>
Nice spoof but you must have better things to do than waste our time.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Just a bit of light-hearted fun here. As I was reading through
the board candidate biographies this afternoon, I was struck
at how the ANA web site has become a modern-day "baseball,
Mom, and apple pie" plank --- every candidate is for it!
"I like education" and "We need more YNs!" too.
These topics are like R, S, T, L, N, and E in "Wheel of Fortune."
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
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<< <i>Mr. Obverse sounds like a real Reverse. >>
Interests:
Pre-Jump Grade Project
Toned Commemoratives
<< <i>Sounds like a story from the Onion.
I was just about to post that, but I decided to take a looky-look to see if anyone else already did
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<< <i>Dent on Obverse?
Beat me to it
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<< <i>I don't care about the fax. I just want to know who gets the distinction of being called the father of the internet.
My vote goes to Tim Berners-Lee.
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
<< <i>The really sad part is there is probably a sizeable contingent of ANA members who would support candidate Obverse's platform on technology in numismatics. >>
I think it's a generational thing. People born and raised with the internet and technology in general embrace it and consider it to be a normal part of their environment while old timers either fear it or don't trust it. I guess you just can't teach some old dogs new tricks.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire