Where Has Col. Jessup been?
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I miss all the "wisdom" he spews out.
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"I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
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I believe the ban hammer got him...
Spreading fake news over here
. Think CNN will hire me?
I miss that guy, as well as some of the historical discussions that seemed to be a regular occurrence here. Mr. Burdette comes to mind.
He doesn't appear to be banned. Maybe in timeout.
Is there an easy way to search if an absent member has been banned? I guess you can check their avatar to see if it went red.
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Left of his own accord.
jmlanzaf broke him.
He went screaming off into the darkness.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1021167/a-farewell-to-jmlanzaf-and-good-riddance-to-me/p1
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Last log-in was this morning and probably still logged-in, 27 Nov @ 06:17am.
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LOL. If you remember the origins of that dispute, I barely said anything to him.
If you click on his name, you can see that he is not banned. You can also see that he has been logged in very recently. He actually hit "agree" for a post of mine last week, so he still has some board privileges. Whether he is lurking and just not posting or whether he is unable to post is only known by the mods.
In too many instances, especially my most sublime skill, grading, call it pearls before swine, with a few exceptions that I share PM's with.
Lanza has the last word, and is welcome to it, Straw that broke the camel's back. Though he shows signs of brilliance, he often appears so enamored of his mental productions he forgets he's standing on the shoulders of giants while pissing on their heads. Most of you don't even know their names.
I've just gotten out of a wheelchair after 16 months and 5 operations. Boo hoo. But life's too short to waste time on people who would kiss my ass in gratitude If they'd been in one of my ANA Summer Seminar Grading classes.
My take only - Lanza cut in on so many of my remarks about grading, using them as the basis for seemingly endless micro-nuances that deflected from the core of my points, I found it useless to respond to persistent chaff. There is no ignore button for open posts. Stalk me? Just for a thread or three. Being a sadist and a troll myself, and "a trained observer of the human condition". including my own, I easily recognize his need to dominate a conversation, and likely more.
It's his right. Everyone's entitled to their opinion. John Albanese asked me to be his first grader. In the Forum universe, John's, his, mine and your opinions are co-equal. In real life, on shall we say a practical basis...……. ?
To @Justacommeman and @MFeld and @BillJones and many others here I respect and love, thanks, But Life is too short.
Mostly, I'm not involved here because I'm bored and my utility is increasingly eroding.
While this is not a political comment, I, like Jim Mattis, earned my spurs on the battlefield.....
Good to see you're still around.
But you're wrong. I know exactly upon whose heads I relieve myself.
I had a harassing neighbor once who’s father gave him a lot of pull. He harassed me little by little over time. He would use his local connections to do his dirty work. Anonymous calls saying I had illegal apt (not true) complain to get signs put up around my cul De sac no parking Oct-Feb for plow (had a high pitched driveway plows could even go down in snow on an on. Choked out my dog for walking across back of his yard. Finally I had enough. He was a Correctional Officer and was “institutionalized” mentally in mind. I finally took action by putting up a giant fence along properly line. This made his half acre look cramped while my acre was a site full of Mountain View’s native rock walls and beauty. In the end he lost. Found out later he did same thing to prior owners. Then I moved and that was that. So at some point karma hits back. Sad to see him not here too.
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So Colonel, who’s making your coffee these days.
Happy thanksgiving.
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Hey colonel! Glad to see you can post and are healing. Don’t be a stranger here please.
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The beauty of the internet is that we can get aggravated while still in our pajamas by someone we have never met, a thousand or ten thousand miles away.
Hope you get better soon, Rick.
"I've just gotten out of a wheelchair after 16 months and 5 operations."
Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery.
My surprise was just that the Colonel was not willing to take in stride what he so gleefully doles out. I miss getting out my dictionary and working my way through his posts.
If I could, I’d show him all the invisible members here who would benefit from his stories and wisdom. Those who post most often seem like they’re a large part of this board, but are really just a screechy minority.
I am one of those invisible members you speak of and he has helped me in the past, of which I am truly appreciative.
The silent majority greatly misses your input @ColonelJessup .
"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 took a self-imposed timeout a couple of months back because saying what I wanted to say might have caused a rift in the space-time continuum. Sometimes it is better to say nothing.
What used to get said on coin forums years ago is mind-boggling.
What goes unsaid in today's coin forums is equally mind-boggling.
We can not even Discuss the Facts of the News of the day
Perhaps it is better this way, but I have never been one to stick my head in the sand.
Sorry about your surgeries, I hope you have a full and speedy recovery!
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Good to see the Colonel at the front; albeit taking pot shots the moment he appears.
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Col,
Good to see you.
I second that.
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
The good Colonel has an impressive vocabulary and I thoroughly enjoy his posts and repartee' ....Glad to hear you are on the mend @ColonelJessup ....Cheers, RickO
Colonel - I am glad to hear that you are doing better. I have always learned a great deal while working with you. I miss the flying chalk.
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Good for you Colonel, once in a while you have to set your priorities like you have.
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Right back at you Rick. Keep up the good fight.
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
With a name like ShadyDave Fox will for sure. Heck you could have your own show
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
I'm glad to hear you are on the mend, Rick. The rest of the screed...you can have the last word.
Be well.
If it makes you feel any better, I have great respect for your grading abilities AND your prose.
I heard he collapsed under the weight of his own genius.
I'm glad you're feeling better. I hope you are okay.
You know what. Some folks are very intelligent and some are not. Much of the time different folks have different gifts so they can be exceptional in one field while just average in others. I worked with one of this country's premier numismatists yet the fellow could not use a screwdriver!
Most folks with average intelligence can tell when they are dealing with a "genius." They look at past and present performance. Some folks appreciate those on a much higher level. They have so much to teach us. Others appear to simply be jealous.
I could use a screwdriver.
@ColonelJessup
Be well and Happy Thanksgiving.
When a great honorary thread is about to go page 2, I will bump thread as Col. Jessup has been more to this forum than just numismatics. He has not only shared rich numismatic history, but has more significantly shared the numismatic accomplishments of others as he did for David Akers:
I hope that his health issues are only passive in nature and that he can continue to share his rich experiences with us on this forum.
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Wishing all the best for @ColonelJessup as i too enjoyed his intellectual posts. Speedy recovery and please come back!
Dam the torpedo's!!
For those who pay attention, there is a great deal that can be learned from that man!
Rick, welcome back and keep feeling better.
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I believe Mr. Aker's finest quality of being generous with his knowledge must have rubbed off on the Colonel. The few times that I sought out Ricks' advice, he beamed at the opportunity to help. I absorbed most of it, and when he transcends your limitations...well, just follow along for the ride.
If only we could understand him...
Welcome back, Colonel!
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He usually makes a lot of sense to me.