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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Spuffy Publishes!
« on: April 1, 2005, 08:53 AM »
Congratulations spuffy That's fantastic. My wife just recently sent here resubmit to her publishing company interested in a book she wrote. She stil has a long way to go, but she excited about the process.
What a Big day for you, now you need to get on the promtion trail.


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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Rebelscum Spam Mail? WTF???
« on: March 31, 2005, 04:27 PM »
Scott those were the good ole'days.  The days of Tammy and  and of course E-z Cheese. I miss forum members sliding down stars in carbords boxes and of course Dennis the phantom menacne and his twelve episode one yoda's debacle. Oh how I miss captain panaka I miss having to moderate the forums he posted in and how he would wax poetic about star wars .....panaka where are  you?  

Chewie-
 You shouldn't feel kicked in the stomach you should actually feel like Phillip did you a favor. I'm sure he sees it that way. He's our moral entreprenuer after all.  

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Rebelscum Spam Mail? WTF???
« on: March 31, 2005, 12:56 PM »
Joshee
THink about your own circumstance for a moment. If you are like me in the least you become concerned who is doing what with your personal information. I have emailed phillip with my real email account before and I prefer not to have that publicized. I'm concerned for Rob(KBZ) because it's a complete infringement of his rights.  The email was never for public consumption and subsequent sold as such. This is  more relevant to  how reckless the act was and the subsequent reaction afterwards. It's a completely unethical busines practice . As a business owner I would never do that to my customer base I have even strickter laws governing  me because I have to abide by the HIPAA agreement.   Phillip completly  misread his target market...it should cost him something after all he received financial gain from it.

Next it's reckless because look at how much bandwidth and time his actions have consumed  on other websites simply because he won't respond or let people react at his own website. His action have cost other people time and money. He should be held accountable. Am I biased, yes I am, is it because of my own personal expereinces, you betcha.   


Your right though some of the subcultures like the vintage section is an excellent community and it ashame it has to be tied to that site.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Rebelscum Spam Mail? WTF???
« on: March 31, 2005, 12:31 PM »
Morgbug-

I stated the samething over at GH Star wars will never be hotter than it is right now and continue for about 6 months after the releaase of the film. Slowly the influx of newbies to fansites will die and those of us who are in it for the long haul will still  remain. I find it strange the some how  a collective of fans get's this notion yet a "Webmaster" of a uh hum, "Fan Based" site doesn't get it . I've worked next to him at toyfairs and I've even jumped news  on him when I was working for CSW. He's a turd in a punch bowl. How bad do you want that punch. I'll pass.  I can tell You Steve(sir) is a lot nicer than he is. But I digress I've said this for years about Phillip I think it just my time to sit back and enjoy what's unraveling. 

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Rebelscum Spam Mail? WTF???
« on: March 30, 2005, 03:38 PM »
[sarcasm]I'm just glad you proved to me there's no truth in my comments. I can admit when I'm wrong.  I'm sure that day will come. [/sarcasm]

 

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Rebelscum Spam Mail? WTF???
« on: March 30, 2005, 01:51 PM »
Does Dallas have a collecting club?  Of all the forums I frequent, nothing comes close to the content and comraderie I get from PSWCS.  We have about 220 members now, and have an E-mail list where people post stuff all day long.  I get immediate store sightings to my inbox, along with great conversation.  And that's not even mentioning the monthly meetings where we swap stories and toys.

Anyway, if you're not in a collecting club, you should be!

Bill why must you self promote everything you do.?There something to be said for content over the  bells and whistles. Let things happen naturally, it will for you.  I think your an incredible talented artist as a matter of fact You have more artistic talent in your  finger than I do in my whole body, but  you gotta have some shame somewhere.  ;D. Just tone down the self promoting advertisements it will come to bite you  in the butt sooner or later. It certainly reveals character.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Rebelscum Spam Mail? WTF???
« on: March 29, 2005, 10:50 PM »
I usually am the one instigating these conversations,but I have held back until now. The only reason I go to scum is because the Dallas collectors all seem to congregate there. These guys are some of the best collector I have the priveldge of knowing, genereous ,helpful, all around good people. So I will continue to go there until a more suitable nest is made.

 I think everyone knows I had my fall outs publicly with Phillip and not so publicly.  I visit regularly here at and of course GH. I posted tonight(over at scum), ironically, the reason why I come to these two sights(JD and GH). First the news content can be counted on and reliable. The content  doesn't change two or threee day after it first is dropped. THese guys are more focused on getting the news accurate rather than being first.  I would be extremely embaraassed as a webmaster if the one of the important facets of my website constantly failed its audience. If I focused on News I would rather the news be right than first. but I guess that just me I suppose I wold rather error on the side of caution.

I'm glad I part of the broader community of starwars and when I cross the street to change scenery I'm just as welcomed here as I am at GH thanks to this community.     

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Top 5 Hotties
« on: March 24, 2005, 10:25 PM »
First I've been reluctant to respond to this thread for several reason. First and most importantly a fan boy responding to a hot chic thread it reeks of stigma and virginity. Second, inevitably someone is bound to have bad taste in woman (thank you  for proving my point) finally someone was bound to say Paris Hilton. Although I'm now aware  who the pharmeceutical astronauts  are on this website.  Because you have to be on drugs. 



Angeline Jolie is a naughty little bitch she gets my vote. 

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Baby Russell arrived, 03/20/05
« on: March 22, 2005, 09:30 PM »
Congrats Dean I didn't know Utah allowed so many Sith's in the family  ;)

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Do You Have Pets?
« on: March 22, 2005, 07:26 PM »
Jesse MIne is such a mess right now he's about 2 weeks past due for a haircut,but they look so cute with longer hair. After sydney gets shaved he looks like a pissed off chinchilla

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Do You Have Pets?
« on: March 21, 2005, 06:50 PM »
This is sydney. he's a shitzu. He counterbalances the over abundance of testosterone I have.




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Revenge of the Sith / Re: Who's First?
« on: March 19, 2005, 01:31 PM »
open them? Never!!!! I already have 21 of them sealed. I must say I am real tmepted to open the clonies when I get more


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Here's what I have so far peeps. Thought you might want a better look




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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Gas Prices
« on: March 10, 2005, 06:18 PM »
If you think now is bad, just wait five years when refineries production will plummit with China and the pacfic rim taxing the amount of production you ain't seen nothing yet. If I where you I would be seriously thinking about a hybrid or live really close to work. This is only the beginning of bad things to come. I'm not kidding I might be off a few years but in the very near future Consumptiopn levels will tap production levels and then the production levels will plummit causing gas prices of the like you can't even begin to phathom.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Investing 101... How's your portfolio?
« on: March 10, 2005, 03:09 PM »
Everyone here sound like they are taking care of themselves quite well. I do wish I had listened to my Accounting teacher in the 80's and put that 2,000 dollars away At the time. 2,000 dollars may as well have been a million to me.

If your younger than 40 get into risky stocks and go after more aggressive funds you have the time to bounce back and if it works you'll be counting your lucky stars. I was extremely lucky in real Estate it had nothing to do with the my brawny brain power I bought in an area that was built out and was a conveniant  suburb of a Metropolitian statistical area(lots of capitol wealth).  I do agree Morgbug   40 is way to early to retire you will find by 40 the purpose of your life changes dramatically, it's not about what you can get, but what your capable of accomplishing albeit, financial, personal, social or whatever becomes the  purpose in your life. You'll want to pursue that I believe  that's when you become truly wealthy,  because you are ruled by passion.   
This isn't scientific and it's not like you have an epiphany,but you'll be on to bigger things in your  life thingsthat are bigger than you(similar to those feeling after your first child is born). Well that's my story and that's how I feel about my life right now.


Morgbug-
We have pension plans here in the untied states however they are completely seperate from our 401k's basically good large companies provide them however they are getting harder and harder to find. your work x amount of years oyu get x amount of dollars during retirement. it's a little more complicated than that but it's ontop of a 401 k plan 401k are a way to put money away now and then with draw the funds later in life when your income is less so that your tax brackets are reduced and you pay less taxes on the amount you initially invested.

Famine-
THat sounds like a good pay for a young guy over 50,000 a year for a young guy is great money. the median age in america is 36 and the median income is $51,400 per house hold. individual income is about $36,197. Consider yourself  far above the curve. THe top 5% of americans make over $164,000 per house hold while 18% earn over $94,000 dollars. In  Most foreign  nations the GDP is far lower than the  U.S.,  as I said is 36,197/year  India, $410/year China $890/year Ethiopia is $100/year. sorry Statistical analysis is part of my job I can whip this crap out like you wouldn't believe.      With over 50,000 a year you should be able to save comfortably.

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