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Off Topic Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: AndyCrofford on September 27, 2013, 08:42:20 AM

Title: My Introduction
Post by: AndyCrofford on September 27, 2013, 08:42:20 AM

Hello,

My name is Andy and I am from Joplin, MO which is in southwest Missouri.

It was just about two and a half months ago that I got into playing card collecting. It all started when I began researching why there were so many custom Bicycle playing cards on Kickstarter. The first one I came across was Jackson's Federal 52, part 2. Needless to say I thought they were great looking cards so I pledged and started looking around for other cool decks and found Ellusionist, Theory11, Dan & Dave, and others. I now have between around 70 decks.

My interest in playing cards is mostly as a collector. I have been reading Card College vol. 1 and learning a few things, I do not think I can get good enough at slight of hand to actually be good at magic. I enjoy doing the self working card tricks and some cardistry, it makes for a nice change of pace after working as a software developer all day.

I found the Discourse when I started looking for other collectors. One of the things I really like is reading folks opinions on new decks, it really makes me look at what makes playing cards great differently.

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Post by: ronyo_faukx on September 27, 2013, 10:25:24 AM

Welcome to the board.

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Post by: Anthony on September 27, 2013, 02:27:44 PM

Welcome Andy! Very helpful group around here...and they have a sence of humor too, lol

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Post by: xela on September 27, 2013, 04:11:23 PM

Hi! Have fun on here, we're a laid back bunch. Let me know if you have any questions!

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Post by: Don Boyer on September 27, 2013, 09:24:55 PM

Always glad to find another collector bitten by the bug!  Welcome.

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Post by: kdklown on September 28, 2013, 03:46:35 AM

I'm nervous.  Has someone hacked Alex's account?  That was way too normal a welcome!

Title: Re: My Introduction
Post by: xela on September 28, 2013, 04:12:49 AM

Quote from: kdklown on September 28, 2013, 03:46:35 AM

I'm nervous.  Has someone hacked Alex's account?  That was way too normal a welcome!

My apologies.

AYO BBYCAKE U WAN SUM GUD DIK? BOY U CAEM 2 DA WRITE PLASE YO DAWG

Title: Re: My Introduction
Post by: kdklown on September 28, 2013, 04:27:03 AM

Phew!  That was a close one.  Thought we had a body snatchers thing going on.  Welcome back A Dawg.

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Post by: atomicfrancisco on October 09, 2013, 07:26:05 AM

Heya, I'm new on here too! just saying hi!