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My Valiant story

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Hi everyone my name is Ryan and I have been a valiant fan since 1999.I have been a member for a few months finally geting a chance to introduce myself. But before I start don't bash my poor grammar and punctuation it's not my fault the public school system faild me :lol: . I first started collecting valiant in my early teens,mostly from dollar store grab bags.the story of solar always intrigued me . It wasn't until my early 20s when I learned a fair amount about supressed knowledge and quantum physics. That I figured out that comics held more truth then some of the books we were forced to read in school.I'll stop myself there before I start to ramble about :offtopic: stuff. I'm sure there's somewhere on this site to discuss that.
When I was 17 I stop collecting comics and started drinking lol.last summer I decided to clean out my stuff from my moms basement and sell my entire comic collection except my valiants and wolverine to a lcs. While at the comic shop I noticed the new valiant titles this sparked my interest in the old books. I've spent the last year hunting down all the valiant and acclaim books I can afford I'm near 40 books combined to complete both runs I've also picked up some cards and memorabilia along the way. I've mostly used eBay probably been in many biding wars with fellow members. I live in Canada so shipping Hsiang hurts.I've stumbled across a couple local epic deals. I have about 8 long boxes of valiant. On thing I've discovered is my GF doesnt like multiple boxes of comics lol.

Something that really surprises me is y there was never a Rai / bloodshot video game or movie. It such a awesome starting point ti build a franchise

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V8drifter wrote:Hi everyone my name is Ryan and I have been a valiant fan since 1999.I have been a member for a few months finally geting a chance to introduce myself. But before I start don't bash my poor grammar and punctuation it's not my fault the public school system faild me :lol: . I first started collecting valiant in my early teens,mostly from dollar store grab bags.the story of solar always intrigued me . It wasn't until my early 20s when I learned a fair amount about supressed knowledge and quantum physics. That I figured out that comics held more truth then some of the books we were forced to read in school.I'll stop myself there before I start to ramble about :offtopic: stuff. I'm sure there's somewhere on this site to discuss that.
When I was 17 I stop collecting comics and started drinking lol.last summer I decided to clean out my stuff from my moms basement and sell my entire comic collection except my valiants and wolverine to a lcs. While at the comic shop I noticed the new valiant titles this sparked my interest in the old books. I've spent the last year hunting down all the valiant and acclaim books I can afford I'm near 40 books combined to complete both runs I've also picked up some cards and memorabilia along the way. I've mostly used eBay probably been in many biding wars with fellow members. I live in Canada so shipping Hsiang hurts.I've stumbled across a couple local epic deals. I have about 8 long boxes of valiant. On thing I've discovered is my GF doesnt like multiple boxes of comics lol.

Something that really surprises me is y there was never a Rai / bloodshot video game or movie. It such a awesome starting point ti build a franchise
Proper welcome to the boards (although I remember at least one of your previous posts)...

I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
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lorddunlow wrote:I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
And they mostly live within 100 miles of the American border.

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Welcome to the boards Ryan! :clap:

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Chiclo wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
And they mostly live within 100 miles of the American border.

except for alberta where we need to work up north to provide you guys with enough oil and gas to meet your demand :)

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V8drifter wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
And they mostly live within 100 miles of the American border.

except for alberta where we need to work up north to provide you guys with enough oil and gas to meet your demand :)

What are you doing here? Get back to work. :-P

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FormerReader wrote:
V8drifter wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
And they mostly live within 100 miles of the American border.

except for alberta where we need to work up north to provide you guys with enough oil and gas to meet your demand :)

What are you doing here? Get back to work. :-P

:funnypost:

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lorddunlow wrote: As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
+1 as in me too, to me on topic is whatever i'm responding to :D
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Chiclo wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
And they mostly live within 100 miles of the American border.
Not this guy, I stay further away from you crazy folks down in the Excited States of Hysteria

oh yeah and welcome V8drifter! :D
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Re: My Valiant story

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MarkRoseHFX wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
And they mostly live within 100 miles of the American border.
Not this guy, I stay further away from you crazy folks down in the Excited States of Hysteria

oh yeah and welcome V8drifter! :D

Thanks,nice to meet a fellow east coaster on here I'm originally from Nb

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V8drifter wrote:
MarkRoseHFX wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
And they mostly live within 100 miles of the American border.
Not this guy, I stay further away from you crazy folks down in the Excited States of Hysteria

oh yeah and welcome V8drifter! :D

Thanks,nice to meet a fellow east coaster on here I'm originally from Nb
nice! i'm originally from Cape Breton but been living in Halifax for 15 years now
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V8drifter wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
And they mostly live within 100 miles of the American border.

except for alberta where we need to work up north to provide you guys with enough oil and gas to meet your demand :)
You don't have to take our money, you know.

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Chiclo wrote:
V8drifter wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
And they mostly live within 100 miles of the American border.

except for alberta where we need to work up north to provide you guys with enough oil and gas to meet your demand :)
You don't have to take our money, you know.
Someone has to spend some of that American money responsibly it might as well be us :poke:
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MarkRoseHFX wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
V8drifter wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
And they mostly live within 100 miles of the American border.

except for alberta where we need to work up north to provide you guys with enough oil and gas to meet your demand :)
You don't have to take our money, you know.
Someone has to spend some of that American money responsibly it might as well be us :poke:
:funnypost:
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MarkRoseHFX wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
V8drifter wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
And they mostly live within 100 miles of the American border.

except for alberta where we need to work up north to provide you guys with enough oil and gas to meet your demand :)
You don't have to take our money, you know.
Someone has to spend some of that American money responsibly it might as well be us :poke:

Why spend it responsibly? Our government will just print more. :-?

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Re: My Valiant story

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FormerReader wrote:
MarkRoseHFX wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
V8drifter wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:I guess... Stinking Canadian. You guys must breed like rabbits. So many of you. :kidaround:

As far as where to post off topic discussions. That's what every thread is for, isn't it? At least that's how I roll. I'm usually surprised if I post on-topic.
And they mostly live within 100 miles of the American border.

except for alberta where we need to work up north to provide you guys with enough oil and gas to meet your demand :)
You don't have to take our money, you know.
Someone has to spend some of that American money responsibly it might as well be us :poke:

Why spend it responsibly? Our government will just print more. :-?

Most governments are the irresponsible spenders

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Why spend it responsibly? Our government will just print more. :-?[/quote]


Most governments are the irresponsible spenders[/quote]


Oh no did that post just make me a terrorist in the us :lol:

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V8drifter wrote:
Oh no did that post just make me a terrorist in the us :lol:
Most likely. However, considering one of the Boston bombers had a license plate that read "Terrorista #1" and had already been investigated for being a possible terrorist threat, you should be safe.
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Welcome, Ryan.

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Welcome aboard Ryan. :) :thumb:
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Hello Ryan:

Welcome to the Board! :)

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Another new Canadian member! [fistpump]sweet![/fistpump] Our slow, passive/aggressive takeover of the VFans board continues...

Suck it, Laird Dunlow! :lol:

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grendeljd wrote:Our slow, passive/aggressive takeover of the VFans board continues...
Is there any other way for a Canadian to do a takeover? :poke:
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