Comments on: New Policies on Patches Announced

By: Rob Higgins

Rob Higgins — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:59:44 +0000

I just read this today, and yup fell for it! Didn’t occur to me until I started reading the comments and noticed the date!!

After falling for it last year, I purposely didn’t read the blog last Wednesday. I had a vague idea from the email traffic on patch-l, but it didn’t sound at all controversial. I only happened to come across this after clicking on “Rob Russell on New Policies on Patches Announced”

John, this had me convinced… it was subtle, and the logic behind it fits my perceived mentality of the bureaucratic pin-heads in Irving– that, and it came down to money, funding.

I especially love the “don’t bother members of the National Committee” part!!!

By: jim Eggers

jim Eggers — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:29:04 +0000

John -I was waiting to see how upset Jeff Ansley was gonna be this year; guess you can only “fool” those Oregonians once.

P.S. Good luck to your Tarheels in the Final Four . The Gonzaga alums/fans in my neck of the woods are still in mourning.

By: Rob Russell

Rob Russell — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:43:09 +0000

I missed the COMMIES acronym, good catch Tico! You and the rest of the National Committee should redirect all email complaints about this to jpannell@oaimages.com

By: Tico Perez

Tico Perez — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:09:54 +0000

So…Mr. LaMerde says so and the COMMIES (Committee on Merchandise Marketing and Imporving Equiptment Sales) are enforcing LaMerde’s policy… You know, I’ve been reading Ayn Rand lately – sounds a bit Atlas Shrugged like…

Once again, on April 1st you’ve started the conversation that will fill all of our mailboxes on the National OA Committee…

By: Rob Russell

Rob Russell — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:30:29 +0000

Alas, if it were but true…I’m going to enjoy watching everyone going nuts over this new “policy”!

Happy April Fool’s Day John! The National Committee people are gonna love you, especially after what happened last year!

Oh, and I especially like your French friend…LaMerde indeed!!

By: Nick DeMarco

Nick DeMarco — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:56:54 +0000

I don’t like it….it takes away the person to person aspect of collecting. Why meet and make a new friend when I can just buy what I need for my collection from National?????

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:40:47 +0000

On paper it looked like the “Committee On Merchandise Marketing and Improving Equipment Sales” would work be a great idea…

I’m surprised they aren’t going to make it retro-active, that would have helped my collection out