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A MILLION To One Shot - OR!!!!
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John | Report | 6 May 2008 14:06 |
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Yesterday I placed fourteen football autographs into a polythian sleeve (approx.A4). Placed the sleeve on the shelf just to the left of my computer and about two feet above me. A couple of minutes later the sleeve which was directly above my shredder on the floor, slid off the shelf, straight into the 'mouth' of the shredder.. Didn't even tough the sides or jam, just straight through. All within a spate of two or three seconds. For that length of time I just sat wand watched, dumbfounded. By the time I realised what had happened, the sleeve and its contents had gone through.. Although the autographs weren't completely destroyed, due to the polythian sleeve, they were a complete write-off as far as putting them on EBay was concerned.. Reckon that cost ne about £35.. Guess somebody 'up there' didn;t want me to sell them... I've tried a dozen times or more to 're-enact' the scene and each time a million miles away from doing it... "Gob-smacked"......John.. |
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Rosi Glow | Report | 6 May 2008 14:17 |
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Blimey, what bad luck. |
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Jenxx | Report | 6 May 2008 14:20 |
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Theres a saying " |
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Lady Cutie | Report | 6 May 2008 14:21 |
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I dont think you were |
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John | Report | 6 May 2008 14:23 |
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Bad luck for the shredder as well Rosi - it's sitting in the corner well away from me and the shelf.. |
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John | Report | 6 May 2008 14:27 |
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The thing was Jenpen, I 'tried' to do it a dozen times to see if would happen again. What kind of nugget am I ???? |
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♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ | Report | 6 May 2008 15:53 |
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I would have thought you would have had to press the start button on the shreeder before it would start shreeding. Or is yours automatic or something. |
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John | Report | 6 May 2008 16:20 |
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Sadly Betty - Automatic - I should have known better, but that kind of 'movement' I couldn't have foreseen.........John |
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Christina | Report | 6 May 2008 16:55 |
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i have a football programme with old man utd autographs on it , george best bobby charlton, matt busby etc. i would be devastated if this was ever damaged i will be careful never to leave it near anything nasty!! |
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John | Report | 6 May 2008 16:59 |
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That's quite a programme Chris, hang on to it... The autographs I had were just about ready to go on Ebay. One minute longer and 'Great', but the grate I heard was the shredder.... John.... |
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Christina | Report | 6 May 2008 17:05 |
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my OH wanted to put mine on ebay around the time of the munich air disaster anniversary, somehow i cant part with it even though im not really a football fan any more now there is no georgie best! |
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John | Report | 6 May 2008 18:38 |
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As I said Chris - Hang on to it...With the likes of, BEST - CHARLTON - BUSBY etc.... You can't go wrong... John. |
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Christina | Report | 6 May 2008 18:39 |
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will do john |
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***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** | Report | 6 May 2008 18:41 |
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oh no john |
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Christina | Report | 6 May 2008 18:43 |
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can they be replaced john? |
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John | Report | 6 May 2008 19:56 |
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Not really Christina - all died back in the 1960s - played during 1930s-1950s...I must have 'upset' one of them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But it really was 'scary' the way they just seemed to float straight into the shredder...John |
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John | Report | 6 May 2008 19:58 |
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Your first lined summed up how I felt Julie with - "Oh No John, No John, No.John, No !!!!!! John.. |
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Christina | Report | 6 May 2008 19:59 |
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OMG thats not good, perhaps it was a message. you should be on the ghost/spirts thread lol |
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John | Report | 6 May 2008 20:18 |
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Another 'session' like that one Christina and I'll be joining the ghosts/spirits, and it won't be the thread ! |
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Christina | Report | 6 May 2008 20:20 |
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help yourself to a spirit now john it may make you feel better! |
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