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flvegan

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18. The souls of my enemies.

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Fri Jun 6, 2025, 03:59 PM

Jun 6

Kidding. I had a nice baseball collection when I was much younger, too.

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Name something you collect as a kid or an adult? I used to collect baseball cards as a kid [View all] debm55 Jun 6 OP

Coins, stamps, baseball cards. bif Jun 6 #1

Thank you very much, blf debm55 Jun 6 #4

Coffee cups indigoth Jun 6 #2

I'm bettin' you have a favorite ten. Permanut Jun 6 #3

Wow indigoth. Where did you keep 300 coffee cups. You really thinned the herd. debm55 Jun 6 #5

Pennies! Permanut Jun 6 #6

Thank you very much Permanut. That sounds great. debm55 Jun 6 #24

Buttons Raven123 Jun 6 #7

Thank you very much Raven123. I have glass jars with buttons in friends home. Very decorative. debm55 Jun 6 #25

Mostly bills True Dough Jun 6 #8

Right there with you on that. LoisB Jun 6 #14

HAHAHAHHAHAHHA. Thank you True Dough. That's funny. debm55 Jun 6 #26

Rocks no_hypocrisy Jun 6 #9

Thank you very much, no_hypocrisy. I used to buy fool's gold. Think it was real gold. debm55 Jun 6 #27

Pounds... The Madcap Jun 6 #10

Thank you The Madcap. Me too. debm55 Jun 6 #28

Lint Sneederbunk Jun 6 #11

Small figurines Archae Jun 6 #12

Very sweet, Archae. Thank you for sharing your collection with us. debm55 Jun 6 #29

Also baseball cards. boonecreek Jun 6 #13

Thank you boonecreek. I had the Pirates team from 1965 debm55 Jun 6 #31

Boy, do I remember that team. boonecreek Jun 6 #48

I had a score book for each game also. Wrote up the statistic while watching each game. Back then you could not watch debm55 Jun 6 #49

As a child, comic books and baseball cards; as an adult: books, baskets, rocks. LoisB Jun 6 #15

Great collections LoisB, Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 6 #32

Neat thread k_buddy762 Jun 6 #16

Thank you very much k_buddy762, You have quite a collection. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jun 6 #33

Started collecting justaprogressive Jun 6 #17

Thank you very much, justaprogressive. I wasn't aware of the the song. thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 6 #34

The souls of my enemies. flvegan Jun 6 #18

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH. Thank you very much, fivegan. debm55 Jun 6 #35

howdi AllaN01Bear Jun 6 #19

Wow , what a collection. Thank you for sharing all your collections.AllaN01Bear, I agree with you , collections are best debm55 Jun 6 #36

I played Magic: the Gathering for 8 years. Morbius Jun 7 #54

Thank you very much. Morbius. That is quit a sum of money. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 7 #57

Vintage toys and advertising. Wuddles440 Jun 6 #20

What a wonderful collection, Wuddles440. I used to collect vintage banks. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 6 #38

BARBIES! Mad_Dem_X Jun 6 #21

Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X. I thought I was the only one. I had my first Barbie in grade school. The original, blond debm55 Jun 6 #41

I forgot to mention fossils. And I got a bunch of arrowheads from my brother. bif Jun 6 #22

Thank you very much bif. OMG. You have boxes of them? Take some out and display them. They are as unique as you debm55 Jun 6 #42

Baseball Cards, Types Of Rocks,... ProfessorGAC Jun 6 #23

Thank you ProfessorGAC, When Rich traveled, I would a small bottle and fill it with dirt. He would do it for me when I debm55 Jun 6 #43

Actuallly, Yyes! ProfessorGAC Jun 7 #53

Thank you ProfessorGAC. You can pour over lamb or ice cream. Or leave whear it is at. debm55 Jun 8 #62

Summer of 1966. I was 12 years old. We moved to another state BOSSHOG Jun 6 #30

Oh, BOSSHOG, I have been there. My cards were kept by teams with a rubber band around each team. When we move, they got debm55 Jun 6 #44

Old baby/childhood photos of my friends.... WVGal1963 Jun 6 #37

Oh wow, WVGal1963. That is so unique and creative. I love what you did. It sounds like everyone enjoyed it. Thank you debm55 Jun 6 #45

Pages and pages of sentences I would have to write JMCKUSICK Jun 6 #39

Thank you John.for sharing. You are a terrific writer as shown on your posts debm55 Jun 6 #46

I collect autographed first editions. Aristus Jun 6 #40

Great collections, and experiences. Thank you Aristus for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 6 #47

MAD Magazine issues. Wolf Frankula Jun 7 #50

Thank you Wolf Frankula. I was a MAD Magazine too. That is sad they threw it away without asking debm55 Jun 7 #55

glass telephone poll insulators lapfog_1 Jun 7 #51

Oh those are so colorful and neat. What a unique collection, Thank you lap_fog1 for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 7 #56

Comic books and Mad Magazines as a teenager. Also pennies. generalbetrayus Jun 7 #52

Wow, I would trade with friends that bought different ones. Yes, I remember the 12 cent ones. You made a nice slice of debm55 Jun 7 #58

Right now I'm searching for this years new female Emile Jun 7 #59

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Emile. I hope you find them. debm55 Jun 8 #61

mine have changed over the years but one is constant: books!!!!! yellowdogintexas Jun 8 #60

OH Wow, what collections you have. Thank you very much, yellowdogintexas. Thank you for sharing all of your collections. debm55 Jun 8 #63

David Winter Cottages LogDog75 Jun 8 #64

Thank you for sharing your collection, LogDog75. They sound beautiful.The picture of the cottage doesn;t show up on my debm55 Jun 8 #66

Various. As a kid baseball cards, shells. Tween - onward rocks, and minerals. Mid teens into adulthood - beads for.... electric_blue68 Jun 8 #65

OMG, me too. But I go through stages---Painting, Polymer clay Jewelry. crochet lap blankets for the VA..Collage work of debm55 Jun 8 #67

YW. Batik fabric, weaving and polymer clay! Nice!... electric_blue68 Jun 8 #68

It's been great :talk to" Go on youtube. The best is clayboytique ---absolutely the best and Jessama Tutorials. TikTok debm55 Jun 8 #69

I will look at those vids. 👍 Ah, heavy cardboard.... electric_blue68 Jun 9 #71

Foam board works well too debm55 Jun 9 #72

Comic books... B.See Jun 8 #70

Thank you very much B.See. Mine got lost when we moved. debm55 Jun 9 #73