My Air Force Days

‘Magic: The Gathering’ prices are going up

Magic The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering is a collectible card game played by really cool, hip people. Wizards of the Coast, the producer of Magic: The Gathering, announced that it will increase prices this September. From ICv2: Wizards of the Coast will raise prices on select Magic: The Gathering products starting in September. WotC attributes this latest price increase to …

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Sex predator Bill Cosby is a free man

Sex predator Bill Cosby is a free man - Bill Cosby

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced today that Bill Cosby’s conviction for sexual assault had been overturned. From the Washington Post: In an opinion written by Justice David Wecht, the court said a prosecutor involved in investigating Cosby, Montgomery County (Pa.) District Attorney Bruce Castor, induced Cosby into making incriminating comments in a civil case by …

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The Blitzwing premium figure from the Transformers ‘Bumblebee’ movie

The Blitzwing premium figure from the Transformers 'Bumblebee' movie - Bent Corner

If you’re a Transformers fan and if the McDonald Douglas F-4 Phantom II is one of your favorite military aircraft, then you might be interested in buying the Blitzwing premium figure from the 2018 Bumblebee movie from ThreeA Toys. Entertainment Earth is pre-selling the Transformers Bumblebee Movie Blitzwing Premium Scale Action Figure for $519.99.  Here are …

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God bless the great state of Texas and its people

God bless the great state of Texas and its people

Even though I like to joke about Texas, I truly feel no ill will towards the state or its people. Not really. As a native Californian, I almost feel an obligation to make fun of Texas and Florida. The truth is I once even wanted to move to Texas. Shortly after I got out of …

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Funko is not the collector’s friend

Funko is not the collector's friend - Bent Corner

The only way to buy the Target exclusive Funko Pop Red Batman is with a high-interest REDcard credit card? It has a 25.15 percent interest rate. That is an excessively high interest rate.

Chris Cuomo: ‘Fredo’ is like the n-word for us

Chris Cuomo: 'Fredo' is like the n-word for us - Bent Corner

Someone called CNN anchor Chris Cuomo “Fredo.” It’s a character’s name form The Godfather. Cuomo didn’t like it. He not only compared it to the n-word (it’s not), he threatened the person who said it with physical violence.

Hagerstown was alien planet hot yesterday

Hagerstown was alien planet hot yesterday - Bent Corner

Hagerstown was brutally hot yesterday. Sheri and I had a few errands to run and we waited till later in the day, thinking it would be cooler. We were wrong. We left the house after five in the afternoon and it was 101 degrees. 

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Toys R Us 1957 – 2018

Toys R Us 1957 – 2018

Toys R Us is going out of business. They owe more money to creditors than what they have and have declared bankruptcy. I keep reading that Toys R Us will be liquidating their current inventory with massive sales. The science fiction blog io9 said that sale was to begin yesterday. That didn’t happen. I went …

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