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Floyd R. Turbo

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102. Smart guy! May he R.I.P.

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Fri Mar 18, 2022, 03:40 PM

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Fifty some years ago I reported to one of the biggest assh@les I've ever met. I managed a retail [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 OP

Great story! And a bidding war! Let us know how it comes out. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #1

I will indeed! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #3

Good luck on this, Floyd. Prof. Toru Tanaka Mar 2022 #78

I looked it up on an inflation calculator and - The Polack MSgt Mar 2022 #83

I see movie posters sometimes on PBS antiques roadshow left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 #2

Me too. Some of the dealers I contacted wanted me to send them the posters for evaluation. Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #4

Send the posters for evaluation? I know you won't... brush Mar 2022 #22

You ain't wrong! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #24

Asshole DM made you a lot of money! Great ending Emile Mar 2022 #5

Hopefully! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #6

If that former boss is still around somewhere, wnylib Mar 2022 #111

Your boss was a preacher who married you to those posters bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #7

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Two hundred bucks is still nice for a poster, though. Prof. Toru Tanaka Mar 2022 #79

They're not making any more of them bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #80

So will you track down that District Manager and send him a Thank You note? :-) TheRickles Mar 2022 #8

Funny you should say that. Following another episode of his assh@llery, I sent him a Mothers Day Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #15

Hilarious! MLAA Mar 2022 #28

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revenge is best served cold . AllaN01Bear Mar 2022 #30

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Best be careful with the old boss. Paladin Mar 2022 #49

And...... cannabis_flower Mar 2022 #109

Look what you started!!! calimary Mar 2022 #113

👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #114

My wife used to run a movie poster shop at a theater she once worked for. ificandream Mar 2022 #10

Yep! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #16

I worked for a beer distributor and wanted this stack of old broken pallets for a bonfire brewens Mar 2022 #11

👍 Joinfortmill Mar 2022 #14

Sweet! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #17

Delighted for you ! OnDoutside Mar 2022 #12

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Love this Joinfortmill Mar 2022 #13

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Awesome! Smackdown2019 Mar 2022 #20

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Fabulous malaise Mar 2022 #23

I never listen when asked "Why don't you throw that junk out?". Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #25

check with some of the higher end auction houses; you may have a windfall coming! Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #26

I did get an email from one that said they would contact me in a week or so. Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #27

Sotheby's, Christie's, Heritage. Get 'em in competition with each other! Good luck! Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #87

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I have a friend who makes a good living off collecting and selling old music posters. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2022 #32

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Wonderful. Enjoy the wealth. Share it with your most loved one(s). twodogsbarking Mar 2022 #34

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That is amazing, congratulations! PatSeg Mar 2022 #35

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Love it! DemUnleashed Mar 2022 #36

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My grandparents had a lot of antiques. keithbvadu2 Mar 2022 #39

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Awesome!!! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #42

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Now you'll have cash to cook loads of bacon here... SheltieLover Mar 2022 #70

I may buy some bacon seeds! 🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷😁 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #72

Great idea! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #73

😋 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #74

It's the smile that defines the screwing. jaxexpat Mar 2022 #43

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Wow, you deserve this! What a wonderful situation to be in! secondwind Mar 2022 #44

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Sounds like Zen Master..... paleotn Mar 2022 #45

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Just think, he probably thought he was giving it to you good. halfulglas Mar 2022 #46

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Make sure you contact Heritage in Dallas before selling DFW Mar 2022 #47

They actually responded to my email to them. I sent them some photos. Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #62

Heritage is the biggest small company in Dallas. DFW Mar 2022 #81

Cool! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #84

Floyd R. Turbo... Upthevibe Mar 2022 #48

😃Will do! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #63

Whoa! What a story! C Moon Mar 2022 #50

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What a great story! MOMFUDSKI Mar 2022 #51

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What a lovely surprise! obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #52

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And I'll bet he just blew the $6.25 world wide wally Mar 2022 #53

The $6.25 went to the Film Classification Office. The Manager said he had to show an accounting for Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #67

Please get them appraised!!! Chicagogrl1 Mar 2022 #54

Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #68

A big fat smile is on my face Mira Mar 2022 #55

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seriously NJCher Mar 2022 #56

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Wow you might enjoy, there is the chance that Dan Mar 2022 #96

Nah! The company long defunct and I'm guessing he is too! 😁 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #100

no NJCher Mar 2022 #105

The energy you spent to create the display is the effort that's being paid 50 yrs later. Screw your TeamProg Mar 2022 #75

👍🏻😁 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #76

Sometimes bosses actually do you a favour....n/t bluecollar2 Mar 2022 #77

😁 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #90

Talk about lemons into lemonade....That's a great story!! Sogo Mar 2022 #82

If only! 😏 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #91

Fabulous story! Nt spooky3 Mar 2022 #85

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If only that manager could know the outcome of this episode!!! BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #86

If only! 😁 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #93

There once was a young reporter named Tom Pettit rsdsharp Mar 2022 #88

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Wow! This is fantastic! I'm very happy for you! highplainsdem Mar 2022 #95

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My husband and I attended The Band's Last Waltz in San Francisco arlyellowdog Mar 2022 #97

Smart guy! May he R.I.P. Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #102

Dave used to ask me to go over after concerts to get autographs arlyellowdog Mar 2022 #133

Great story, and great telling of it! dchill Mar 2022 #98

Yes! That and Rear Window. Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #103

Two of my all time favorites! dchill Mar 2022 #106

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Sounds like you had some good window display ideas. Jetheels Mar 2022 #99

The entrance was an exterior lobby with windows on either side. One of my favorites was when I Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #116

Nice! Jetheels Mar 2022 #130

It is like the we buy gold offers - usually $0.03 to $0.08 on the dollar value - be careful n/t. airplaneman Mar 2022 #104

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Good for you! You deserve every penny of it too. SWBTATTReg Mar 2022 #107

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Just awesome!! 7wo7rees Mar 2022 #108

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You lucky dawg! Catherine Vincent Mar 2022 #110

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I love this story!! Ruby the Liberal Mar 2022 #112

Thanks! 😁 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #122

If your former district manager is still alive... Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2022 #117

I've no idea! He and I had a less than pleasant parting. The position I accepted after I quit Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #123

Good for you! Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2022 #124

And then screw them over to the point where he almost lost his job! ☺️ Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #125

Sounds like he deserved it! Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2022 #126

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Wow, what long awaited Good Karma Cha Mar 2022 #128

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Great 👍 fantastic mountain grammy Mar 2022 #129

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