[UW85]

Originally Posted by develvjd-

That's throw-myself-down-a-flight-of-stairs sick!

Hey UW, can you take them back out and splash them all out of the floor like a big pot and take another picture?

devel -- well as I mentioned in the OP, it almost happened spontaneously! I shudder just thinking about it. Sadly I will not be splashing them -- it took over almost 2 hours to put them all away as is! Can you even imagine how long if they were splashing.

[UW85]

Originally Posted by bounty

Holy cow, what a purdy collection, what's the count?

Not enough -- you'll notice I had some space to fill with plaques -- I was so hoping for a bunch of those High Stakes Chips, but oh well. Maybe STANK's Diamond Falls will come through.

[the3rd]

Originally Posted by abby99

I just showed these pics to my sister, who chuckles every time I say that I have enough chips (yeah, right!). Her response: "Oh my gosh. He's not selling them, is he?" There was a touch of fear in her voice.

Classic.

[Zentish]

Shannon, your collection is truly amazing!

Sometimes, when I'm alone, I take my small collection (1150) of Tiki's out of their cases and play with them at the table.

I told my wife that I probably had enough chips. My Tiki's can cover cash games and smallish tournaments after all.

Then I beheld the beauty of UW's virgin speakeasy's lined up at each station around the table in a deep stack tournament (thanks again Shannon). I touched the chips, and bet with them and they sang to me. I lost some hands and was sad, I won some big hands and suddenly I had not just one of the sienna 5000 chips but 4 of them and life was SWEET! I almost cried after I lost them all and went out of the tournament in 5th place. O' sweet 25,000 jetons, I never knew ya!

I was given a tour of the various cupboards, shelves, birdcages, and chip caches around Shannon's basement. Rooms were hewn from the living rock below the house with Shannon's own 2 hands to make more room for chips.

I later made the mistake of talking to Shannon about how the Tiki's are missing a 5000 denomination chip, and that it would be nice to have 5000's for a larger tournament. Shanon says- no problem, just have them make a standard chip with a custom 5000 denomination. Haha, what an interesting thought...

Hmm... just have them make a custom chip... but I have enough chips... but I want some 5000's... but I have enough chips... 5000's would be nice... if I get the 5000's I may need more of the other denominations... but I have enough chips! UH OH!

Shannon, your collection is truly amazing!

[UW85]

Originally Posted by Zentish

Shannon, your collection is truly amazing!

Thanks buddy -- you are always welcome in the basement!

[Millertime]

2_hotty,

My wife also saw the pic and then took my credit cards away. Thank god she does not know about Paypal!!!!

Originally Posted by 2_hotty

lol, just got this response:

"I don’t want you talking to him anymore… ever."

[gmunny]

SCHWING!!!!!

Thanks for sharing, UW!!

[gmunny]

Originally Posted by abby99

WOW! That is truly amazing. I'm speechless.

Almost.

Now if somebody would please make this post sticky for UW's fellow CTers to show to their SOs with the comment, "See, honey, I don't have anywhere near the number of chips that this guy has."

That's exactly what I showed my wife. An older pic of UW's chips and Noel's and she was cool with that! LOL

[Pete2501]

Originally Posted by 2_hotty

lol, just got this response:

"I don’t want you talking to him anymore… ever."

That's gold.

Great pictures UW85. You've set some sort of benchmark for me. I suppose I'll have to start collecting now. Oh wait lol I already have. Those pictures and insperational.

[UW85]

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate it. Oh and Scott, although your wife has banned you from communicating with me I think I might be finally calling in that favor and hitting you up for a little design help for a simple Hot Stamp on some T-molds! You can make up whatever story you want to tell the wife!