I'm sure what I did a week or so ago is sacrilege to some collectors. I took the uncut sheet of the 1989 Smokey Dodger Greats set that was sent to me by Kris and separated all the cards on the perforations. I now have 100 Dodger Greats with crinkly edges. Here, you can see them in a stack: I had to do it. I like my cards 2 1/2-by-3 1/2 (or thereabouts). Besides, all the other uncut sheets Kris sent me are still intact and waiting to spend eternity on one of my walls in the card room. While I was separating the cards, which actually was kind of a pain, one of the fun things I noticed is that each card contains a different Smokey the Bear message. "Prevention is a Team Effort," "Go to Bat for Smokey's Team," "Be Safe-Be Careful With Fire!" You know, the same old "only you can prevent forest fires" propaganda we've been fed for years. But then I came across the Dolf Camili card. Smokey is showing a darker side on the back ...
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