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That Dave is one scary dude

Paul of Wrigley Wax recently sent me four cards from the 1971 Topps set off my want list, including one extremely key item. It's the Aqua Velva Man himself. With the addition of Petey, I'm really down to only Clemente and Mays as the cards that may take some doing in order to complete the set. Of course, there are always some of the high numbers, but those don't worry me too much. Also, with the addition of four more cards, I now have 695 from the set, which is 92.4 percent complete. That statistic makes me very giddy. I feel like I should say more about the Rose card, but I've just completed two exhausting, mind-boggling days at work and my ability to think coherently is severely impaired. But I really should show the other cards. So here they are: This is a card that Wrigley Wax should know well. I'm wondering if he can tell me what the heck Fergie is wearing under his jersey. It looks like some sort of cut-off warm-up jacket that features an ...