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pennylane100

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5. It is really hard to care about the importance of championship rings.

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Wed Apr 4, 2018, 02:53 AM

Apr 2018

Especially if they are for football. We should care more about the brain damage that often shortens the lives of the players rather than the trinkets they earn for taking such a risk. I think the sport should banned in schools,

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Fans Should Not Get Championship Rings [View all] erpowers Apr 2018 OP

I guess I don't take sports serious enough to care about this issue. wasupaloopa Apr 2018 #1

I agree lapfog_1 Apr 2018 #2

My first question here is do those medals PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #3

I rather imagine that they are "worthless" from a pure base metal value lapfog_1 Apr 2018 #4

I known platoon sergeants typically get them JonLP24 Jul 2018 #9

It is really hard to care about the importance of championship rings. pennylane100 Apr 2018 #5

You are right. Soxfan58 Apr 2018 #6

Rings are just 'stuff'. We sure would't want anybody to mistake this guy... marble falls Apr 2018 #7

I'm cool with it as long as there is no fraudulent engraving and misinterpretation involved Brother Buzz Apr 2018 #8

Meh, they're just physical memorabilia. bluedigger Jul 2018 #10