tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post2878163818649561824..comments2023-12-11T03:37:10.895-08:00Comments on This Card Is Cool - My Life in Baseball Cards: I blew my wad... of cash.Ryan Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-83979731523427343692012-07-31T21:25:14.670-07:002012-07-31T21:25:14.670-07:00Lol... I'd love to hear you try to explain tha...Lol... I'd love to hear you try to explain that to your co-worker. Must have been an interesting conversation.<br /><br />Can't go wrong with Griffey & Ryan autographs for $50/piece. Nice finds.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-27703308760395996352012-07-31T10:00:55.801-07:002012-07-31T10:00:55.801-07:00Haha. Yes, exactly!Haha. Yes, exactly!Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-17743317903087015682012-07-31T09:58:02.937-07:002012-07-31T09:58:02.937-07:00Just FYI.
"The phrase has a very long histor...Just FYI.<br /><br />"The phrase has a very long history covering most of the time that muskets have been in use up to the present. The wad is a piece of paper put in the muzzle along with the projectile and gun powder. If the shooter is too hasty -- say in a tense battle -- they may not include the projectile. The result is a fire without the intended bullet; only the wad will fly out...a wasted shot. Hence, "shooting your wad" can mean expending your energy fruitlessly. The OED also references the wad as in a roll of paper money; in this case "shooting your wad" means blowing all your cash at once."Kbrewster/90https://www.blogger.com/profile/05202730490253624117noreply@blogger.com