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I try my best to only procure swag that was actually distributed by the company at time of operation. As an example, you can buy "joke" Enron t-shirts, which I

I try my best to only procure swag that was actually distributed by the company at time of operation. As an example, you can buy "joke" Enron t-shirts, which I wouldn't be interested in, but some authentic team building event-specific shirt distributed to 50ish people? Oh baby, I'm all ears. I think that's part of the fun, hunting for the original stuff.

F_J_H 5y ago
Former Enron employee here - I have some swag I was given when I first started (lunch kit, values booklet, etc. Also have some golf shirts and baseball caps. Worth anything?
- threwawasy1228 5y ago
  Absolutely, you could get some great value for that on ebay, or grailed.com
- dylan604 5y ago
  >values booklet Very very very curious of the text contained within.
  - celticninja 5y ago
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ghostbrainalpha 5y ago
Can you guys share your collection? I'm not a part of this hobby yet, but I'm immediately on board. Would you be interested in an unreleased "Cosby Show" lego set that was supposed to come out right before he got cancelled?
- k12sosse 5y ago
  Is that where we are today? Admitting[0] to drugging women, and then sexually assaulting them under the influence qualifies as 'cancelling'? Weird. 0: https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/07/us/bill-cosby-quaaludes-sexual-assault-allegations/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/07/us/bill-cosby-quaaludes-sexua...
  - rfw300 5y ago
    Not to put words in OP’s mouth, but I think they were using “cancel” descriptively, not pejoratively. I don’t think there was a suggestion he didn’t deserve to be cancelled, just that he was.
    - ghostbrainalpha 5y ago
      It's my fault for not being more clear with my language. But I actually meant "literally" cancelled. The Lego set was planned to come out with an actual REBOOT of the Cosby Show, which was cancelled in the traditional meaning of the word, like the TV did not go to air. https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/nbc-kills-new-bill-cosby-tv-series-34781/#:~:text=Last%20year%2C%20NBC%20hoped%20that,big%20ratings%20to%20the%20network.&text=As%20a%20result%20of%20the,has%20now%20cancelled%20the%20project https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/nbc-kills-new-bill-cosby-....
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    - dragonwriter 5y ago
      > Not to put words in OP’s mouth, but I think they were using “cancel” descriptively, not pejoratively. If that was the intent, it was a pretty big mistake to use “before he got cancelled” instead of “before the show got cancelled”. The former construct in modern usage is pretty exclusively used for pejorative references to actions attributed to “cancel culture”.
  - filoleg 5y ago
    “Canceling” means removal of support and denouncement of a public figure, justified or not. In Bill Cosby’s case, it was absolutely justified, as he himself admitted to his wrongdoings. What issue do you have with that term being used to describe what happened?
- kingcharles 5y ago
  > Would you be interested in an unreleased "Cosby Show" lego set that was supposed to come out right before he got cancelled? Can't tell if serious. If serious, was this out of Lego Ideas (Cuusoo)? [I worked on the Back to the Future DeLorean set with the designers in Denmark]
alphabetting 5y ago
Would seriously love to hear about your most prized items in this shitco collection
Maursault 5y ago
> As an example, you can buy "joke" Enron t-shirts, which I wouldn't be interested in I would not be interested in authentic Theranos swag, but I would pay a lot for a new knockoff mock turtleneck with the old MPlayer logo on it. Now I can't even find the old MPlayer logo anymore.
- ImaCake 5y ago
  You could try the old revisions on wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MPlayer&oldid=790211693 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MPlayer&oldid=790...
rozap 5y ago
Other people have commented, but I'd also enjoy a post or album of your most prized dead company swag artifacts. I worked for a "hot" a16z startup just out of college, with a trendy office and the :rocket: :moon: vibe. They went under a few years after I bailed, but I still wear the t-shirt because it makes me chuckle. In a strange twist of fate, I decided to exercise my few options, and I had to mail my stock exercise notice to some place with a check for ~$2500 to purchase them. USPS lost the letter and saved me $2500.

F_J_H 5y ago

Former Enron employee here - I have some swag I was given when I first started (lunch kit, values booklet, etc. Also have some golf shirts and baseball caps. Worth anything?

threwawasy1228 5y ago
Absolutely, you could get some great value for that on ebay, or grailed.com
dylan604 5y ago
>values booklet Very very very curious of the text contained within.
- celticninja 5y ago
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ghostbrainalpha 5y ago

Can you guys share your collection? I'm not a part of this hobby yet, but I'm immediately on board. Would you be interested in an unreleased "Cosby Show" lego set that was supposed to come out right before he got cancelled?

k12sosse 5y ago
Is that where we are today? Admitting[0] to drugging women, and then sexually assaulting them under the influence qualifies as 'cancelling'? Weird. 0: https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/07/us/bill-cosby-quaaludes-sexual-assault-allegations/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/07/us/bill-cosby-quaaludes-sexua...
- rfw300 5y ago
  Not to put words in OP’s mouth, but I think they were using “cancel” descriptively, not pejoratively. I don’t think there was a suggestion he didn’t deserve to be cancelled, just that he was.
  - ghostbrainalpha 5y ago
    It's my fault for not being more clear with my language. But I actually meant "literally" cancelled. The Lego set was planned to come out with an actual REBOOT of the Cosby Show, which was cancelled in the traditional meaning of the word, like the TV did not go to air. https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/nbc-kills-new-bill-cosby-tv-series-34781/#:~:text=Last%20year%2C%20NBC%20hoped%20that,big%20ratings%20to%20the%20network.&text=As%20a%20result%20of%20the,has%20now%20cancelled%20the%20project https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/nbc-kills-new-bill-cosby-....
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  - dragonwriter 5y ago
    > Not to put words in OP’s mouth, but I think they were using “cancel” descriptively, not pejoratively. If that was the intent, it was a pretty big mistake to use “before he got cancelled” instead of “before the show got cancelled”. The former construct in modern usage is pretty exclusively used for pejorative references to actions attributed to “cancel culture”.
- filoleg 5y ago
  “Canceling” means removal of support and denouncement of a public figure, justified or not. In Bill Cosby’s case, it was absolutely justified, as he himself admitted to his wrongdoings. What issue do you have with that term being used to describe what happened?
kingcharles 5y ago
> Would you be interested in an unreleased "Cosby Show" lego set that was supposed to come out right before he got cancelled? Can't tell if serious. If serious, was this out of Lego Ideas (Cuusoo)? [I worked on the Back to the Future DeLorean set with the designers in Denmark]

alphabetting 5y ago

Would seriously love to hear about your most prized items in this shitco collection

Maursault 5y ago

> As an example, you can buy "joke" Enron t-shirts, which I wouldn't be interested in I would not be interested in authentic Theranos swag, but I would pay a lot for a new knockoff mock turtleneck with the old MPlayer logo on it. Now I can't even find the old MPlayer logo anymore.

ImaCake 5y ago
You could try the old revisions on wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MPlayer&oldid=790211693 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MPlayer&oldid=790...

rozap 5y ago

Other people have commented, but I'd also enjoy a post or album of your most prized dead company swag artifacts. I worked for a "hot" a16z startup just out of college, with a trendy office and the :rocket: :moon: vibe. They went under a few years after I bailed, but I still wear the t-shirt because it makes me chuckle. In a strange twist of fate, I decided to exercise my few options, and I had to mail my stock exercise notice to some place with a check for ~$2500 to purchase them. USPS lost the letter and saved me $2500.