Comments on: Something light: patches are cool again http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:35:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kBells http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/comment-page-1/#comment-289650 kBells Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:26:23 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/#comment-289650 I was thinking of those professor looking patches on the elbows of tweed jackets. Harrison looks like the type who would wear them. I was thinking of those professor looking patches on the elbows of tweed jackets. Harrison looks like the type who would wear them.

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]]> By: Pauline http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/comment-page-1/#comment-289612 Pauline Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:59:21 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/#comment-289612 Peter L, When I saw the heading on this post that's what I thought it was going to be about! Peter L,
When I saw the heading on this post that’s what I thought it was going to be about!

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]]> By: Peter L http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/comment-page-1/#comment-289603 Peter L Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:23:45 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/#comment-289603 Patches are so cool that now they have medicated patches. Patches are so cool that now they have medicated patches.

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]]> By: Chas http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/comment-page-1/#comment-289504 Chas Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:52:48 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/#comment-289504 In the scouts, they call them merit badges. I had a patch in the Air Force. Wore it on my left shoulder. In the scouts, they call them merit badges.
I had a patch in the Air Force. Wore it on my left shoulder.

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]]> By: llama http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/comment-page-1/#comment-289484 llama Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:22:42 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/#comment-289484 I love patches of all kinds and have a friend who makes his living sourcing and selling patches on EBay from all over the world - who would have guessed you can make a living at that. According to him military patches are the best (Israeli ones are very nice), followed by biker patches. I don't collect them. The military also has special coins and I do collect them but they are hard to get. A friend of mine collects poker chips from casinos all mover the world. He called it his retirement fund and he probably has a face value of $100,000 but collector value of 5 times that. People collect the weirdest stuff :-) I love patches of all kinds and have a friend who makes his living sourcing and selling patches on EBay from all over the world – who would have guessed you can make a living at that. According to him military patches are the best (Israeli ones are very nice), followed by biker patches. I don’t collect them.

The military also has special coins and I do collect them but they are hard to get.

A friend of mine collects poker chips from casinos all mover the world. He called it his retirement fund and he probably has a face value of $100,000 but collector value of 5 times that.

People collect the weirdest stuff :-)

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]]> By: klasko http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/comment-page-1/#comment-289444 klasko Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:24:30 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/#comment-289444 Pauline - I forgot to add that a lot odf people involved in Scouts like to sell and trade patches of all kinds, especially at Camporees and Jamborees. Pauline – I forgot to add that a lot odf people involved in Scouts like to sell and trade patches of all kinds, especially at Camporees and Jamborees.

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]]> By: klasko http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/comment-page-1/#comment-289443 klasko Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:23:09 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/#comment-289443 Pauline - there's actually a vest (I think it's red felt) that they can put them on. My son collects the Council Shoulder Patches. Pauline – there’s actually a vest (I think it’s red felt) that they can put them on. My son collects the Council Shoulder Patches.

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]]> By: jjf http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/comment-page-1/#comment-289442 jjf Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:21:33 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/#comment-289442 I read that article a week or two back. I found those patches disturbingly puerile. Yeah, I'm a killjoy. I guess I'm enough of a Tolkien fan to believe that overwhelming power, when it must be employed, should be wielded with sober reluctance, not sneering machismo. It bothers me to think that the "covert ops" ethos of being above all rules extends into a complete dismissal of the value of human life and law. Doesn't surprise me, but it bothers me. I read that article a week or two back. I found those patches disturbingly puerile.

Yeah, I’m a killjoy.

I guess I’m enough of a Tolkien fan to believe that overwhelming power, when it must be employed, should be wielded with sober reluctance, not sneering machismo. It bothers me to think that the “covert ops” ethos of being above all rules extends into a complete dismissal of the value of human life and law.

Doesn’t surprise me, but it bothers me.

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]]> By: Pauline http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/comment-page-1/#comment-289439 Pauline Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:14:49 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/#comment-289439 Cub Scouts gives out a lot of patches, simply for participation in various activities (selling popcorn, going to camp, going to a baseball game, etc.). They're not for putting on the uniform, so I don't know what most boys do with theirs. I've saved all the ones he's gotten in case he ever wants to do something with them, but I've wondered why they give so many of them. I guess now I have an idea why. Cub Scouts gives out a lot of patches, simply for participation in various activities (selling popcorn, going to camp, going to a baseball game, etc.). They’re not for putting on the uniform, so I don’t know what most boys do with theirs. I’ve saved all the ones he’s gotten in case he ever wants to do something with them, but I’ve wondered why they give so many of them. I guess now I have an idea why.

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]]> By: VS http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/comment-page-1/#comment-289412 VS Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:54:42 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/03/something-light-patches-are-cool-again/#comment-289412 I've always thought patches were tacky. :-) I’ve always thought patches were tacky. :-)

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