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Thursday, September 23, 2010

How far have we come? How many cards remain?

This blog's approaching 350 articles and ~270 of them talk about actual #5 cards. Others ask poll questions, profile followers in the Type Site series, or note with disdain that the National charges $3 for a 20oz Diet Pepsi.

Here's the full breakdown by decade and subject.

  • Pre-1920: 9 posts
  • 1920 - 1929: 20
  • 1930 - 1939: 18
  • 1941 - 1949: 18
  • 1950 - 1959: 29
  • 1960 - 1969: 51
  • 1970 - 1979: 87
  • 1980 - now: 39 (most from 1980 alone)
  • Poll: 25 
  • Type Site: 20
  • Misc: 17

270 articles sounds like a lot--is a lot--of words about pieces of sporty cardboard. Will the well soon run dry? Using the 2010 SCD "big book" as reference, these #5 profiles remain unwritten.

  • Pre-1920: 11 (of 20 total)
  • 1920 - 1929: 16 (of 36)
  • 1930 - 1939: 15 (of 33)
  • 1941 - 1949: 8 (of 26)
  • 1950 - 1959: 26 (of 55)
  • 1960 - 1969: 36 (of 87)
  • 1970 - 1979: 138 (of 225)
  • 1980: 37 (of 76)

Sweet Mario Mendoza, that's 287 profiles to go. Not even halfway!


I'm as surprised as you, Bryan. Thanks to all y'all for reading along.

    2 comments:

    1. AdamESeptember 23, 2010 at 12:05 PM

      If you run out of material you can always change to #5 of modern cards also. that would give you virtually unlimited card to post.

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    2. Matthew GliddenSeptember 23, 2010 at 5:36 PM

      That's for sure, Adam! Penciling that decision into my calendar for 2 years from today. :-)

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