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What a dope. "Only ever be urban legend"...? Not if someone finds out his flight and contacts the airline, it won't be.

All anyone needs to do is find out which flights landed at SFO on the day he got in, around the time he got in, and then contact those airlines. It's not as if it's hundreds of flights. A couple dozen, maybe, in that time span.

Knock yourself out.


As I said earlier, I don't have access to that kind of information...but those who work for the airlines might.

Do you work for the airlines...?
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Anyone into the comics market that does work for the airlines, really should look into this character.

The dude is a legit scumbag, to profiteer of off his veteran status.

I also think it is pretty remarkable that he may have had (or still has) some kind of association with the Wounded Warrior Project.

WWP is pretty well known for using donated funds to throw lavish parties, buy personal items for staff and ridiculously huge salaries to higher up employees...and so on.

Basically, everything that you don't expect a "charity" to do....they do it as standard operating procedure.

https://www.charitywatch.org/charitywatch-articles/the-senate-singles-out-wwp-for-bad-practices-that-also-occur-at-other-charities/181






It looks like this character is right at home, with ripping people off.
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COLLECTOR JLS_Comics private msg quote post Address this user
There's no way he got on the plane - or got his bags checked for free - without a military ID showing active duty status. No airline staff would waive that based on just one piece of paper.
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There's no way he got on the plane without a military ID. No airline staff would waive that based on just one piece of paper.


Just so we're clear, this had nothing to do with him getting on the plane.
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@MarcJ I've been following it through various Facebook groups so I do know what is being posted and being said over there. In regard to this thread, I am responding to the provided screenshot and I update my post above to include the check bags. This was the example provided for this thread so this is what I chose to respond about.
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He's a shady dude. Glad he's been found out.
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@MarcJ I've been following it through various Facebook groups so I do know what is being posted and being said over there. In regard to this thread, I am responding to the provided screenshot and I update my post above to include the check bags. This was the example provided for this thread so this is what I chose to respond about.


Again, this has *NOTHING* to do with him getting on the plane. I don't care what other places are saying, this post and the provided screenshot never mention nor insinuated that he boarded a plane using the fake document. He can board a plane all day long as you know without a military id and we assume he boarded normally and frankly I doubt anyone even thought otherwise. This is why I don't even know why you mentioned anything about getting on the plane. This post and the provided screenshots are *only* about him possibly using a fake document to skirt the checked baggage fee, nothing else. If it happened, you can't be 100% certain that an airline staff wouldn't waive the fee based on "documentation".
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So this guy would rather ruin his reputation, and the reputation of Brain Trust, to save on a $25-$40 baggage fee? Just doesn't make sense. Why go through all that to save at most, $100, for the 2 bags? Weird. Just weird, man.
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Craig Oscarson from Brain Trust Comics


To be clear, is this guy just β€œfrom” Brain Trust, or does he have vested interest (ie employee or owner etc)?

If he’s just an employee that can be disciplined, I dont see any reason for the mass hysteria against BT comics
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@MarcJ I've been following it through various Facebook groups so I do know what is being posted and being said over there. In regard to this thread, I am responding to the provided screenshot and I update my post above to include the check bags. This was the example provided for this thread so this is what I chose to respond about.


Again, this has *NOTHING* to do with him getting on the plane. I don't care what other places are saying, this post and the provided screenshot never mention nor insinuated that he boarded a plane using the fake document. He can board a plane all day long as you know without a military id and we assume he boarded normally and frankly I doubt anyone even thought otherwise. This is why I don't even know why you mentioned anything about getting on the plane. This post and the provided screenshots are *only* about him possibly using a fake document to skirt the checked baggage fee, nothing else. If it happened, you can't be 100% certain that an airline staff wouldn't waive the fee based on "documentation".


So you think he check bags and didn't get on the plane? What about the picture of him in the screen shot where he is actually sitting on the plane? Getting on a plane after you check bags is the natural next step I don't know why you are questioning that.
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@JLS_Comics They each had a box of comics and they carried them on the plane.

At the end of the day, a former military guy made an incredibly bad decision to make that social media post. Anyone with any knowledge at all would know he couldn't actually check baggage for free with a stupid note, they will only accept an active duty military ID. Guy made a mistake, and thanks to social media dumpster fire he is paying for it.

The real issue with the Brain Trust is fulfillment, anything else is an ad hominem attack and diminishes the point.
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Collector Cowabunga_Kyle private msg quote post Address this user
@shrewbeer Craig is Brain Trust. Brain Trust acts as a co-op, not the same as a business that puts out variants like Scorpion Comics, etc.
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Anyone with any knowledge at all would know he couldn't actually check baggage for free with a stupid note,


Airlines are staffed by human beings.

Human beings make mistakes every day.

I find it incredibly likely that he could have been asked for his military ID...or not...and said "oh, I left it at home, will you accept this instead...?"

And...can you imagine the uproar if this was legit, and the counter agent REFUSED...?

Dragging people off planes, killing animals...the airlines have been hammered, and rightly so.

Certainly plausible.
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So you think he check bags and didn't get on the plane? What about the picture of him in the screen shot where he is actually sitting on the plane? Getting on a plane after you check bags is the natural next step I don't know why you are questioning that.


I don't speak for MarcJ, but that's not what he said. Read it again.
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Anyone with any knowledge at all would know he couldn't actually check baggage for free with a stupid note,


Airlines are staffed by human beings.

Human beings make mistakes every day.

I find it incredibly likely that he could have been asked for his military ID...or not...and said "oh, I left it at home, will you accept this instead...?"

And...can you imagine the uproar if this was legit, and the counter agent REFUSED...?

Dragging people off planes, killing animals...the airlines have been hammered
, and rightly so.

Certainly plausible.



The guy had all of the ID needed to board a plane as a passenger, with his documentation looking to be on the level and his attire (WWP clothing) in conjuction with:


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Veteran status....Most Americans respect vets and are likely to not "give a guy a hard time" because he forgot his military ID, when he had everything else needed to fly.


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Just as important, if not moreso, is the rash of recent negative headlines involving outright abuse of airline passengers in the U.S. and the immediate dropping value of the offending airline's stock price.

Several airlines have harshly diciplined staff after the public whiplash/stock price drop...and have made PR announcements stating they have instituted new sensitivity training/policies, etc.

You can bet that airlines have told staff that they will can anyone immediately, if they do anything that would cause negative publicity. ....so if respect for veterans wasn't enough to let a guy slide on a formality needed for a small discount, the fear of getting fired would likely go a long way.


I think "certainly plausible" is putting it lightly.

It seems very damn likely.

The guy even posted photos of himself on the plane, as well.
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Why did it take two months for someone to post the screenshot?
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Collector Cowabunga_Kyle private msg quote post Address this user
@1243782365 It was held onto for a rainy day then posted out of spite because of current fulfillment issues.
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I have a couple questions. From an earlier post on this thread, it looks like this took place in February. I gather that he deleted all his posts about this shortly after. My first question is this: Did he apologize at the time for the post? If he didn't, my second question would be: why not?

If it was supposed to be a "joke" and he realized that it was in extreme bad taste after the fact, I would think he would of apologized right after deleting the posts. No comment at the time and waiting until it came back to bite him before apologizing, tells me a lot about the man's character. Mind you, this is all "IF", in my opinion. He may have apologized at the time. If he did, then I'd tend go a bit easier on him.

I know I've stuck my foot in my mouth a time or two. But when I realize it, I apologize or try to make it right. I don't run and hide and wait to be called out on it. Again, I'm not saying that is what he did. There just is not enough solid evidence for me to decide one way or the other.

Full disclosure, I had joined the Brain Trust when it was first organized. I never bought a single thing from there. I was interested in the Stabbity Bunny Clockwork Orange cover, but not enough to pay their prices. Since this has come up, I have quietly removed myself from the group. No matter how you cut it, it is drama. I have enough drama in my life without them.
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For those who don't use this social platform (I assume it's Facebook?) would you mind posting the "it was just a joke" from Oscarson, and any other relevant post screenshots, please?

Also, if there's any explanation as to the "it" to which he is referring in his Feb 15th post. Is "it" referring to the posts he deleted, or the incident itself?

If the incident itself...that sounds nothing at all like a joke, but precisely what someone would say when they got caught revealing something that makes them look realllly bad.
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For those who don't use this social platform (I assume it's Facebook?) would you mind posting the "it was just a joke" from Oscarson, and any other relevant post screenshots, please?

Also, if there's any explanation as to the "it" to which he is referring in his Feb 15th post. Is "it" referring to the posts he deleted, or the incident itself?

If the incident itself...that sounds nothing at all like a joke, but precisely what someone would say when they got caught revealing something that makes them look realllly bad.


After he posted the "joke" it was deleted.

His response was this post

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It wasnt a joke




I'm just surprised he would come out swinging with an apology and "resign" as head of Braintrust two months after the post was made.
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So, those two posts...the one MarcJ posted at the start of this thread, and the one SB posted, are the only two posts about this whole incident...?
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For clarity, I'm not referring to the actual "joke"...I'm referring to whatever Oscarson has said SINCE THEN that said "it was just a joke", directly from the source.
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For clarity, I'm not referring to the actual "joke"...I'm referring to whatever Oscarson has said SINCE THEN that said "it was just a joke", directly from the source.


Here's what I could find. Not sure when it was posted.





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@MarcJ Thanks for posting that. Since I'm no longer in the group, I didn't have access to it. He posted that recently. I believe it was just in the last 2-3 days.
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Dude f’d up. Dude apologized.

:puts down the pitchfork:
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Collector MarcJ private msg quote post Address this user
I want everyone to know that I only started this post to make anyone who might care aware. What you do with that information is none of my business. I personally choose to do no business with Brain Trust moving forward based on my own set of values. I don't care if it happened in February or last week because that has no relevance for me. I appreciate all of you guys and want the best for everyone in these forums.
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For clarity, I'm not referring to the actual "joke"...I'm referring to whatever Oscarson has said SINCE THEN that said "it was just a joke", directly from the source.


Here's what I could find. Not sure when it was posted.



Thanks Marc...that gives a bit more clarity.
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For those who don't use this social platform (I assume it's Facebook?) would you mind posting the "it was just a joke" from Oscarson, and any other relevant post screenshots, please?

Also, if there's any explanation as to the "it" to which he is referring in his Feb 15th post. Is "it" referring to the posts he deleted, or the incident itself?

If the incident itself...that sounds nothing at all like a joke, but precisely what someone would say when they got caught revealing something that makes them look realllly bad.




Brah, between these "social platforms" that you seem dismissive of , such as Facebook and Tinder, as well....you are missing out, big time.


Seriously brah, I have gotten quite a few women..all in their early 20's or thereabouts.. in bed with much less effort than dating women my age.



All it really takes is swiping right on a younger women's Tinder profile*, like a freshman in college, who has "Daddy issues", and a pretty small amount of charm and by the weekend, you're hanging out in her dorm room, with the door closed.πŸ‘


In my experience, impressionable girls who are 15-50 pounds overweight (according to them) and have the winning combo of self esteem + Daddy issues......



.....prime pickings!!!

πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜


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Using a "Super Like" is my usual step 1, actually.



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Now, if I added an apology after that post , and stated that it was only a joke.....would that make what I said in that post to be more palatable?

Or would it change my actions?

I'd say that would be a "NO", on both counts.
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Brah, between these "social programs" that you seem dismissive of , such as Facebook and Tinder, as well....you are missing out, big time.


My name here is "DocBrown", or "DB" for short (which can stand for anything you want. I imagine most people go with "douchebag." ) Not "Brah."

Missing out...? By not using Facebook...? I think not.

And Tinder is a sex/hookup app. If I wanted to have indiscriminate sex with random women I care nothing about, many of whom carry STIs, I suppose that would be the thing for me, but I don't.
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And that's how you completely miss a point ladies and gentlemen.
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