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    My wife often listens to an oldie radio station and whenever I hear the Bee Gees come on singing, "More Than a Woman," I can't help but...
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    tonyb replied to the thread What's on your keychain?.
    As Yogi might have had it, I hesitate to make predictions, especially about the future. Still, it’s not hard to envision a day when...
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    tonyb replied to the thread Vintage roadside.
    The Pepsi sign at the bottom of the door suggests this photo dates from no earlier than 1969. (Unlike Coca-Cola, Pepsi has made numerous...
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    tonyb replied to the thread What's on your keychain?.
    I haven’t seen one of those in — golly — decades.
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    tonyb reacted to Ernest P Shackleton's post in the thread What's on your keychain? with Like Like.
    is there an official/commonly accepted name for these things? My guess was a key wallet, but I don't think that is it. Key loop something?
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    tonyb replied to the thread You know you are getting old when:.
    I’m on so many prescription meds that I take a U-Haul to the pharmacy. If not for the pill sorter thing (my lovely missus bought me a...
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    tonyb reacted to KILO NOVEMBER's post in the thread You know you are getting old when: with Like Like.
    Over a period of years I worked part-time in a tobacco store with a very dear friend, now, alas, deceased. Always wearing a sport coat...
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    tonyb replied to the thread You know you are getting old when:.
    ^^^^^ In my earlier life the checklist before leaving the motel with my traveling companions was “spectacles, testicles, wallet, watch.”...
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    tonyb replied to the thread You know you are getting old when:.
    ^^^^ Knowing what a PITA losing one’s keys and/or wallet (debit cards, insurance cards, driver’s license, etc.) can be, I find myself...
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    tonyb replied to the thread You know you are getting old when:.
    Uh-huh. We’ll have to get you a sturdy stick, with which you can beat back all those wanton hussies throwing themselves at you.
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    tonyb reacted to BobHufford's post in the thread Ghost signs with Like Like.
    This was exposed during a renovation recently in Springfield, Missouri.
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    tonyb reacted to GHT's post in the thread Why vintage? with Like Like.
    You should have bought one in 1961 Tony, when they were £2,000. At that time the UK/US exchange rate was 2.8 meaning £2,000 equalled...
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    tonyb replied to the thread Why vintage?.
    I had the misfortune of encountering a person who wrote “Nostalgia is fear of the future.” I saw no point in arguing.
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    tonyb replied to the thread Vintage neon signs.
    I can envision a scene with that sign figuring prominently. Several scenes, really — a casual tavern, a boho coffeehouse, a spacious...

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