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The Era -- Day By Day
Premeditated (with deliberate and purposive intent) on Lillum's part, I tell ya.....- ChiTownScion
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects
Evidence presented prior to a motion to dismiss is always viewed for the purpose of that motion in a light most favorable to the non- moving party. Which is why they are rarely granted. If the prosecution's case is particularly weak, or at least weak enough to not meet the final burden of...- ChiTownScion
- Post #5,231
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The Era -- Day By Day
Bet your life on it: Lillums already knows. This charm by the boxcar load is no spontaneous display on her part. Mama saw him with Lana, waddled right to the phone, and stoked those dying embers of passion. Nothing on the part of Miss Lillums since before her departure for home has "just...- ChiTownScion
- Post #3,169
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Dentist Woes!
Endodontist. Had one that my general dentist used to send me to several times and he was excellent. State of the art electronic equipment assured a painless procedure every time. Went to one however, who my wife chose because he was "in plan" and cheaper. A real butcher whose work quality (or...- ChiTownScion
- Post #17
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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School trips (by bus)
Nixon got us the two giant pandas @ the National Zoo and my kid sister insisted that we detour their to see them. Finally made it and we saw two huge lumps of white and black fur sleeping in a corner of their area. My wife made it to the PRC in 1999 to visit a cousin who was living in Beijing...- ChiTownScion
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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School trips (by bus)
Zoos were a great fallback destination when my oldest son was still a baby and my wife was working a Baylor @ Children's Memorial. That meant that for full time pay and benefits (plus shift differential for hours actually worked) she had to put in two 12 hour shifts (7 PM to 7 AM) on Saturdays...- ChiTownScion
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Era -- Day By Day
Hint to Shadow: full morning wear (cutaway coat, striped trousers, waistcoat) is overkill when you're just popping by to see the sweetie for tea. It smacks of nouveau riche. Dial it back a tad, son.- ChiTownScion
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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What Are You Reading
My copy arrived yesterday. Read it: your synopsis is spot on. I hate to think of Zippy, Claude Funston, Mr. Toad, or any of the rest drawn in Larier's "start with a peanut" style, had Grittith been so mentored. Some things work out best as they have worked out.- ChiTownScion
- Post #8,567
- Forum: The Reading Room
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The Era -- Day By Day
"Ohhh, this is bad!" indeed. In some circumstance, access to firearms by any of the principals here could have fatal consequences. In Harold's defense, reading the clues as to when the relationship is really over can be very intuitive and subjective. I doubt that he's actually such a lout that...- ChiTownScion
- Post #3,120
- Forum: The Golden Era
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DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects
Underground cartoonist S. Clay Wilson died February 7, 2021 after a long illness. He had a very surreal, gross, and often violent aspect to his works that included, "The Hog Riding Fools," "Captain Pissgums and His Pervert Pirates," and "Ruby the Dyke." The Checkered Demon is likely his most...- ChiTownScion
- Post #5,201
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Are You Reading
Ordered my copy based on your review, and it'll be here Friday. Zippy was a big favorite of mine and a friend with whom I rode to work early in my career. It appeared in the free weekly, the Chicago Reader. My friend's little daughter was about three at the time, and after hearing our...- ChiTownScion
- Post #8,560
- Forum: The Reading Room
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So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.
Portland takes a decidedly progressive approach. The homeless set up their tents in empty lots, on the embankments along freeways, sometimes even on downtown sidewalks at night. The fairly moderate climate seems to draw a lot of drifters- but a lot of those folks are holding down jobs and simply...- ChiTownScion
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Era -- Day By Day
Hmmm. Not sure that's just any stickpin. Harold Lincoln Gray was a charter member of Lombard Lodge No. 1098, Lombard, Illinois (A.F. & A. M.). He once dropped this hint about Daddy's activities. Annie is perplexed: Sandy gets it, as do I and a number of others.- ChiTownScion
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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The Era -- Day By Day
You know that it's too good to be true, and you know that he'll screw it up. You just KNOW it. You can feel it rolling in like a thunderstorm.....- ChiTownScion
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
"Hallelujah, I'm a Bum!" is one of those IWW / Joe Hill songs based upon religious hymns and songs which I absolutely love. From what I have read, the bosses used to try to break up worker organizing street meetings by bribing Salvation Army bands to drown out speeches with revival meeting...- ChiTownScion
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
Remember that case, and my wife's comment about it. "These people who hire British girls as au pairs don't realize that most of them are coming over here to party hearty. They think that they're going to be getting Daphne Moon from Frazier!"- ChiTownScion
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
With one exception, EVERY Chicago cop I was with in law school ended up on the bench. Hindsight, indeed. I hit the school at a time of transition. From Noble Lee's mercenary operation that "anyone can get into but few survive" to a fully AALS accredited institution. My understanding is that in...- ChiTownScion
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
So, you're a John Martian too? I had you pegged for DePaul or Loyola (don't ask why). Did you enjoy the hot pastrami at the Dill Pickle as much when you were there as I did during my years? I go back and act as a judge / evaluator every year (before the pandemic, anyway) for their ABA/ JMLS...- ChiTownScion
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Era -- Day By Day
Harold is actually in a lot better position than if Lillums were still in the picture. If he opts for the drop dead gorgeous blonde with her still out of town at least there'll be no ugly public scenes. She chose to exile herself at her aunt's, so all's fair. I'll add: glasses on a woman can-...- ChiTownScion
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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