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  1. Bruce Wayne

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    http://thoughtcatalog.com/nico-lang/2013/09/59-quick-slang-phrases-from-the-1920s-we-should-start-using-again/
  2. Bruce Wayne

    Vintage Things That Will NOT Disappear In Your Lifetime

    I remember reading a story a few years back about a chap that worked in a warehouse for a living & was carrying a utility knife on him & had it confiscated for one reason or another. I also believe that one has to be 18 over there to be able to purchase a set of chefs knives, which I think is...
  3. Bruce Wayne

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Hell's Bell's is a phrase that I know. It has it's beginnings in the county next door to me with Belle Gunness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gunness
  4. Bruce Wayne

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I feel the same way about basically ALL ball games.
  5. Bruce Wayne

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I use the phrase chew the fat. I also use the term jawing.
  7. Bruce Wayne

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    When is the last time you heard that something was 6 ways from Sunday.
  8. Bruce Wayne

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I k ow in the US Marine Corps ascrew up is called Schmuckatelli.
  9. Bruce Wayne

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Not really. Most of the swat gear, including the mrap vehicles come free from the feds.
  10. Bruce Wayne

    Original 1930's Sequoia Cone USNPS Hat Bands and Belts

    I'm in for one of each.
  11. Bruce Wayne

    Optimo south side mobsters

    From their Facebook page. They are also on Instagram.
  13. Bruce Wayne

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    I'm going to be 34 next month & I consider myself a gearhead & I don't mind anything as long as it's tasteful.
  14. Bruce Wayne

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Around here there are barbers that can't do much beyond a flat top or crew cut. If I want a haircut the way I really like it I have to go to the next county over.
  15. Bruce Wayne

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    And yet many olive oils are counterfeit. http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/08/olive-oil-fake-larry-olmsted-food-fraud-usda
  16. Bruce Wayne

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Hello this is Rachel from cardholder services. I don't bother to get the home phone anymore. The call is never for me, 90% of the time it is a spam phone call, & finally if it is someone we know they can leave a message. The last time someone called me on the home phone was over a year ago...
  17. Bruce Wayne

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    This is 100% true. Most calls nowadays come from overseas, outside the reach of the US government. Many of these places gor the numbers back in the 90s when companies outsourced their call centers to Asia, India, & the Caribbean.
  19. Bruce Wayne

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I do this with my truck but I park as far away as possible when I do. If the lot is too busy to actually do this I accept the risks & only use one spot.
  20. Bruce Wayne

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Kale. The word "superfoods," people who think the word organic on something suddenly makes it better. Keep in mind that the government does not regulate the word organic. Also lead, arsenic, & hemlock are all organic, too.
  21. Bruce Wayne

    JC Penney Might Be Going Belly Up (Along With Sears)

    LizzieMaine my downtown isn't that much different than yours. The conciliatory is concerned about two buildings while ignoring numerous other vacant areas. http://chestertontribune.com/Town%20of%20Chesterton/rileys_railhouse_owner_set_to_bu.htm
  22. Bruce Wayne

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    There are still a few in my town.
  23. Bruce Wayne

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Blue plate special.

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