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  1. Bruce Wayne

    Optimo south side mobsters

    I don't remember if it was mentioned but with the move to the new flagship store downtown & production moving to the old Beverly fire house the store on south Western Ave is now closed.
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I've only ever heard the term combine. As in a combination of harvesting, reaping, & winnowing.
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    They were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think whether or not they should.
  4. Bruce Wayne

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Did you get your refund?
  5. Bruce Wayne

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Here's something else: modern receipts that print on heat sensitive paper &will eventually fade. I'd you need to keep a receipt for any reason you have to either photo copy it or scan it into a computer. Then the issue of the store only accepting original receipts comes into play.
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    The fact that a 12 pack of soda costs $3 or $4 depending on brand & if there is a sale but a 2-liter is only 79¢.
  8. Bruce Wayne

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    Probably kills off all the bad bugs.
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I owe my soul to the company store.
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    They still have the penny press machines at places where tourists congregate.
  11. Bruce Wayne

    Please help me find a Ma & PA Kettle episode

    There is an episode of Ma & PA Kettle where yet hide their moonshine in the animal trough to prevent the revenue agents from finding it & the animals end up drunk. Does anyone know the name of the episode or if it is available online? Thanx! Charlie
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

  14. Bruce Wayne

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It's enough to make one go buy an acre of land in Lincoln, Montana & live in a one-room shack.
  15. Bruce Wayne

    Magnoli WWII officer shirts

    I received a pair of WWII officer shirts from Magnoli yesterday. They are stone & olive. What do you think of them? Thanx! Charlie
  16. Bruce Wayne

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    People who can't go 5 minutes without an electronic device & so carry a phone or tablet into the bathroom. Maybe I could understand if you wr re e a doctor and couldn't be out of contact but a regular everyday joe? Come on.
  17. Bruce Wayne

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Do you go to the grocery store or the supermarket?
  19. Bruce Wayne

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I sometimes say "out the wazoo" as in talking out their wazoo.
  20. Bruce Wayne

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Sounds nice. I've never gone further east then Dune Park as I live 15 minutes away as the crow flies from that station. However I have looked at the route the train takes on Google Earth & I would like to try it sometime. I would just need to have someone pick me up at the end of the line.
  21. Bruce Wayne

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    I use the South Shore Everytime I go into downtown Chicago as it is ever so much easier than driving 60 miles, fighting traffic and hoping to find a parking spot.
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    When I was a kid & my family & I flew into LA in the 90's I remember descending in the plane & going through a cloud that was very dark grey. Turns out it was smog.
  23. Bruce Wayne

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    The fact that the time on my family's washer told me my sheets would be done in 40 minutes but it took closer to an hour.

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