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  1. ChiTownScion

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I had an undergrad prof (pre-law advisor and a terrific mentor) who was fond of bellowing in his Constitutional Law class, "You owe a debt to the [Jehovah's] Witnesses that you'll NEVER be able to repay!" And he was right: no other religious group has force the Supreme Court to define the...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    From all you've said in the past it sounds like the woman had more stress on her plate than any human really deserves. The Christmas holiday would only seem to make more stress for a single parent trying to do her damndest just to see that her kids get fed and clothed. Who in her shoes wouldn't...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    "Marshall," about a trial that former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was involved in when he was chief counsel for the NAACP. The criminal defense attorney facing a hostile judge and an over-reaching heel prosecutor. on behalf of a somewhat unsympathetic client: a much more intensely...
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    Old gas stations

    Every week, we try to take in a movie. Lately it's been primarily films on historical subjects, and our favorite companions are two of my lodge brothers and their wives, ex-pat Brits (with one Canadian) who seem to share our tastes. We usually enjoy a fine meal afterward, so concession purchases...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    That expression always reminds me of the verse from Kipling's Gunga Din: "With ‘is mussick on ‘is back, ‘E would skip with our attack, An’ watch us till the bugles made “Retire”, An’ for all ‘is dirty ‘ide ‘E was white, clear white, inside When ‘e went to tend the wounded under fire! "
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    Forgotten Advertising Characters of the Era

    The only Disney Pooh character I ever tolerated was the little jackass, Eeyore. Perhaps because he wasn't quite as cloyingly sweet as the rest of them. Just like on that TV drama that so many went crazy over- Little (Out)House on the Prairie. The only one that I liked was the bratty kid.
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    One of the things that I like about Halloween is that it is (at least now) the only holiday that younger kids can enjoy that really is just for them. Sure, the kids can pig out on Easter candy and they get Christmas gifts, but there's always someone around to reality check them with a "true...
  9. ChiTownScion

    How did people 'hook up' in the Golden Era?

    I don't know that much about Winchell, but he always seemed like one of those, "do as I say, not as I do" breeds of snake.
  10. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I had to learn in college. The only friend with a car had a Mustang with a manual transmission, and if I wanted to take my date out for a decent meal, I had to master the skill. Fortunately for me, the lady I was dating was able to teach me. She was one of four daughters of a dad who felt that...
  11. ChiTownScion

    Dinner or Supper?

    Sounds like my kind of drink: I can abide "aggressive," but not a lingering aftertaste. If the first sip hits me like a grade school nun grabbing my nose and giving it a mild twist.. that's about right. BTW.. does your theatre serve Moxie to the opera matinee crowd? I've yet to try it, but from...
  13. ChiTownScion

    Dinner or Supper?

    Glad that we now have ginger beer more widely available in the US. The recent popularity of Moscow Mules likely has much to do with that- but I simply forgo the vodka and copper cup. The popular brand that claims the adjective "Jamaican" in its title is a bit pricy- but we have a local...
  14. ChiTownScion

    Dinner or Supper?

    Extended family dinners? Best thing that ever happened, as far as eating, in the family was when my cousins and I began getting married. Especially as to desserts. Our moms (sisters) and their mom (my grandmother) were essentially lazy when it came to baking. The industrial grade pumpkin and...
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    Dinner or Supper?

    Dinner was reserved for special occasions (Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, or a Sunday when we had guests) whether it was served at noon or 6 PM. Otherwise, it was breakfast, lunch, and supper. Something else I was discussing with my wife today: soda pop was reserved for eating out (when you...
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    Silver Shirts, US pro-Nazi 1930s group, uniform description and info...

    Education of the common man and woman is the worst nightmare of the Boys.
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    Thurston Bros. - Official Affiliate Thread

    This one (the BoB version) is my next jacket. I plan on wearing my RAF sweater with it.. so I'm guessing that I'll go up a size on the jacket. I'm saving up and my hope is to have it in time for a trip to the UK (and return crossing on the QM2) next year.
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    Things that make you smile

    "So ugly, they're cute" is a term I hear a lot addressed to pugs- although WE think that they're beautiful. I think that they're almost human- in looks and personality- as to the point that we refer to them as, "the furry children." On looks alone, Casey is more classic "foo foo cute," but he...
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    Thurston Bros. - Official Affiliate Thread

    Mine is identical. And the best part of owning one is that as it breaks in and becomes more supple, it is even more of a joy to wear.
  21. ChiTownScion

    Things that make you smile

    Bichon/ Shih Tzu mix... commonly referred to as a Teddy Bear. As I said, I normally don't go in for "cute," but he needed a home. These are the pugs:
  22. ChiTownScion

    Things that make you smile

    With my little co- pilot. He's the youngest of my 3 dogs. My other two are pugs, and I would have preferred an overweight English Bulldog as #3 because I prefer homely to "cute," but this little guy needed a home. He's smart as a whip (maybe too much for his own good) but he's a keeper.
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    BATTER UP!

    I recall reading this in the early 1980's: fun novel based upon the fantasy of not only bringing the Dodgers back but restoring Ebbets...

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