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  1. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    To be quite honest, these three have been a lot less expensive, and a lot less grief and aggravation, than the kids ever were-- although we have referred to them as "the furry children" on occasion.
  2. ChiTownScion

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    My experience was that it was even more harmful to users than airplane glue when huffed: I used to represent several late and post- teens on misdemeanor charges involving the stuff, early 90's. One couldn't barely converse with them, they were so brain damaged. It was known as a hillbilly entry...
  3. ChiTownScion

    What's For Breakfast...

    That definitely was more of the rule than the exception for me when we last visited Ireland.
  4. ChiTownScion

    Ghost signs

    Hmm. That logo bears an amazing resemblance to the herald of the Lehigh and New England Railroad (a "fallen flag") that was an anthracite coal hauler.
  5. ChiTownScion

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    It amazes me that at one time exposing small kids to lead was seen as a positive thing.
  7. ChiTownScion

    Readability

    The Lounge is an oasis of sanity in a cyber world gone quite mad.
  8. ChiTownScion

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I remember being about eight when I heard that the British government had just "fallen." I envisioned riots in the streets and another Reign of Terror. Then my dad reassured me that it only means that the prime minister failed to gain a vote of confidence and that there would be a general...
  9. ChiTownScion

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    It was a very different type of film. Difficult to follow at times, but intense and thought provoking. The theme of the corruption of native cultures by the developed outside world was certainly presented in a gut wrenching manner.
  10. ChiTownScion

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    On our recommendation, we saw it this evening.
  11. ChiTownScion

    This or That

    I prefer enjoying the sights. My wife is the "get there now" type. Makes travel interesting. Perrier-Jouet, or Piper- Heidsieck?
  13. ChiTownScion

    This or That

    Steuben Glass. Out Our Way, or Our Boarding House?
  14. ChiTownScion

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    A definite advantage that we have over those in "the Era:" the ability to video record cop actions in the interrogation room, while on patrol in their cars, and even while on foot via body cams. The fact is that in the Era, bad cops were able to get away with murder- literally- if they felt that...
  15. ChiTownScion

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    The fact that they didn't bother to check whether the bad guy as in custody before doing that to you in front of others and restraining you exhibited a reckless disregard for your rights under law. I commend you for being so magnanimous. I might have been inclined to contact legal counsel and...
  16. ChiTownScion

    old terms or expressions that are still among us

    I went to a white Wonder Bread university, but I had a Jewish roommate, so picking up bits and pieces of the language was inevitable. When this scene from "Blazing Saddles" was shown in the student union, the audience , except for me, was dead silent. I was howling with laughter.
  17. ChiTownScion

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    A farmer friend of mine has about a dozen of these that he puts along his drive when he's throwing a party at the house. Refers to them as his "flaming piss pots."
  19. ChiTownScion

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    When I was growing up I remember seeing those huge gas holder/ gasometer storage tanks in Chicago, St. Louis, and other cities. They've been dismantled, largely because, instead of local extraction from coal, household (natural) gas is now brought in via pipelines. The "old" name for the local...
  20. ChiTownScion

    old terms or expressions that are still among us

    The nautical origins of many expressions that we employ are too numerous to list, but here's a good link: http://see-the-sea.org/nautical/naut-body.htm
  21. ChiTownScion

    The Dessert Menu

    Cherries Jubilee. I know that there are a multitude of recipes... but I use fresh cherries, freshly squeezed lemon juice, sugar, and dark rum (not brandy) for mine. Oh... and home made (or the next best thing: the house brand that they sell in bulk at Costco) vanilla ice cream. Bad news is that...
  22. ChiTownScion

    Your favorite movie quotes

    Leo Bloom: "Shoot the actors?? You can't do THAT! Actors aren't ANIMALS !!Actors are PEOPLE !!" Max Bialystok: "Have you ever eaten with one?" The Producers (1968)
  23. ChiTownScion

    Things I'll miss when retired

    Became much more into clothes as I grew older. Harder to get my wife to agree to a new suit these days- but I still like dressing up. Mainly for lodge, but other occasions as well. But you're right about staying dressed in grubs when nothing's on the agenda. Part of it might be inertia, but...

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