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  1. green papaya

    "sniping" on eBay-tired of being the victim...

    yes, I always watch the auction until the last seconds before bidding, if it gets too high, I dont bother making any bids, I never bid ahead of time, because I dont want to make more competition or expose myself.
  2. green papaya

    "sniping" on eBay-tired of being the victim...

    sniping sometimes when I really want to win something , I accept the fact that I might pay too much, but i take a gamble and just bid higher than usual, your chances of winning are much better if you make one high bid at the end. like if somethings worth $50.00 then bid $100.00 and you will...
  3. green papaya

    do you believe in EVP? spirits / ghost recordings?

    http://www.parismo.org/~brammer/littlebighorn.htm EVP = electronic voice phenomenon the recordings of sounds / voices from the spirit world do you think it's for real? [huh]
  4. green papaya

    What's your favorite Breakfast Cereal...

    Wheaties the breakfast of champions! Quaker oatmeal Raisen bran Kellog's corn flakes Corn pops
  5. green papaya

    What's your favorite candy?

    dark chocolate big kit kat peanut butter cups [stored in the freezer] they taste better cold
  7. green papaya

    Keeping things cool

    or take your shoes and socks off and let your feet breath... If it's really hot , I remove my shoes and rinse my feet off with cold water outside with the hose also close all the curtains, to help keep the heat out, to prevent the "green house" effect lots of heat comes in through the...
  8. green papaya

    Favorite comfort food . . .

    hotdogs I like good hotdogs like Nathan's hotdogs with relish & spicey brown mustard, chopped raw onion, some fries with ketchup.
  9. green papaya

    What's your favorite Pie ?

    chicken pot pies apple pies pecan pies sweet potato pie with whip cream on top
  10. green papaya

    Can I taste that again?

    asian bitter melon http://www.bittermelons.com/ when I was a kid I didnt like the taste of bitter melon, it's an aquired taste, now I like eating bitter melon cooked with all kinds of meats bitter melon with chicken wings and salted black bean sauce is really good also goes good with...
  11. green papaya

    vintage Hamilton Beach Home Motor 1917

    another old advertisement for the Hamilton Beach home motor
  13. green papaya

    vintage Hamilton Beach Home Motor 1917

    I havent seen the Hires poster? I just use the motor for display, it looks neat just the way it is, since it has it's own stand, this home motor was state of the arts back in 1917 [high tech] lol
  14. green papaya

    vintage Hamilton Beach Home Motor 1917

    here's my recent flea market find, a vintage Hamilton Beah Home Motor, I think it's a neat little piece of history for $3.00 plus the motor still works! :p patented May 15, 1917 115 AC DC VOLTS made by the Hamilton Beach MFG Co. Rancine Wis USA it was used to power sewing machines...
  15. green papaya

    is this an "antique" wrench?

    I found another variation of this old monkey wrench at the flea market for $2.00 it was all rusted and the parts would not budge, I cleaned it up and sprayed oil on it and used extra fine steel wool and also fixed it, now it works smoothly. this wrench is marked: L. COES PATD. MAY...
  16. green papaya

    can anybody ID this old clay beer bottle?

    olde clay beer bottle I think it's from the 1880's 1890's era :) http://www.mrbottles.com/galleryClayBeers.asp
  17. green papaya

    can anybody ID this old clay beer bottle?

    it's a heavy clay beer bottle with a maker's mark, appears to be marked Yorkshire? with some other words, hard to read it 's also marked "Glasgow" in the center of the oval maker's mark possibly from Glasgow Scottland? 8 3/4" in tall how old would you say this bottle is? I heard...
  19. green papaya

    A Century of Progress 1933-34

    World's Columbian Exhibition 1893 booklet I just picked up this World's Columbian Exhibition Chicago1893 booklet at the flea market it has a red hard back cover with illustrations of all the buildings of the Chicago exhibition of 1893
  20. green papaya

    A Century of Progress 1933-34

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  21. green papaya

    Where do FL readers stand on tattooing?

    tattoos were tabboo on women during the golden era I doubt your grandmother has tattoos? but in about 25 - 30 years there are going to be a lot of grannies with lower back tattoos, full arm tattoos, etc http://www.drtattoff.com/tattoo-skit.php
  22. green papaya

    Where do FL readers stand on tattooing?

    in the Golden Era, a conservative person would never ever get a tattoo! I think they look inappropriate for the golden era image, unless your dressing up in an old sailor's outfit. back then tats were for old sailors , whores, circus side show freaks another thing I noticed is a lot of...
  23. green papaya

    think these rivets off the Golden Gate bridge would sell on ebay?

    from a Golden Gate bridge maintenance worker that removed these during repair work.

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