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    The Lost Weekend- if for no other reasons than shots of the Third Avenue El. Jayne Meadows or Audrey Meadows?
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    This or That

    Hershey's regular. If I want to deal with nuts I'll visit my in-laws. Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler?
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    View-Master

    When I was a kid I owned a View- Master projector. It didn't have a cooling fan and I remember it becoming extremely hot after a short time of use.
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    Harry Miller. John L. Lewis or Walter Reuther?
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    This or That

    "The Shop Around the Corner." Jimmy Stewart tops the competition. "It's a Wonderful Life," or "Miracle on 34th Street?"
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    The local theatre in our Chicago neighborhood was / is the Patio. You can always tell the old timers from the neighborhood because they pronounce it, "The Pay Show.' Two theories are that, obviously, you had to "pay" to see the "show," but some say that the word "patio" was relatively unknown...
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    Tex Avery, hands down. Freddie "Schnickelfritz" Fischer or Spike Jones?
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    This or That

    It's a few bucks extra for the cockpit tour. My wife and I had it to ourselves with our guide. Obviously, it dwarfs everything in the building. Its length is not as impressive as its wingspan or vertical stabilizer. Most impressive aspect to me was how they got the dang thing to Oregon from Long...
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    This or That

    Who am I to disagree?
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    This or That

    Keaton. Broadway Limited or Twentieth Century Limited?
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

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    Golden Era/GI Generation: "A man doesn't wear shorts"

    I do know that in Victorian times that a gentleman would never appear in public sans a frock coat or a sack coat. Going around in shirt, tie, and vest was considered unbecoming. Remember the Civil War movie, Gettysburg, where Martin Sheen played Robert E. Lee? There's a scene where he's...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    There were some great comics from the era that people today aren't even aware of. Harold Teen and Out Our Way immediately come to mind.
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    I wanted a kid like Calvin: bright enough to really give me a run for my money. All I'll say in retrospect: Be careful what you wish for.
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    An immense amount of guilt

    Reminds me of the story of Harry Truman walking in on Bess as she was feeding her old letters to Harry into the blaze of the family fireplace. "Think of posterity! " he exclaimed. "I am," she replied, as she fed more letters to the flames..
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