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  1. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Mine as well. At the risk of sounding sexist, I prefer female dentists. The ones I have seen have smaller hands and better fine motor skills. My regular endodontist is male, but combines great skill with state of the art equipment. One thing that my eighty-something mother in law and I agree...
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Incidents. He actually slapped two soldiers. One was, as portrayed by Tim Considine in the George C. Scott movie, a scared kid. The other was a veteran who had been through a lot of combat experience, had been a solid soldier, but had finally reached his breaking point.
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    What Are You Reading

    Then there was the fact that he was a paid shill for big business. Not much has changed in 101 years: mercenary religionists still prostitute themselves for the same lot.
  4. ChiTownScion

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Testament of Youth A very intelligent and thought provoking Brit film based upon the World War I experiences of Vera Brittain.
  5. ChiTownScion

    Golden era restaurants & cuisine of the era

    The sight of oatmeal- or any cooked cereal- does that to me. Not an allergic reaction, but a gag reflex. Don't ask me why, but it does.
  7. ChiTownScion

    Independence day! 2015

    Growing up in Illinois, I always envied the Wisconsin kids as they had access to fireworks. We could buy oleomargarine in Illinois: not much of a tradeoff when you're a small boy. At nine, I knew exactly where I wanted to attend college. And then I found out that it was Virginia Polytechnic...
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    Golden Era Dog Names

    Our first dog was a bull terror, uh, I mean a bull terrier, that we named Megan Marie. She was hyperactive, totally lacking in impulse control, and an all around destructive delinquent. I figured that an Irish name for one of a decidedly English breed was fitting. Her "second cousin,"...
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    Golden Era Dog Names

    We had a schipperke that I named Sheridan- after the cavalry general, Little Phil. He was small, feisty, and the breed has a general fondness for horses, so it seemed a natural fit. Current canine family members are pugs Chloe (left) and Calvin.
  10. ChiTownScion

    What Are You Reading

    My favorite is James T. Farrell. Reading the Studs Lonegan trilogy for the first time was a high water mark of my misspent youth.
  11. ChiTownScion

    Independence day! 2015

    Read the story, and my first thought was, "Yep. Lizzie is gonna have a few choice comments on THIS 'un."
  13. ChiTownScion

    What Are You Reading

    Rand seems to be the darling of those who have never evolved beyond the community college sophomore stage.
  14. ChiTownScion

    What Are You Reading

    http://http://www.amazon.com/Youll-Never-Know-Book-Decent/dp/1606991442/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1435785509&sr=1-1&keywords=you%27ll+never+know+tyler You'll Never Know- Book One: A Good and Decent Man. First book of a 3 volume graphic trilogy by my friend, Carol Tyler. World War II, and...
  15. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I think that I've ridden the train to work with a few of them sharing that phone conversation.
  16. ChiTownScion

    what was an old fashioned Antique store like back in 1890 - 1920?

    The sooner the better on that one. My oldest was really into it during his grade school days, and now we have boxes filled with it up in our garage attic. Turning it into cash would be sweet: Dad really wants a new Aero Leather ANJ-4 jacket for those cold winter nights.
  17. ChiTownScion

    A Classic Boys From Marketing Pitch

    Now that you mention it, I remember writing paper with those little splinters in them handed out upon which we honed our writing skills.
  19. ChiTownScion

    A Classic Boys From Marketing Pitch

    I remember getting a photo of some cousin's kid sent by her proud grandma. She was on a horse in her little cowgirl outfit, so naturally, her nomme de guerre in our house became "Judy Splinters." Mosinee is a small town in Wisconsin just south of Wausau on the road to Stevens Point. Big paper...
  20. ChiTownScion

    A Classic Boys From Marketing Pitch

    Free association time: Ever hear of an early kids' television host named Shirley Dimsdale? She had a ventriloquist's dummy named "Judy Splinters." Judy was a cowgirl type character, and I don't think that bathroom tissue had anything to do with the show.
  21. ChiTownScion

    The Crime of the Century

    Darrow never presented "a defense" per se. There was no trial: only a sentencing hearing after guilty pleas before a judge to avoid the enflamed passions of a jury. The issue was not guilt, but whether Leopold and Loeb would be executed. To that end, it was a victory for Mr. Darrow.
  22. ChiTownScion

    Dressing Down For Church Has Gone Too Far, CNN Article

    The Catholic Church deems it " a grave sin." That hardly seems "venial." Catechism of the Catholic Church Part Three, Section Two, Chapter One, Article Three “The Sunday obligation “§2180 The precept of the Church specifies the law of the Lord more precisely: On Sundays and other...
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    Dressing Down For Church Has Gone Too Far, CNN Article

    That it is deemed sin at all is an arbitrary declaration.

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