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    Rosie the Riveter

    Just like 50's housewives were supposed to be June Cleavers - Raise the children, be a great lover to your husband, have an immaculate home, join charity groups, and look fabulous. It is a fact that thousands of women were driven to psychiatrists because of this ideal.
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    Rosie the Riveter

    I understand what you mean - But like I said before, what if you have to work? I would like to be a full time homemaker, but if I want to eat and have a roof over mine and my fiancé's heads, I need an income. Living expenses are a lot higher than they were in the Golden Era.
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    Quirky things that people have done 'in the day' that people would gasp at today..

    I think the "quirkiness" of something like Lysol baths was actually a lack of knowledge. Just like those rubber band weight-loss contraptions, and the "Soda Pop Board." As for pointed fingernails, those were a popular fashion around the 30's worn by Bette Davis and a few others. Past...
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    Rosie the Riveter

    Yes, that is what I was trying to say - "You" in general. Thanks! I agree! For this reason, I thinks its so very important, before entering a discussion, to go back and look at the fundamentals of the subject. Religions and -isms are built on ideas - The dogma is added later. The whole...
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    Rosie the Riveter

    Beautifully written - I think a lot of us here hold this view at least.
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    Rosie the Riveter

    You have just made a statement supporting feminism - Being allowed to call the shots instead of being the "weaker" sex. Thanks to feminism, letting other people call the shots for you is now a choice.
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    Rosie the Riveter

    I think you are misinterpreting lack of money and high taxes as a feminist problem. The cost of living today is very high - Women who would like to stay home are often forced to work, or be put out in the streets. That is not a feminist cause, or even a choice, its purely economical. PS. Not...
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    What is your favorite red lipstick brand/shade?

    The orange tones, from what I can see, set your blue eyes off perfectly! It makes you look radiant, and your complexion creamy :) Great choice!
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    Rosie the Riveter

    Then the creators of Rosie did their job - She riveted everyone, because she related to anyone :)
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    Rosie the Riveter

    Exactly! I too share Amy Jeanne's dream, but if I ever want to buy a house with my sweetie to live the dream in, I must work. I'm just thankful to all the ladies way back when who rebelled when they did, so that we can have the choice to be housewives, or working women. Unfortunately modern...
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    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    You're so right - Why improve on perfection ;) Sarcasm aside, I'd like to know what the designer was inspired by, so I would never look at it.
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    The Golden Era's *ugliest* clothes

    Not only that, but they seriously need some setting lotion and rollers! lol
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    Rosie the Riveter

    See, to me this reads "fired up like a matchstick" and a "novel" to "berate" people. One need not include a storm of emotions to express an argument (I say argument, not opinion. An opinion is what someone thinks, an argument is backed up with facts.) Personally, I find discussions to be...
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    Voice recognition software?

    Hope it works! :)
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    Voice recognition software?

    The most popular one is Dragon NaturallySpeaking. You can download it via bittorrent. Not too vintage, though...
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    Show us your hair do's....

    All these gorgeous brunettes in here - Wow! :eusa_clap Analeibe, you remind me so much of Tallulah Bankhead. I'm just waiting for your picture to say "Dahhhh-ling" to me.
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    Was there such thing as comfy clothes???

    You can't compare their comfort wear to ours, really - It's the same as comparing their day wear. As said, they wore girdles, garter belts, stockings, and heels, so taking those off and wearing a cotton or jersey dress would be as comfortable to us as pyjamas. Also, foundation garments are...
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    Show us your vintage hats!

    deadpandiva and texasgirl - wow! Those hats are perfection on you both! :eusa_clap
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    Show us your vintage hats!

    I'd have taken one, but I look like death right now. I shall at the first opportunity.
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    Today I am a "Ma'am"

    Okay! I asked Kyle about calling female officers Sir: He said it was a US thing. I told him that, according to the Lounge ladies, it wasn't, and he said that when he went on an exercise to Fort Irwin (Khyber Thrust), the female officers were called Sir. He remembered it because it was...

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