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  1. Stanley Doble

    Einstein Levi's Leather Jacket Sells for $147,000

    When Einstein was a young man long hair, a leather jacket, turtleneck sweater and dungarees was the uniform of the student radical, copied from the every day dress of the working man. Most of his contemporaries bought suits and ties once they graduated and got a job. Apparently he never...
  2. Stanley Doble

    What's for Dinner?

    Buffalo Wild Wings with friends. Some with Jamaican Jerk sauce, some with Jerk and honey sauce, some with dill, and a couple other flavors. And a beer.
  3. Stanley Doble

    What's for Dinner?

    Omelet with Cheez Whiz, black forest ham, chopped red sweet pepper served with buttered whole wheat toast and coffee. It was delicious.
  4. Stanley Doble

    What's for Dinner?

    Pulled pork sandwich with cole slaw and a coke at the local barbecue shack.
  5. Stanley Doble

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    Lizzie you might be interested in an April 1949 MoToR magazine I have. The cover shows a down in the mouth looking used car dealer in front of a lot full of prewar cars, and the lead story is to the effect that the postwar car shortage and seller's market is over, along with a sharp drop in used...
  7. Stanley Doble

    The discussion about the general lack of vitamin D3

    Here in Canada there was a study published several years ago, that indicated most people were deficient in Vitamin D and that supplementing by 1000 mg per day would cut the incidence of cancer by 30%. This study extended over thousands of people and several years. I have taken Vitamin D ever...
  8. Stanley Doble

    Males, do you part/manage your hair everyday?

    I brush my hair every morning with a wet brush and part it at that time. Will brush or comb again if necessary, maybe once or twice. After washing will rub in a dab of VO5 about the size of a small pea. That's it.
  9. Stanley Doble

    What's for Dinner?

    Chef Boyardee mini ravioli with Parmesan and pepper. I know it is childish but at times I find it irresistable.
  10. Stanley Doble

    How has the Evolution of the Silver Screen affected the theater and movie going experience in the...

    I think it was Fred Allen who started the idea that radio audiences were composed of morons or 'yucks'. It caught on and was a popular opinon. Alexander Woolcot said the opposite. He wrote for newspapers, magazines, and published several books and he said radio audiences were the smartest...
  11. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    It is a myth that old engines need non detergent single weight oil. Multigrade detergent oil has been available since 1951 and was the default choice in every garage and dealership in the fifties and sixties. So chances are any car made after 1950 has never used anything else. I worked in a...
  13. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    On the good side, the Plymouth flathead engine is very simple and easy to rebuild and all parts are available. Lizzie Main had hers done and I think it cost about $3000. If you can do your own work it might cost under $1000. Her car had broken pistons and had to be rebored. If your pistons are...
  14. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Supermarket Stuff

    I used to work in a fruitcake foundry where all the machinery appeared to be made in the 1940s. It was all streamlined, made of cast iron, and filled with gears and machinery driven by chains. It was great. Everything clean, well maintained, freshly painted white. They only ran the fruitcake...
  15. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    Just a symptom of general wear and tear. The bearings are a little loose letting the pressure escape, and the pump isn't putting out full pressure at idle. It's nothing to worry about. As long as oil is getting to the bearings they will be all right. You know the pump is working because it has...
  16. Stanley Doble

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    Wayne State University drops math requirement, to add diversity requirement. Gee I wonder why so many graduates have a hard time qualifying for a good job. http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/22537
  17. Stanley Doble

    Oranges and the vitamin-C complex

    When I was about your age I noticed I did not heal up as well as I used to. If I got a cut, scrape or burn it would stay red and angry looking for a long time before it healed. So I started taking vitamin c, 200mg per day. In 3 weeks I was healing up as well as when I was a boy. Since then I...
  19. Stanley Doble

    Oranges and the vitamin-C complex

    It is well accepted today that vitamin C is necessary for health, and we often don't get enough especially in cold and flu season. What most people don't know, is that vitamin C taken as fresh vegetables and fruit, is 4X or 5X more effective than taken by itself. Years ago I saw an interview...
  20. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    There are a few retro style cars. New Beetle, PT Cruiser, that GM thing that looks like a small 1953 panel truck, the Mini. There were a couple of others from Japan, I forget their names. A PT Cruiser convertible with white wall tires and old school hub caps would be about the easiest and cheapest.
  21. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    In movies I have seen them drop an ash on the carpet and rub it in with a shoe but not a cigarette butt. Same in old books.
  22. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    It would be interesting to see an accurate cost comparison of public transport vs private. All I can say is, I have never seen public transit of any kind that is price competitive with my car, in spite of the fact that cars are heavily taxed and public transit is subsidized.
  23. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    I bought a set of recapped tires in 1976 for an old pickup truck that had 16 inch wheels. Tires have gotten so cheap I doubt they make them anymore. Except for heavy trucks. Now they use the Bandag process. This involves grinding down the tread area then gluing on a thick ring of rubber that...

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