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    Do women hate men's hats?

    In my world there was a certain brand of cap that was almost universally worn. They were given away by different agricultural supply companies as advertising. Made in Orange City, Iowa for many years, they became a victim of cheaper in China syndrome. The brand name has been revived, but the...
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    Today in History

    I don't recall the exact circumstances beyond a strike being involved, but I have listened to mayor LaGuardia reading the newspaper funnys over the radio so the children wouldn't miss out. Can't imagine Bloomberg or de Blasio doing that.
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    Public information films/Public service announcements

    Blasting caps were apparently a huge deal someplace in the early '70s. I remember hearing about them and all of the horribly maimed children injured by them regularly, but neither I nor my friends ever saw any. I too wondered where in the world outside of a gravel quarry would this be an issue.
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    Public information films/Public service announcements

    I make no claim to having been a particularly astute child, but even then the Ad Council spots on television, radio and later in print many times seemed offputting and sometimes nearing creepy to me. I didn't realize then that it was because of the slippery manipulation going on. Whether it was...
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    Do Men Hate Women's Hats?

    I saw this on 1940s World on Facebook and thought of this thread. Hat tip to Lee Sinatra over there.
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    Old gas stations

    I don't know where the sign is, but the truck is from a little tiny town just east of here. Funny what pops up on the internet.
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    Vintage neon signs

    I may be considered a philistine by some in this group, but Chaplin has never done a thing for me.
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    Today in History

    They must have gotten it perfected. The ones George Jetson had worked perfectly.
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    Bad things on TV, then and now.

    There has always been absolute dreck available posing as entertainment, albeit without pus and drainage. I have heard of the program but haven't seen it. The "golden years" of Hollywood are much shinier in memory. Among the great pictures we all love is a lot of truly forgettable stuff that...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Yup. It's a stinker.
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    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    I would probably qualify to most people as a conservative male and I will tell you that if a woman says no it means no. If some can't grasp that I'd say they deserve the sharpened key tracheotomy.
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Is the internet really so powerful so as to wipe the generational memory bank of past horrors? A lot of these people have living relatives who can give them real life experiences of how people died or were permanently crippled by these diseases. People seem to be more inclined to believe any...
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    Vintage roadside

    I wondered so I asked Google. Thinner than spaghetti, thicker than vermicelli or angel hair. So, small diameter spaghetti.
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    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    There was a move to publically shame him a few years ago driven by people whose grandparents were at best babies when the picture was taken. It must be tiring for them spending their entire lives being offended by everything in the history of the human race.
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    USS Hornet

    I wondered about the tractor as well. My best guess is that it was still chained down when she sank.
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    Deco Deliveries

    I'd rather drive that Fiat than a Smart.
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Not being from your part of the world, that was not one heard here. However I must say the first time I heard it while traveling I immediately grasped what the meaning was.
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    As annoying as that one is I find "sick" to be worse. It has thankfully faded from daily use by certain groups of mostly adolescent males, but I still hear it occasionally.
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    My wife started watching the show shortly after it was put on. I agree with your assessment, but I have had a crush on Catherine Bell since Jag days so it was an easy watch for me in spite of the syrup the entire show is covered in.
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    Today in History

    Like many others who passed away young, he will forever be 49. The shocking part to me is that he would be closing in on 70 now.

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