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  1. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Steam engine with flyball governor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5YeklKmImM
  2. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    The first railroad sleeping cars were "Pullman Palace Cars" built by the George Pullman Company. His name appeared on the sides of all his patent cars. From this, passengers started calling the porter George. It seemed politer than "hey you".
  3. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    There was a signal outside every railroad station in the US in the early days, it was a cannon ball hanging by a chain from a pole. The station master could raise and lower the ball as a signal to the engineer on passing trains. If the ball was at the bottom it meant " danger ahead - stop for...
  4. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    How many people know where the term jerk or jerk water town came from? In the early days of railroading they had to fill the boiler on the locomotive every 50 miles. In some areas there weren't towns that close together so they would put up a water tower and a windmill every 50 miles. Since...
  5. Stanley Doble

    What's For Breakfast...

    Quaker Harvest Crunch with fresh cut pineapple chunks, whole wheat toast with honey and peanut butter, orange juice and coffee.
  7. Stanley Doble

    Crazes of the Era

    Crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles started as fads and kept going. Bridge and canasta too.
  8. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Politically correct is a hipster name for a mealy mouthed twerp. Hope that is plain enough for you. I go by the old motto that a gentleman never offends anyone unintentionally.
  9. Stanley Doble

    Crazes of the Era

    What about Kewpie dolls? They were a fad of the twenties that hung on and on, I believe carnivals were still giving away Kewpie dolls as prizes ten years later. Later.......... Did a quick search, was surprised to find Kewpies date to 1909 and are still being made. I had an idea they were a...
  10. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I think you missed the point. The point of the story was, principles may be more important than words and more important than personal interest. I couldn't care less if the story was about a liberal or conservative, or about a jew or a hottentot. I could just as easily have told a story about...
  11. Stanley Doble

    Radio on the fritz ...

    I have a little gadget in my toolbox made of 2 alligator clips soldered to a 10000 ohm ceramic resistor. I use it to safely discharge capacitors. Any time I am in doubt I connect it for a minute, or just short it out with a screwdriver. The screwdriver makes a spark if the cap is charged but I...
  13. Stanley Doble

    Shangrila

    That is not what pastoralist means. Definition of PASTORALISM 1 : the quality or style characteristic of pastoral writing 2 a : livestock raising b : social organization based on livestock raising as the primary economic activity — pas·to·ral·ist noun or adjective First Known Use of...
  14. Stanley Doble

    Miss America : Standards of American Beauty over the Years

    I have never heard of any feminist who was interested in anything but getting special privileges for women and giving nothing in return.
  15. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Exactly.
  16. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Nobody ever called Truman "politically correct". He was more apt to do the right thing, and to hell with political correctness.
  17. Stanley Doble

    Radio on the fritz ...

    If you look closely, the speaker is usually connected to the chassis with a plug. You can simply unplug, and plug it back in when you are finished. This is not always obvious if the plug is made of metal. This is too obvious but do not do any work unless the radio is unplugged. There are parts...
  19. Stanley Doble

    this cheered me up

    In a free market economy they would still be made in the US but don't get me started.
  20. Stanley Doble

    Which Do You Use - Wrapping Paper or Gift Bags

    I like to wrap them. It's not difficult once you master the knack. I think it shows you care, and adds a festive touch. Same with adding a card. Always with a few words of hand written sentiment.
  21. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    How about a different slant on political correctness? Hungarian born Canadian author George Jonas tells the following story about his boyhood. When he was 8 or 9 the Nazis moved into Budapest and his family, being Jewish, had to get out. Train tickets were easy enough to get, but travel...
  22. Stanley Doble

    Miss America : Standards of American Beauty over the Years

    I think they criticized it and basically sucked the fun out of it. Feminists don't believe in females competing in anything, unless they are competing with men, and given an unfair advantage. That seems to be the general idea.
  23. Stanley Doble

    Things You Learn as an Old Car Driver

    They came with the most accurate, most reliable fuel gauge ever invented - a wooden ruler marked off in gallons. There was a pocket in the middle of the hood for it.

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