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  1. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Mountebank. I may be the last person to use that word in a conversation. The person I was talking to commented on it. He knew what it meant, but was surprised to hear it used.
  2. Stanley Doble

    Was there a "Fox News" back in the day?

    They used to call it "reporting the war from Mahogany Ridge" (the bar in the hotel they were staying at).
  3. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Its latest renovation includes LED lights in red, white, blue and purple. Purple for the announcement of the election of a new Pope.
  4. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Go far enough north and you will encounter the 103 foot tall Mount Royal Cross on top of Mount Royal, Montreal Canada. The top of Mount Royal is 819 feet above the St. Lawrence River. It has been a landmark since 1924 and aviators can see it from many miles away.
  5. Stanley Doble

    Removing Wall paper from an old shipping crate

    Most likely leftover wallpaper applied with paste made from flour and water.
  7. Stanley Doble

    What's For Breakfast...

    Lately I have been having fruit for breakfast but today enjoyed a coffee and croissant with jam at Tim Horton's.
  8. Stanley Doble

    What's For Breakfast...

    That is what we call rice pudding. Next time try adding eggs, raisins, vanilla and a sprinkle of cinnamon or nutmeg.
  9. Stanley Doble

    What's for Dinner?

    Roast pork, perogies, and red cabbage
  10. Stanley Doble

    Winter sun.

    52 Studebaker
  11. Stanley Doble

    Mr. Moto gets a boxed set

    If you want a sample before you buy the set there are a few Mr Moto movies on Youtube.
  13. Stanley Doble

    Removing Wall paper from an old shipping crate

    I have removed lots of wallpaper with steamers and often found 100+ year old pencil writing underneath. An art restorer might have a better answer. Possibly warm distilled water applied with cotton balls.
  14. Stanley Doble

    Hard cheese

    Not sure what you are driving at, but Dutch Gouda is a hard cheese and has been an article of international commerce for hundreds of years. They probably had Gouda or something similar at Waterloo the first time around.
  15. Stanley Doble

    Electric Fans.

    Old fans move plenty of air but are noisy especially on high speed. Most have only one speed or 2 at the most. Best place to get them is local yard sales, thrift stores, auctions etc. They turn up in old neighborhoods and small towns and farm sales where people have room to store old junk.
  16. Stanley Doble

    THE RETURN OF THE tUCKER????

    The same people built Tucker repros several years ago, with fibreglass bodies and Cadillac front wheel drive power trains in the back. I don't know how many they sold, if any, but it is a legit company and they are capable of building the car. I don't think they have any intention of selling...
  17. Stanley Doble

    Mr. Moto gets a boxed set

    I have a couple of Mr Moto films that came on DVDs 10 or 15 years ago. They are a typical 30s mystery/adventure yarn like the Sherlock Holmes or Charlie Chan films but without the humor. The quality was bad and they wouldn't play without freezing or skipping, hope the new ones are better.
  19. Stanley Doble

    If money was no issue, what themed Halloween party would you throw?

    Great Gatsby theme on a Long Island estate swimming and hydroplaning in the afternoon, twenties jazz band and dancing in the evening, cocktails made with the good stuff (from Canada) with someone jumping in the pool in evening dress at midnight.
  20. Stanley Doble

    what what your favorite 1960's movies?

    The tunnel was engineered by Canadian soldiers, hard rock miners from Timmins. Don't think this was mentioned in the film.
  21. Stanley Doble

    You know you are getting old when:

    That was Gordon Sinclair for you. The script was written in a few minutes, and aired as one of a series of "Let's Be Personal" pieces he did for 1010 CFRB radio in Toronto. Every day he did a news broadcast at 11:50 AM preceded by "Let's Be Personal" at 11:45. This was Gordon's slant on some...
  22. Stanley Doble

    You know you are getting old when:

    She probably sat on the knee of a Civil War veteran lol. In point of time she could have sat on the knee of John D. Rockefeller who lived from 1839 to 1937.
  23. Stanley Doble

    You know you are getting old when:

    Lizzie you probably remember Gordon Sinclair's broadcast of The Americans in 1973. It created quite a sensation at the time.

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