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  1. Stanley Doble

    depression cooking

    Olive oil has always been available in the US. If not in every grocery store, certainly in ethnic neighborhoods. By the 19th century every city had its French, Italian or German shops and delicatessens.
  2. Stanley Doble

    Playboy Motor Car Corporation memorabilia

    There was a writeup about the Playboy a few months ago in a popular antique car magazine. It was a legitimate company that aimed to make a new kind of small car that would appeal to younger drivers like returning veterans. It was a light 2 seater with a 4 cylinder engine, one of its unique...
  3. Stanley Doble

    The Ration Book Diet

    Hey Tenuki you are doing great. The weight loss is nice, but the health benefits may be more important in the long run. Looking good and feeling good, and it gets easier as you go along.
  4. Stanley Doble

    I remember when.....

    No punch card, 5 1/4" floppy disc. Each student was issued one floppy disc to store their work.
  5. Stanley Doble

    Cake!

    2 or 3 years ago I took a notion to make a pineapple upside down cake. When I mentioned it to friends, the older ones said " I haven't had pineapple upside down cake in years." The young ones said "what's a pineapple upside down cake?". This surprised me as I always thought of it as a standard...
  7. Stanley Doble

    I remember when.....

    In 1968 our high school got its first computer, there were 10 work stations around the room connected to 1 big computer, they were called " Commodore PET" work stations and the computer was "Teacher's PET". The computer was in a metal cabinet about the size of 4 washing machines stacked up...
  8. Stanley Doble

    Lady Murderess in a fedora.

    Powell did several murder mysteries outside the Thin Man series.
  9. Stanley Doble

    The Ration Book Diet

    You can get pearl barley at any good grocery store. It comes in bags and is found with the dry beans and rice. Add a handful of barley to home made vegetable soup, or make beef barley soup with a soup bone, carrots, celery, onion, barley, and an OXO cube. This was a staple of working class...
  10. Stanley Doble

    Lady Murderess in a fedora.

    I know the Thin Man series and don't recall anything like that.
  11. Stanley Doble

    I remember when.....

    Has anyone mentioned the Conelrad system, with semi annual announcements on the radio 'this is a test of the emergency broadcasting system" followed by eerie tones, and the 2 triangles on the radio dial so you knew where to tune in, in case of a Russian missile attack?
  13. Stanley Doble

    Book Recommendations

    The Great Gatsby. Not exactly a mystery although there are a couple of murders in it. Not everybody gets it, but if you do, you will never forget it.
  14. Stanley Doble

    Dealing with "Buyers Remorse"

    Try drinking and doing drugs, ha ha just kidding. It is all part of the price of being a fashionista. Donate the stuff you don't want to charity and feel good for helping people, then look at all the empty closet space you have to fill up and feel even better.
  15. Stanley Doble

    Alec Baldwin: Good-bye, Public Life

    Not to spoil anyone's fun, but I look to this site to get away from people like Baldwin. Besides, he's an actor. He's supposed to be stupid and egotistical.
  16. Stanley Doble

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. That sounds like a fun place to work.
  17. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Short order refers to food that can be prepared and served quickly in a diner or lunch room. Sandwiches, hamburgers, salad plates, and the like. If you can watch the cook prepare your lunch it is a short order. Carpet on the floor and waiters, not.
  19. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Smorgasbord. This Swedish term had a brief vogue in the US in the late fifties.
  20. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    The comedy/murder mystery Shadow Of The Thin Man features a laundry list as an important clue. The laundry list was a list of items sent to the laundry, which was supposed to match the list that came back with the clean clothes. In this case a gambling ring used a secret code disguised as a...
  21. Stanley Doble

    A Comet passes - Franny Beecher dead at 92

    Francis "Franny" Beecher passed yesterday at 92 in a nursing home near Philadelphia. He was best known as guitarist for Bill Hailey & The Comets. "Beecher Boogie Woogie" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjMXlfXJmY See him play on Goofin Around http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ye2WTHb90
  22. Stanley Doble

    Alec Baldwin: Good-bye, Public Life

    What if one of your random pictures catches the eye of a Hollywood talent scout?
  23. Stanley Doble

    Matches and Lucifers..

    You may have to glue a piece of sandpaper under your thumb nail ha ha. To strike a match on the seat of your pants you must wipe the match head across the surface fast. The friction heats up the match head and causes ignition. Or glue a piece of sandpaper to your bum.

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