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  1. Stanley Doble

    Did Phone Calls Ever Cost Only 2 Cents?

    Come to think of it, the last time I wanted suet the grocery store clerk didn't know what I was talking about. I had to explain it was beef fat, then he got some from the meat cutter. It wanted to season an iron pot. By the way the guy who puts the steaks and chops in little plastic trays is a...
  2. Stanley Doble

    If you could solve just one mystery....

    Archaeological evidence unearthed on the Mediterranean islands of Santorini and Cyprus show that there was a rich, sophisticated trade network, a Bronze Age sea empire if you will, that was not known to exist until the 1970s. There are interesting connections between this empire and Great...
  3. Stanley Doble

    Did Phone Calls Ever Cost Only 2 Cents?

    Pay phones were never 2 cents. Local calls cost a nickel when the first coin box phones were installed in the 1890s. This price held until the early fifties when it went up to 10 cents although some areas had nickel phone booths as late as 1970. Long distance calls were very expensive. A phone...
  4. Stanley Doble

    1960's Night Driving Glasses?

    Have heard of them being worn in the sixties to cut headlight glare at night. Supposed to be useful in fog as well.
  5. Stanley Doble

    Living a Ration Book Life

    Speaking of rationing... In Denmark during WW1, the death rate fell to the lowest ever recorded in Europe up to that time. Deaths from infectious diseases like TB or measles dropped by 5% to 10% but chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure etc nearly disappeared...
  7. Stanley Doble

    American Accents in the Golden Era

    Canadians don't say aboot but Americans with their charming southern accents, say 'a bay oat'.
  8. Stanley Doble

    American Accents in the Golden Era

    What Dialect Do You Speak? Article from The Washington Post on American dialects, complete with map http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/12/02/what-dialect-to-do-you-speak-a-map-of-american-english/
  9. Stanley Doble

    American Accents in the Golden Era

    Have heard that Robert Mitchum was a master of dialects and accents, surprisingly enough. Including Cockney and Australian. Can any speech experts confirm or refute this?
  10. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I think the Texas equivalent would be "all hat and no cattle". A similar phrase heard in Australia in 1950. "Two bob, one suit, and no manners".
  11. Stanley Doble

    Coldest Weather I've been in

    Don't they have air conditioners in Australia?
  13. Stanley Doble

    Coldest Weather I've been in

    Well boys there is plenty of room at the inn. Maybe this will be the new holiday fashion, Aussies coming to Canada to enjoy the refreshing 30 below weather after all that oppressive sunshine and heat.
  14. Stanley Doble

    what kind of shoes with a leather jacket

    I prefer leather shoes of the same color.
  15. Stanley Doble

    Cost of steamship passage 1935 ...

    I wonder if there was a fixed price for steamer accommodation? What if the business was competitive and everyone knew a cabin not filled was a dead loss. So, they would try to fill them at full price but would discount heavily if they had to. And the closer to sailing time the bigger the...
  16. Stanley Doble

    You Big Softy! - Your Favourite Soft Drinks

    General Sternwood (in The Big Sleep) said his favorite drink was champagne as cold as Valley Forge on top of 2 or 3 ponies of brandy. Jesus. Ice cold champagne on top of brandy. No wonder the old ba***rd was paralyzed.
  17. Stanley Doble

    Refrigerator Dishes

    What do you mean by refrigerator dishes? Artificial refrigeration dates back to 1860 or earlier but home refrigerators only became popular in the 30s, and some homes did not get them until the fifties. If they were a new design of dishes for keeping things in a refrigerator I suppose they would...
  19. Stanley Doble

    If you went back to the Golden Era, what would you notice first?

    If someone had no more respect for me than to knock me down when I was walking on a walking path I would have no more respect for him than to see him do a face plant.
  20. Stanley Doble

    You Big Softy! - Your Favourite Soft Drinks

    Depends on the thinness of the mixture as it passes through your carburetor. Joke courtesy Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, April 1922.
  21. Stanley Doble

    A Culture of Snark

    It is important to remember that W C Fields, Groucho, Alex Woollcott, et al could be very cutting if they wanted to, but that was far from the only talent they had. We remember certain lines but forget that they were a small part of their performance. They could have cut those lines and still...
  22. Stanley Doble

    If you went back to the Golden Era, what would you notice first?

    A walking stick through the front spokes is a powerful incentive not to cycle on walking paths.
  23. Stanley Doble

    Cost of steamship passage 1935 ...

    In the 1800s there was a lot of bulky cargo like wheat and lumber going from North America to Europe and a small amount of luxury goods coming back. This made for a lot of empty ships. To make some money on the Europe - to - North America side of the trip they established cheap passage for...

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