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  1. GeniusInTheLamp

    Weekend Rituals

    Saturday night, after the 10:00 news, I pour myself a beer and watch a good movie. Sunday is church and laundry day. And Sunday night is devoted to ironing while listening to the stereo (a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down).
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    A breakdown of Fedora Loungers by sex, location, age and marital status

    I am a 42-year-old male, happily unmarried, living in suburban Chicago.
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    Celebrity Caricatures

    As for the trio in the first post, the man in the middle is Edward Everett Horton, and the guy on the right would have to be Eric Blore. Don't know who the guy on the left is, however.
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    Why do I hate the 1970s so much?

    Personally, I spent a good part of the 70s waiting for the 80s to happen. Even back then, I hated the polyester leisure suits, bell bottoms, and bad hair. I was part of the whole anti-disco backlash (which was huge in Chicago; remember Disco Demolition Night?), and even in grade school, I...
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    The loss of occasion

    Now there's a topic I can sink my teeth into. My family have always dressed well for church. The men wore suits and ties, while the women wore nice dresses or pantsuits. Growing up, that was the norm in the churches I attended. I have continued in that tradition. Fortunately in my church...
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    How do you cope when unemployed?

    As a contract paralegal, I've been in your shoes so often during these past 3 years, I'm starting to think they're mine. (As of this writing, I'm there now.) I've dealt with my stretches of unemployment with sheer faith, optimism and determination. During my down time, I send out about 4-5...
  8. GeniusInTheLamp

    What Were You Like As A Teen?

    Like any high school, we had our cliques (jocks, preppies, stoners, etc.). I was the band geek. I dressed as conservatively then as I do now, wearing button-down shirts with khakis or jeans. I did well enough in school to get me into National Honor Society, but in retrospect, I probably could...
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    Have You Ever Met A Movie/TV Star or Celebrity?

    As a former radio reporter, I've met quite a few celebs, including Presidential candidates Harry Browne (very nice & classy) and Pat Buchanan (very charming), actor Jonathan Frid (nice guy), baseball player Kenny Lofton (very quiet), actress Shannon Tweed (a real swell gal), and football...
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    What are your unreleased dvd wants?

    You've seen the Vegematic advertised on TV (usually during commercial break interrupting those martial arts/Japanese monster/Italian sword-and-sandal movies). It slices! It dices! It make classic cartoons politically correct! (In the context of my statement.)
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    iconic tropicana casino to be destroyed

    It's a shame about Las Vegas. It seems as if they tear that city down every 30 years and rebuild it. If my grandfather were to go to Vegas today (bear in mind that he died in 1994), he wouldn't recognize the place where he and my grandmother used to go on vacation frequently. Not too long...
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    What are your unreleased dvd wants?

    CAVALCADE: One of two Oscar winners for Best Picture (WINGS is the other) not out on DVD. DANGEROUS MOONLIGHT: Featuring Addinsell's famous "Warsaw Concerto". AT SWORD'S POINT: I remember seeing this one on a lazy Sunday afternoon a long time ago. Several B-list series, such as the...
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    fake news: Draft Reenactors

    If things get really bad, there'll be international pressure to conscript the Batley Townswomen's Guild. We certainly remember their re-enactment of the Battle of Pearl Harbor.
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    Strange questions about your town

    Whenever I mention that I live near Chicago, I always get asked if I know any gangsters. That reminds me of a story about Mickey Mantle. He was playing an exhibition game in Japan when he was called out on a questionable strike call. He slammed down his helmet, glared at the ump, and...
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    Anyone else tired of winter?!

    I'm also a winter person; it must be my Swedish ancestry. If anything, we haven't had enough winter to get tired of here in Chicagoland (December and January were unusually mild). We had a big cold snap starting in February, then we got hit with the snow. And just as the snow was starting to...
  17. GeniusInTheLamp

    What do you do for Living?

    I'm a contract paralegal. I'm currently doing records retention work for the Corporate Financial division of a large corporation. My contract runs through the end of the year, after which I hope they keep me on full-time.
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    Display your library!

    Whew, that was a lot of work. Here's my library: http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=twz1776
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    Display your library!

    Thanks for the heads-up! :eusa_clap I'm in the process of getting my complete inventory entered - a process that may take a few days.
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    Funeral arrangements

    It's simple but traditional for me. Provided I die in one piece, put me in my best 3-piece suit, pressed white shirt with the best cufflinks, and an appropriate tie. Start with a brief viewing with Allegri's "Miserere" and Vaughan Williams' "Fantasia On a Theme By Thomas Tallis" in the...
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    Do your best/worst!

    Best: "I'd like to see more young people dress like you." Worst: "Hey, it's Al Capone!" (I was wearing a fedora with my suit at the time.)
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    Where did your user name come from??

    I've always been a big fan of the Three Stooges. I got the name from one of their funnier shorts, THREE ARABIAN NUTS. When the genie appears, Shemp refers to him at one point as the "Genius in the lamp". I thought that was pretty funny, hence the name.

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