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    A Question About Searching The Fedora Lounge

    I don't know if this is the right place to post this, so I apologize in advance if it's not. I'm looking for a hat/coat rack for my office. I am certain the topic has been discussed here, so I tried a search. My problem is, even under the "advanced search" option, when I entered hat rack, I...
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    Who wants to go in with me...

    Sure you can learn to fly at 54. I'll be 52 in May. I learned to fly in high school and have been at it ever since, but during that time I've seen everyone from 13 year old kids (lived on a farm with an airstrip, dad bought him a new Cessna 172 for his birthday) to an 87 year old lady...
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    What Make You Nostalgic?

    Christmas time, since my earliest memories are of my first Christmases, in almost (mid 50s) vintage times.
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    Who wants to go in with me...

    I've looked at this, too. If you're serious, let's talk.
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    Things you'd find in a cellar in 1940 for $500, Alex.

    Mice. And spiders. Lots and lots of spiders.
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    Just how vintage are you?

    At first count, 19 because I'd forgotten what Party Lines were. Then, reading some other replies, I remembered. Heck, I used to install and repair party lines when I worked for the phone company! So, my count is 20, and I'm 51. I guess lack my of memory is the result of sniffing too much...
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    Before I Die...

    Well, interesting topic: 1. Fly in space (not gonna happen) 2. Finish my novel 3. Finish law school 4. Learn to play a musical instrument (any instrument)
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    Favorite type of Steak

    Ribeye, very, very rare - "just cut off his horns, wipe his...umm..bottom, and lead him in here."
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    Learning a New Language Past Age 10

    I had three years of Spanish in high school...unfortunately, it was the first year three times over.
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    What's On Your Coffee Table?

    A calico cat Two unlit candles (see cat, above) Last night's dirty dishes (we often eat crouched over the coffee table) An empty grocery bag Something sticky (yuck!) Dust and cat hair An assortment of catalogs left over from Christmas
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    Do you buy organic?

    I only eat organic except when I go out to eat. I avoid all processed foods, junk like Aspertame and High Fructose Corn sweetners, etc, and believe I feel better as a result. Oh, and I'm a big-time carnivore.
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    Curtains for the Necktie?

    I generally dress to please myself...that usually means suit, starched shirt, shined shoes, a hat when appropriate...and a tie. That said, as a consultant, I learned to respect my client's wishes. I have had more than one client tell me in no uncertain terms to lose the suit and tie as their...
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    Did you attend a college or university?

    Not that it did me any good... I still voted wrong! Know those folks who are double majors? Well, I'm a double drop-out. Dropped out of engineering school, then dropped out of law school. Someday I'm going to finish my law degree though, just don't have the time.
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    Name This Plane...from the inside

    OK, I'm looking at it. Assumed it was an add-on after the airplane was in service, probably some sort of switch box. The resolution isn't really good enough to make out more. I suppose telling us the purpose for which it was built would be a give away?
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    Name This Plane...from the inside

    Only two engines, I believe the other levers are prop and mixture controls. A fairly wide cockpit. I suspect it's a cargo hauler of some sort. I've figured out a lot of things it's not, but don't know what it is! Here's a really wild guess - a Douglas DC 5. Yep, I said DC 5.
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    Longtime Loungers...do you think the Lounge has changed a great deal?

    From a newcomer's perspective, I found this place from Classic Style magazine. I was initially impressed that it lacks the flame wars I've encountered on other boards. Some of that is due to the work or the moderators, but even so, they seem to HAVE to intervene very rarely. Folks of all...
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    Red Dolph, the Rude Nosed Reindeer...

    Spoonerisms Named for William Archibald Spooner (July 22, 1844–August 29, 1930) a famous Oxford don who lends his name to the linguistic phenomenon. Many folks, including myself, suffer from this mixing up of the syllables. I once asked a waitress for a "chilled sicken greaser " salad...
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    Let's See That Tree!

    For the last couple of years, we've had a real tree. I hunted around for some vintage lights for it, and already had the vintage ornaments (sort of, they're from when I was a kid). I just wanted to see a real, "old fashioned" Christmas tree again. We always put ours up right after...
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    OT - Rapid Heart Rate Anyone?

    I get it occasionally. I finally traced it to eating sugary, high-carbohydrate foods. I have no medical training, but I suspect it's related to the release of insulin such foods trigger. No fudge brownies - no rapid heartbeat. Oh, but I do have several suits that need to be re-tailored as...
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    Bell UH-1 Huey

    I suspect the CO2 guns are used because they're a heck of a lot cheaper to fire, and there are no shell casings to eject (hey, they still gotta go somewhere!). Neat project. Can't aford a Huey, and flunked on of chopper school anyway (not much hand-eye coordination, I guess) but I'm kicking...

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