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  1. skydog757

    Your favourite commercials

    Thanks, Stearmen.
  2. skydog757

    Your favourite commercials

    I really enjoy the Nissan Heisman House commercial where the tour bus pulls up to the front yard and the guide starts talking about "actual Heisman Trophy winners!" while Joe Theismann and his wife sit on the open top second level. When Jim Plunket and Herschel Walker (out on the front lawn in...
  3. skydog757

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    On to the third season of Breaking Bad on Netflix.
  4. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I've been saying "Man alive!" for quite a while, my (much) younger coworkers started razzing me about it; I really wasn't conscious of it until they pointed it out.
  5. skydog757

    How many hats do you have...?

    Earlier this year, my wife bought me two hat racks for my birthday since she was aware that I had a large number and that I'd like to display them. I was grateful for the thoughtful gift, her support of my hobby and the opportunity to showcase my collection. I'm sure most of you know where...
  7. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I'd always heard the line as " We dance just as good as we walk"; meaning that that it was easy. My ears and memory might deceive me, though.
  8. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    A phrase that will be lost on most people these days is "He's wound up tighter than an eight day clock".
  9. skydog757

    Best Golden Era (up to mid 60s) Westerns?

    Shane (1953) gives me a sense of what living in the West at that time was probably like; the vastness and beauty of the land, the isolation, the lack of any real law enforcement which allowed for naked greed and ruthless tactics, how news of events was spread by word of mouth. Great...
  10. skydog757

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    The scene where Mirren changes from heels to combat boots (while still wearing her evening dress) in order to better fire said Browning is one of my favorites in that film.
  11. skydog757

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Suicide Kings (1997). Christopher Walken and Dennis Leary both do what they're best at. Entertaining; looks like they copped a lot of Quentin Tarantino's style, but Quentin pretty much copped his style from countless other films so it evens out.
  13. skydog757

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Public Morals on TNT. Nice 1960's period piece heavy on cliches. Nothing that I haven't seen before, but some good acting. This is the New York City Police Department that Serpico walked into in the 70's. Nice wardrobe (love the hats).
  14. skydog757

    Golden Era Police

    All of the detectives in the photo have their lowest jacket button unfastened (except for the man on the far left, which may be why his suit looks the most rumpled) which would give them somewhat faster access to their gats.
  15. skydog757

    Stetson Roadster

    I agree; I own quite a lot of snap brims and I do like 'em, but I would definitely like to have some where the brim is flat or at least flatter. More so on some of the stingy brims - the down-turned brims can be short to the point of looking like a child's hat and I don't always want to wear...
  16. skydog757

    Golden Era Police

    The whistle chain is still a part of our class A uniforms and we are required to wear it since it is an issued item. However, the whistles themselves are not issued and therefore I don't believe anyone in my Sheriff's Department actually carries one (other than me).
  17. skydog757

    Golden Era Dog Names

    My Uncle owned a Britney Spaniel named Laddie (I'm sure he was not influenced by the plethora of "Lassie's" that were popular back then). My Dad had a beagle named Buck and an English Setter (excellent pointer) named Mike. He cried when each of them had to be put down.
  19. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    My late uncle used to use the phrase "Crackin' ice!" in place of a curse word whenever he did something like hit his thumb while hammering in a nail.
  20. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Funny you should mention that; my wife and I recently visited Pittsburgh and I saw a young lady strumming away on a ukulele in the Strip area. As we moved around to different streets, shops and restaurants I saw her working various areas but it sounded like she was playing the same song every...
  21. skydog757

    What is This?

    My mother longed for a silver tea set for decades until my brother and I bought her one for Mother's Day sometime back in the 1980's. It has been proudly displayed in her china cabinet (under plastic so it won't tarnish) ever since. To my knowledge, it has never been used. Still, she...
  22. skydog757

    4 hats for $200 . take a look

    Kind of like those car dealership commercials where they've got the owner in a straightjacket . . ."I'm GIVING 'em away!!"
  23. skydog757

    What hat are you waiting for today?

    Personally, I like the back bow style. To me, it evokes a different era without looking dated. Of course, simply wearing ANY fedora tends to do that.

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