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  1. Brinybay

    U.S. Army considers new uniforms

    But that's just the point. They don't wear the Class A's because they don't like them. The beret came along after I left, and it was bad enough, I didn't know about the green shirts. It's been a while since I was in the service, but when I was, we couldn't go off base in fatigues. You had to...
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    Vintage Lust

    Hard to choose, but one of these would be nice:
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    What art is in your home?

    Ooo, I like the radio!
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    I've noticed that FL doesn't give you a lot of time to compose a post before it kicks you out.
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    Passe' words and phrases

    We used to call it that when I was a kid in the 60s. When I went to visit my cousins in Canada during that same time period, they called the same piece of furniture a "chesterfield". Not sure if it's vintage, but I use "hankerin" and "yonder" at times, also "spell" when refering to distance...
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Funny, I thought 50s housewives had perfect hair and makeup and wore jewelry. I'm confused! :confused:
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    Any "new" old radios out there in Fedoraville?

    I found one even closer, and he does superb work from the looks of it. Check out the beauties on his website: The Radio Nut
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    What are your unreleased dvd wants?

    Not really unreleased, but a reasonably priced DVD version of Northwest Passage starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Young. I found a VHS version on Amazon, but they wanted $30 for it. As much as I like the movie, I'm not paying that much for it, especially if it's VHS.
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    Last Titanic Survivor

    My thoughts exactly. Those artifacts wouldn't have lasted a week in that nursing home. My Dad's bolo tie that he made himself and was very fond of disappeared while he was in a nursing home. He was only there 3 weeks before he died. Sadly, and disgracefully, nursing homes are notorious for...
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    Favorite Military Quotes

    "When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty. It may not sound nice to some bunch of little old ladies at an afternoon tea party, but it helps my soldiers to remember. You can't run an army without profanity; and it has to be...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    But is there any school that still uses them as curriculum? That's what I was referring to.
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    Any "new" old radios out there in Fedoraville?

    The power pack, or HBT as I called it (Heavy Black Thing), is definitely there, and yeah, I discovered that it wasn't attached the hard way when I went to load it into my truck on its back. Also the speaker wasn't bolted down for some reason. Fortunately it was only about 6 inches from the...
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    Any "new" old radios out there in Fedoraville?

    Yeah, I've been finding out that's what some people are doing with old Victrolas too, argh! I've been wanting one of those, the old hand-cranked models. They aren't real scarce, but most of them out of my budget. It's when I read another post about old radios just a few days ago on FL that I...
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    Any "new" old radios out there in Fedoraville?

    Proud new owner Here's my recent purchase. I found this on Craigslist. It's a Majestic Model 90 or 92, I'm not sure which because it has two plates, one on the receiver chassis and one on the cabinet. I bought it for $75 from a sweet little ol' lady in South Seattle. She was selling it for...
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    Underarm Deodorant?

    I remember Mom said they used to use baking soda as a deodorant. As for deodorant v. anti-perspirant, an ex-gf who's Dad was a Wholistic doctor advised against the latter. Reasoning was that sweat removes waste products, and if you prevent sweat, the waste products stay in your body, not a...
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    Songs That Express Your Philosophy of Life

    Here's the Clarence Williams version: Clarence Williams - On the Sunny Side of the Street
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    Which is more desirable?

    I like this one.
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    Favorites from the decade of transition, 1960-69

    Paint Your Wagon (1969) The Naked Prey (1966)
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    "Crisis, what Crisis?"

    I decided not to participate and bought a new car. With a bigger engine even.
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    My new hobby? MAN (grooming) stuff! From the 50's etc...

    Geez, don't let my sister hear you say that, she'll have a hissy fit! Dad used to bathe in it. He used the lime variety, you could smell him all through the house! To this day, none of us siblings can stand it, due to Dad's over-use of it. You should smell neutral in job interviews anyway...

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