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  1. Brinybay

    Nobody Can Insult Someone Like....

    This well-known exchange between Lady Astor and Winston Churchill. I remembered hearing about this exchange, but didn't know who the woman was. When I googled it, I found some variations of the exact words (I always heard it quoted as being "tea", not coffee). None-the-less, here it is...
  2. Brinybay

    I tried on a few hats.

    And the winner is... The Akubra Casual! It's a crushable, so it comes pre-shaped and only one color, but I didn't mind. It wasn't a budget-buster, I just shifted priorities temporarily. (I like the way that sounds, don't you? :D) Thank you MIKE S at David Morgan for all your patience and...
  3. Brinybay

    I Was Howling By The End Of This....

    Oh my gawd, I couldn't get through them, I have tears running down my cheek, like a leaky fawcet that won't stop unless you twist it real hard.
  4. Brinybay

    Nobody Can Insult Someone Like....

    Full Metal Jacket, Gunnery Sergeant Hartmann again: "You're so ugly you could be a modern art masterpiece!" Loved it! :eusa_clap
  5. Brinybay

    Seeking trousers tips for a frustrated shopper

    Fine minds think alike, I was just going to start a thread about "graduating" from jeans. I'd like to add another question - where to find pants that come equipped for button suspenders/braces. I know there are buttons you can get and hammer them on pants with belt loops, but I don't like...
  7. Brinybay

    I tried on a few hats.

    I still have some time left on my vacation, I'll try to get out there again, only this time not so close to closing time. But I like lutefisk! Ya, you betcha! (Just kiddng! Never tried it, no desire to!) Oops, the statue is Lenin, not Stalin, but whatever. Not far from the bridge troll.
  8. Brinybay

    I tried on a few hats.

    Y'all pretty much matched my choices too, except that I'm a little reluctant to spend $104 on a first hat. The stingy brims look too nerdy. The last two pics are actually two different hats, the only differences were the shape of the crown, the band, and one was lined. I don't like black...
  9. Brinybay

    I tried on a few hats.

    I managed to get to a few hat vendors to try on some hats. The first place was David Morgan. I stopped by there while in the area, but it was close to closing time so I didn't try many on. I did get to meet Mr. Morgan. Very nice guy, even has a sense of humor. While trying on a few, I was...
  10. Brinybay

    Photo Albums of German Soldiers

    Which is unusual for Germans, particularly the Nazis. In most cases, they took great pains to document and note details, almost as if they had a fetish for logging everything. I wonder if rather than being personal photo albums, they were items that were issued or purchased with generic...
  11. Brinybay

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    What are those lacy-thingies called anyway? Grandma Lucy is wearing something similar in this picture:
  13. Brinybay

    Photo Albums of German Soldiers

    Copy/paste the URL into AltaVista then select Russian to English translation. There isn't a lot to translate since the photos don't have captions, but it helps some.
  14. Brinybay

    Bad Vintage Movies

    1938 actually, but I'll vote for that one too. A friend of mine and I happened to catch this bizarre movie many years ago on late-night TV. It featured some soon-to-be munchkins (Billy Curtis, Wizard of OZ, 1939). The Terror of Tiny Town - Internet Movie Database Bad Movies.org
  15. Brinybay

    My Favorite Ancestor Photo

    Interesting thread, mind if I revive it? I posted this picture in the "Vintage Family Photos" area, but I want to include it here also: My Dad's parents, William "Joe" (1878-1960) and Lucy Goebel (1883-1970). Grandpa did many things for a living, mostly farming and logging. Grandpa was...
  16. Brinybay

    Beautiful George Hurrell Scans....

    hehe, when I went to that link, I didn't know what that noise was or that it was coming from the website and was freaking out!
  17. Brinybay

    Roaring 20s/Prohibition party attire

    Thanks, someone else suggested trying a search for banded shirts also. But after inquiring by e-mail with a few online sellers of banded collar shirts, they all said the shirt was not compatible with a detachable collar. At least one of them had no idea what I was talking about, and I suspect...
  19. Brinybay

    Can Anyone Help Me Identify Grandpa's Service Branch?

    Start here: Access to Military Service and Pension Records
  20. Brinybay

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    :eek: Rudeness on top of ignorance, wow! I'd be giving her boss an earful!
  21. Brinybay

    The Liquor Bottle from Vintage Betty.

    lol lol lol
  22. Brinybay

    Vintage Coffee Makers

    Here's one of my finds, an Arab coffee pot. I think it's from the 60s. Not sure how they work, but I don't plan to make coffee in it. I just thought it was very ornate and vintage-looking (and not made in China!):
  23. Brinybay

    Share you senior pics or yearbook pics?

    We're waiting...:whistling

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