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Tinnitus "Fixes" ?
To Kabuto's point, I'm a religious user of earplugs, especially on the motorcycle, when cutting the grass, when driving in any open car on the freeway, on long drives in some closed cars and SUVs with big noise-generating tires, and sometimes in movies where I know it's going to be loud. I've...- StraightEight
- Post #37
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Odd names for your Pets
This is Otaku (Japanese for, more or less, "nerd") ripping keys off the laptop with the launch codes. Otaku is a yellow-sided green cheek conure, which means trouble in any language.- StraightEight
- Post #5
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Indy Review
I have great hope for the future of American cinema, as the Skull movie now demonstrates beyond argument that: A: Movies were generally better before computer animation became a substitute for plot. B: Harrison Ford has a promising career as an actor ahead of him. and C: A George...- StraightEight
- Post #48
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Favorite Song/Quote
"Are you always much too busy?"--Spencer Tracy asking Katharine Hepburn out in "Woman of the Year." Or is this just about songs? "Now noise of the riveter rocks, don't mind it 'Cause the man with the whiskers has a lot behind it But I can't keep punchin' with the victory crew When...- StraightEight
- Post #33
- Forum: The Golden Era
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favorite cars of the golden era
And while I've got the computer warmed up, here's the Buick's pit crew at the all-GM car show in Van Nuys a few weeks ago.- StraightEight
- Post #398
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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favorite cars of the golden era
Thanks very much. Flivver, you're right about post-war 40-series being somewhat rare. I call mine a '48 but it's actually, technically, a '49 according to the VIN plate and registration. Buick built the '49 Special only through December, '48, with 4631 sedanets and 5777 sedans built. In '49 the...- StraightEight
- Post #397
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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favorite cars of the golden era
New member here. Current favorite is our garage Queen Mary, a 1948 Buick Special Model 46S sedanette. An original 30,000-mile survivor with the 248 CID Fireball Valve-In-Head inline-8, 3-speed column shift, and Buick Sonomatic radio. Purchased new on December 4, 1948 from Woods & Vandivier Motor...- StraightEight
- Post #394
- Forum: The Observation Bar
