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    The Olympic torch relay it was all Adolf Hitler's flaming idea

    From what I understand, we already had our own "sympathizers" here, and it wouldn't surprise me one bit if they went into marketing.
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    current dress trends

    You will definitely feel that way with modern cut clothes - even men's modern suiting. I know I felt that way when I was hiking up modern cut suits and telling the tailor to lower the cuffs. In fact, I was pretty bummed out that I couldn't see myself wearing anything at my waist because it just...
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    Customer Service in the old days versus now.

    There are a number of issues that have rendered customer service into an entirely new beast. 1. (I hate to bring this from another thread) Consumerism vs. Capitalism - when ACME knows you're going to buy their product one way or the other, or when their products have little difference in...
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    Deodorant Question

    Annixter, I think I'll give that a try. I believe I have some Old Spice lying around that needs used up. therizyflapper, your smileys are abundant. I wonder if you smile that much in person! ;)
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    linen or silk

    I've owned both linen and silk. Silk tends to wrinkle terribly, is difficult to clean and stains like the dickens. It is a cool wearing fabric, but tends to work better in blends. If I had a choice between a silk shirt and a wool shirt, I'd rather sweat knowing my shirt would last the summer...
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    Any writers?

    Been a while since I've last posted in here. I've started a more thorough editing process on one book, which included adding a "foreword" chapter which of course, is also part of the fiction to help open the story. I've also started baking a couple newer ideas for an adult oriented...
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    Deodorant Question

    Same thing happened to me, John. I switched to Old Spice for years until it started again. That's what got me over to Brut. I'll probably eventually have to switch to one of these homemade things.
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    current dress trends

    There are number of things I haven't seen mentioned in this particular thread. First is the tendency to keep these clothes PRISTINE in appareance and cleanliness. I've known a few fellows that spent $150 on a pair of tennis shoes and when those shoes were scuffed that night at the club, these...
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    Deodorant Question

    I've checked most regular deodorants and I have trouble finding ones WITHOUT aluminum - yes, deodorants, not ap's. I use Brut spray because there's no aluminum.
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    Burgundy wingtips?

    Cordovan wingtips are a timeless classic. They look good with grays, blues, browns, greens and pretty much anything other than black. Bostonians are a fair brand on par with Johnston&Murphy. Just below those is Cole Haan, then Florsheim. This is all assuming we're talking the $150-180 price...
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    sick and tired of new scrap appliances.

    I agree with you here. We can't know everything. If we are going to take pills for shaky legs, or eat genetically modified crops, or wear nano-particle-sprayed clothes, we have to rely on an expert who is going to verify these things are safe. Unfortunately, that's the very weakness that some...
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    Subverting Technology -- Golden Era style

    Lizzie, the lady and I have been discussing finding ways to turn rotary phones, or even crank phones (Stromberg Carlson Model 1248, to be exact) into functional outgoing lines via cellular technology. She knows quite a bit more about it than I do (I still hate cell phones), but we've gone into...
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    sick and tired of new scrap appliances.

    :rolleyes: So I guess for the purposes of my brief example, an AMERICAN child from the ages of 15-18 could have possibly made the $200 shoe that the corpulent Taiwanese man purchases, instead of buying a more reliable, repairable shoe. In any case, the $200 spent is still $200 wasted.
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    sick and tired of new scrap appliances.

    I consider anyone under 18 a child, so if the shoes are made by a 15 year old...[huh] And regarding Taiwan - yes - they manufacture Nike shoes: The Manufacturing Practices of the Footwear Industry: Nike vs. the Competition "Their majority of their output today is produced in factories in...
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    head-on collision: old car vs new

    You're right, we should throw everything away as soon as the marked-on label says it's expired. Then we should feel fortunate as we pile into Wal-Mart and purchase a newer, better, safer, shinier version. What if, say, dishwasher production wound down? What if companies had to sell fewer...
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    sick and tired of new scrap appliances.

    Noir, everything you said in your response is indicative of clever marketing. Let me ask you something: have you ever personally performed laboratory tests in which you measured the lifespan of plastic in open-air landfill conditions? And if so, what was the data you obtained? Or haven't you...
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    current dress trends

    http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?63257-The-Yoga-Pants-trend http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?63304-The-lost-art-of-dressing-for-the-occasion http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?61833-Pajamas-in-public...
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    The Yoga Pants trend

    lol After bringing this thread up to the honey, we tooled around a few Minneapolis streets with our eyes peeled. Thus, I learned there is a difference between "tights" and "yoga pants", although I couldn't say with certainty that the difference is profound. Apparently, quite a few Minneapolis...
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    Item(s) You Regret Having Gotten Rid Of?

    Ironrite "Mangle" Iron. Acquired it from a friend when he sold me his house. Left it in the basement of that house when I sold it. It was too heavy...:eusa_booh
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    sick and tired of new scrap appliances.

    I guess I should have left out the morbid comic relief from my rant. :rolleyes: Naturally, no one will deem you a sociopath for not buying an iPad. On the other hand, there was a time when someone would ask me what my cell number was and I would say, "I don't own a cell phone." I wouldn't just...
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