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  1. ChrisB

    Golden Era Passtimes / Hobbies

    Home made black powder and nitrogen tri iodide were my modus operandi.
  2. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    You mean like this one?
  3. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Why are some people still wearing bandanas as masks when proper masks, cloth or disposable, are readily available in the supermarket. Note that I am in an area of the US that was hit hard early in the pandemic, wearing masks is the norm.We have learned the hard way. For those who still refuse...
  4. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    Discount Über Alles?
  5. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    I was recently asked for ID at a liquor store, it was to see if I qualified for a senior discount!
  7. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    You start getting old the day you are born.
  8. ChrisB

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    We had only 3!
  9. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I have mentioned this before, it really burns me when an able bodied person uses a family members handicapped tag to park in a handicapped space. I need to use these spaces in order to have enough room for my wife’s wheelchair, and there are only a few such spaces.When someone hops out of their...
  10. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    “On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness” The tusks which clashed in mighty brawls Of mastodons, are billiard balls. The sword of Charlemagne the Just Is Ferric Oxide, known as rust. The grizzly bear, whose potent hug, Was feared by all, is now a rug. Great Caesar's bust is on the shelf, And I don't...
  11. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
  13. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Long before car alarms became common, my parents owned a Pinto (they also owned a Vega, so they had the maximum exposure to automotive mediocrity). When the air temperature would reach precisely -2 F, the car horn would go off. This usually occurred around 4 AM. It would continue for a minute...
  14. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Yesterday, while out for a walk, as I was crossing a side street, a car came along, and signalled for a left turn. Apparently upset by my presence in the crosswalk, and the fact that he was going to have to wait 10 seconds to make his turn, he began blowing his horn, making a rude gesture and...
  15. ChrisB

    The "Annoying Phrase" Thread

    Since a new car is not pre-owned, that means that it has no owner, and should be free for the taking.
  16. ChrisB

    The "Annoying Phrase" Thread

    So, at the end of the day, when all is said and done, we are reticent to criticize the speech of others, irregardless of grammar.
  17. ChrisB

    The "Annoying Phrase" Thread

    People don’t die any more, they don’t even pass on, they now just say that they passed (passed what, a kidney stone, flatulence?), or worse, they transitioned. When I go, say that I kicked the bucket, croaked, am pushing up daisies, but not any of the aforementioned euphemisms!
  19. ChrisB

    Movies that would be dull without their soundtracks

    The Third Man, which made Zither music, and Anton Karas biefly famous.
  20. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    We should have a classless society, commuters of the world, unite!
  21. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    What do you mean too soon, there are only 107 shopping days until Christmas!
  22. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    You cant tell if they’re crazy or just talking on Bluetooth, although the two are not mutually exclusive.
  23. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Two observations for Labor Day: Six hot dogs and eight rolls, you would have to buy 24 to make it come out even. The supermarket started selling Halloween stuff two weeks ago.

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