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  1. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Mozart was composing music by age 5. If you are worried about developing your child into some kind of genius, by Kindergarten that train has left the station. Just relax and learn to cultivate the talents that they have, not the ones you wish they had.
  2. ChrisB

    JC Penney Might Be Going Belly Up (Along With Sears)

    Shopping online is convenient, and can offer a larger selection of merchandise. The downside is not being able to examine the goods, and paying high shipping costs. When possible, I like to "window shop" online and then purchase at a physical store.
  3. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Nicotine and alcohol are both natural and organic!
  4. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Truck Nutz
  5. ChrisB

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Usually attributed to Bismarck, although he may not have been the first or only one to express that opinion.
  7. ChrisB

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    They should have listened to what Bismarck had to say about law and sausage.
  8. ChrisB

    JC Penney Might Be Going Belly Up (Along With Sears)

    When our Murphy's closed it started a downward spiral for our town. Lots of other factors involved, but Murphy's was a major draw for shopping. Without it, people had to go out of town for some things, so why not do it all at a shopping mall, even if it was 30 miles away.
  9. ChrisB

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Everyone has a hard time imagining their grandparents behaving the same way as they do.
  10. ChrisB

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Maple syrup (home made!) and walnuts for me.
  11. ChrisB

    Weapons in the Movies

    Nope, barrels gotta be over 24" ! TD Springfields must have been in plentiful supply in that era, you could probably buy them by the gross from Bannerman's. I recall reading that some of the rifles in the background of "Zulu" were actually bolt action rifles (Lee Enfield?) rather than the...
  13. ChrisB

    Weapons in the Movies

    Here is a Mauser m71/84 that was used in the movie "The Last Samurai". It was altered slightly so that it would resemble the single shot model 1871.
  14. ChrisB

    Weapons in the Movies

    I can not recall any westerns in which soldiers were armed with trapdoor Springfield rifles. In the movie Shenandoah, one did appear as a stand in for a muzzle loader in a civil war battle scene. Present where they shouldn't be, and absent where they ought to be.
  15. ChrisB

    If you had a conversation with a person in 1770 would they understand?

    Improvement rather than perfection is a reasonable goal.
  16. ChrisB

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    How abut a roscoe?
  17. ChrisB

    You Know You Live in a Small(ish) Town When...

    Or just ask the mailman.
  19. ChrisB

    You Know You Live in a Small(ish) Town When...

    The school "bus" is a car.
  20. ChrisB

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Scotch House tweed & Prinz Heinrich Muetze:
  21. ChrisB

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    The Reefer Man
  22. ChrisB

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    "Knickers in a knot" is nicely alliterative, is it not?
  23. ChrisB

    If you had a conversation with a person in 1770 would they understand?

    I'm not always sure that people in 2017 can understand me.

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