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http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_10868437 Article about how the R&B singer Ne-Yo always wears short-brimmed fedoras at night, and in general wants to promote a '40s and '50s style.

Thanks, Lucky Strike. Those are great.

I forgot, sometimes I refer to obnoxious younger people as "whippersnappers", though usually in a sarcastic way.

If we don't keep that word alive, we'll have to rename the da Vinci painting "The Last Dinner"!

Great Like the Shelley items very much -- beautiful. And it's nice if one uses the china! Though I'm not sure -- is there a way to know if older porcelain has any lead-based-glaze risks? I have a friend who was importing modern porcelain from Poland, and he had to fill out all kinds of...

The evening meal Someone commented one time when I suggested meeting for "supper." Anybody else still say that? I've also said "davenport." In Wisconsin people sometimes say "Make the lights out" which seems to come directly from German.

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune had a column by Eric Ringham, Feb. 9, 2008, that is nostalgic for Golden Era style. "Eric Ringham: Short on style A life defined by ring tones and cubicles leaves one longing for foghorns and frosted glass." You may be able to access it for the next couple...

Those are great, too.

That rotary image was hilarious! I'm sending it to all my friends.

The job title thread made me think of "degree inflation" -- where they require higher and higher degrees to qualify for a job interview, even if the degree has nothing to do with the work involved. I know there are "justifications" like a degree shows work ethic, etc. But often it's because the...

The classic example of this is casinos -- no clocks, constant twilight, machines that give off tones that semi-hypnotize you. But the ultimate was when they decided people were not playing the slots enough because they tired pulling the "arms", so they created push-button slot machines...

Danish -- fruit-centered or "bear claws". I eat the other things more at restaurants. But a lot of restaurants don't have decent maple syrup, unfortunately. IHOP has been having some good funnel cakes, however.

I believe language does have power, and so some guidelines are appropriate. But it can definitely be taken too far. Don't you know you shouldn't say "girls" at all anymore? They should be called "pre-women." (Joke.)

Time. Business Week. Notre Dame Magazine (alumni mag). Various nonprofits' magazines (environmental, world poverty, etc.) Used to subscribe to Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, still miss that one sometimes. Loved Boy's Life as a kid.

Or athletic shoes -- did someone mention that? Or no watch! What bugs me is the younger guys who don't wear a watch anymore, but just pull out their (huge honking) cell phone to see what time it is.