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Went to the flicker show and saw Kingsman: The Secret Service yesterday. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Vermont Today with Dick Loudon. They had the world's smallest horse on the show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU3IPSAys8s

Looks like a Buick, around a 1927 or earlier.

It was time for St. Peter to take his coffee break, so he asked Jesus to mind the Gates for him. He told Jesus that everyone was pre-cleared for enty, so all that was necessary was talk to the folks, ask about their families and so on and let them in. After greeting several people, Jesus meets...

The Imitation Game

I believe the contemporary term was "Snorky!"

Yes, it's my car, a 1931 Ford sedan. Here it is on the big screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5etmstIF3o and in a music video, put together by Fedora Lounge's own Les Gillis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksaSAMyMSvw

1923 Peerless Touring Car

I thought the Walther had an exposed backstrap, unlike a PPK, so I watched this "sneak peek" on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l5Kt_c1-7U If you freeze it just right at about 56-57 seconds, you can see that the left side of the slide is marked Model PPK/S.

I have a 1931 Ford Fordor Sedan that has been frequently rented for movies,, weddings and such. I always dress the part on those occasions. Once, the wardrobe folks wanted me to turn my clothes in before I left the set. On another occasion, I was driving for a wedding and was the only...

Reminded me of the TV show Dinosaurs, about the Sinclair family http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101081/

Some time back, I started getting calls on my personal cell phone about my "loan" being delinquent and asking for immediate payment by money order. I didn't have an outstanding loan, and no amount of explaining made any difference. The calls always showed different originating numbers, so...

Brothers of the Sacred Heart

One of the Brother's where I went for 8th grade had one of those, and he had the recipient of such discipline sign it after it was used. It gave an entirely new meaning to the phrase "getting your name on the board!"

When I was a youngster and I procrastinated on a school project, my mother always said I "waited until the eleventh hour."