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What Did You Drink Last Night?
Just had a simple Cider last night, woodchuck crisp. Better half had a dirty martini.- juup
- Post #3,005
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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The general decline in standards today
One of the biggest problems is lack of parenting. And its not for a lack of wanting to be a good parent. I grew up in the 80's and became a research sociologist (criminologist specifically) and the biggest issue is wages. Most parents, even in two parent homes, work 2 jobs just to "make...- juup
- Post #87
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Worst Golden-era inventions
always did want one of these. maybe i can down load the patent and build one- juup
- Post #70
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Sears might be going belly up
its sad to see them go. I remember when we would get christmas toy catalogue in the early '80s. It had everything a boy of 10 could dream of, toys tools, and scantily clad ladies. Then they bought K-Mart and started showing up in malls. I went to the old state Street sears in salt lake...- juup
- Post #17
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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I remember when.....
I'll have her look. I know that the first 15 I opened were all Schaeffer or Parker faux Tortoise shell. The only one that i'm partial to and still use is the German set my Gramma Truedl gave me. It supposedly has a bit of history but i've never been able to confirm it. Even If I was able to...- juup
- Post #622
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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help for a small guy wanting period boys clothing patterns
Hi. AS Scionpi205 can attest, i'm a very small guy. I'm 5'5 1/2" and 110lbs at the heaviest. I love 30/40's style. But as I've discovered with my reenactment/living history kits, nothing is in my size and what counts as mens' small has to be heavily tailored to fit me. I've also...- juup
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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songs that make you shiver/cry
found an old Dolly Parton LP and was listening to it. The song Me and Little Andy made me cry.- juup
- Post #326
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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I remember when.....
Where I grew up the challenge was to collect 10 of the indians because you could trade them in at the base Youth center for a free tootsie roll pop. As for my first taste of moxie, I had that at a halloween party in Portland in 1994 and gagged. After that i asked who made the witches brew b/c...- juup
- Post #620
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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I remember when.....
I still have five or six of those unused things at my moms house in Pittsburgh. Some still in the original "apo, ny" boxes that they came in. I was (un)lucky enough to have been with my parents stationed in Munich at that time. Funny thing is Gramma Truedl (a former card carrying...- juup
- Post #619
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
movies... popcorn with real butter and ushers/usherettes selling candy during intermission (as those disappeared with multiprojector cineplexes... "lets all go to the lobby lets all go to lobby lets all go to the lobby and by ourselves a treat"- juup
- Post #966
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
how about comfortable bench seats in cars. I hate the gadget box in between the two front seats. makes it hard to canoodle that loved one on the off chance you find a real drive-in movie theater, of which i only know of the Saco Drive-in in Saco Maine.- juup
- Post #965
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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L. A. Noire (video game)
Well, since my boy has assumed control of the PS3, I think I’ll write a brief review of L.A. Noire (Rockstar Game, 59.99, PS3/Xbox 360) Game Play *** Graphics *** Storyline **** Tone ***** At first start Rockstar Game’s new release of L.A. Noire is a total revamp of the Rockstar game play...- juup
- Post #69
- Forum: The Golden Era
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L. A. Noire (video game)
Picked up my copy of L.A. Noire last night at the midnight release for the ps3. Moderately satisfied- juup
- Post #65
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Vintage Eyeglasses
Thanks for the link. I can put my vintage pair away as I was able to order four frames. I cot the Ronstrong in Black cable (opted for the clip on sunglasses), Ron Sir Zyl (tortoise shell with relaxo cables and clip on sunglass), Ronsir Aztecs (cable of course) and the Demi-amber sidewinders...- juup
- Post #544
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Vintage olive Chesterton suit i picked up in Boston at a thrift store and my panama. Goin to pick up L.A. Noir from my local Game stop in style... -
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Fist bump vs hand shake
When i was a teacher in Maine, I got a lot of kids wanting to fist bump. But i put the quabash on that really fast. I found though that as my classes grew in popularity the kids started coming around to my way of doing things. My last year there, having taught for 10 years, I had no offers of...- juup
- Post #40
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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songs that make you shiver/cry
P.S. I Love You and Someone to Watch Over Me do it for me. but my kid has been humming something called "Can't Get It Right" which i really like as well- juup
- Post #323
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Night Owls only
although its a little before 0800 here now, i'm very much out of my element. I'm a freelance author of late and find that in the still quiet of the predawn hours i get more done. All I need is my pipe, a little bit of Glenn Miller and a nice cup of joe and i can write till the sun is peeking...- juup
- Post #363
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Shaving
i don't know anything about the straight razor i've been using since i kipped it off my gramps (with so many other things: pipe, sock garters hats, kippas) I do know that the handle is genuine tortoise shell and bubbe says he got it just after the war. It took me 2 months and 3 stitches to...- juup
- Post #18
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Were Servicepeople Allowed to Keep It?
My paternal grandfather turned all of his stuff in at the end of WWII, but on the same token, when he was released from the POW camp in germany he also turned in his Passport and US citizenship to marry the Frauline he fell in love with. This didn't sit well with my grandmother who sat waiting...
