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    Is there a Men Only section in this building?

    Is there a Men Only section in this building? If yes, would you be kind enough to give me directions? If no, would anyone enlighten me as to the why of such a lacuna? Just curious...
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    How to Know if You're in The Right Bar

    When it's got a "Hemmingway Bar" sign behind the bar with all of two Ms... And it's actually the Masindi bar where Hemingway nursed himself back to tottering health after a plane crash in Murchison Falls, in Uganda. Unfortunately, the spirits' shelf today is as good as the orthography...
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    Frustrated! Addressing people by their title, and other 'old-fashioned' sayings

    In the world outside the US (which is quite a large chunk, by the way), social conventions and manners are regarded as important and significant. Americans are generally viewed as sorely lacking in the matter, and totally ignorant of any social etiquette. This results in the average American...
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    Clean Jokes

    I was having a drink at the bar with my friend Dave, when I noticed two drunkards ten feet away. Greying, puffy-eyed, pale skin, sagging chins, with a sad and absent look on their faces, they were just slowly imbibing themselves like people who have nothing else left in life. I turned to Dave...
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    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Moskovskaya vodka. One of the extremely few decent vodkas around.
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    What modern invention/innovation do you wish had *never* been developed?

    Before cellphones started operating in Africa, whenever I needed to urgently contact someone in another town I had to write a note, call one of my staff, provide him with money for bus fare and a week worth of food and lodging, and send him on the errand. Cellphones then are not on my list. Rap...
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    Take that You...You, Bagel Head!

    Monkey is as monkey do...
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    Clean Jokes

    I caught my seven year old son as he was about to steal cookies from the pantry. I growled in his back: "If I were you I wouldn't do that." He turned, startled for a second, then replied "No... But you'd play with Auntie Mary's breasts when mom is at work." "There's chocolate in the fridge...
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    Could you survive?

    Could I survive? Running safaris in Africa in the 30's? You bet! Probably much better than nowadays. I actually wish it was the 30' again around here, and not for time-period correctness...
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    Sun Compass?

    Here are a couple of pictures: A sun compass mounted on the bonnet of a military vehicle A US Army sun compass in its box And a link to a brief description of the one you're interested in: http://olive-drab.com/gallery/description_0169.php To use a sun compass, you need...
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    The story of Keep Calm and Carry On

    That poster should have been reprinted and massively distributed after 9/11.
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    women of the Golden era from the 1920's mug shots

    Worth noting that sweet Dorothy's surname, Mort, means Death in French... :D
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    How do you play "Ask Me Another"?

    Who painted La Gioconda? ??? - Leonardo da Vinci (La Gioconda is Mona Lisa)
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    How to determine someone's voter affilitation?

    Sounds like a "Realist" to me, and a man who could actually feed himself and his family off the land if need be. I'm not American, but I've noticed that people who are better at talking about the recipe than at wringing the neck of the chicken to prepare supper tend to have the same political...
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    Danger? Question about Schott Horse Hide Jacket

    Horse hide is more supple and resilient than cow hide... Cordovan shoes last just a week short of forever, and certainly get much more flex and wear than a jacket will ever see! I wouldn't worry about it.
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    Clean Jokes

    Why on Earth would someone have to apologize before to tell - or post - a joke??? It is most irritating to see the extent to which political correctness pervades every aspect of life... And it is saddening to realize that one vintage thing that sorely misses in these days, is the freedom to...
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    Th 8 Most Wildly Irrisponsible Vintage Toys

    My two years old daughter doesn't need to be told "NO! DON'T TOUCH!!!" and dragged away in panic when she gets too close to red-hot items... The simple statement "It's hot!" is enough, she knows what it means, and is mature enough to act accordingly. Nowadays an overwhelming majority of kids...
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    Show us your Guns!

    Good news for you... Several US manufacturers have reintroduced the .470 NE. You can get Federal, Barnes and Hornady ammo for it, the Hornady coming at a "mere" $6.50 per round. Try Midway USA or Cabelas, they have extensive online catalogs. That Hambrusch looks quite light, must be a handful...
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    Show us your Guns!

    As Rathdown rightly points out, and running the risk to deeply displease generations of Hollywood experts (as if anybody cares... :D), a heart shot is not - and by far - an instant kill. In a self-defence situation, the brain shot is usually the only option. Technically, it's a hit to the...
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    Classic Safari vehicles!

    Oldsarge, I do outfit safaris, in some of the remotest and most beautiful areas... I love the bush. Idi Amin has long gone, the current President actually took his country from the bottom of a seriously deep hole and, instead of continuing to dig as is the custom on the continent, rebuilt it...

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