Just a few minutes after getting home this afternoon, a guy from our water-softening service rang the door bell. His visit was expected. I opened the door and welcomed him in. We spoke for a minute and then he went downstairs and attended to the…
Does it seem incredible to you that it was ever OK? You don't have to bash smokers to shake your head in wonder that the airlines seemed oblivious to the fact that a fair number of travelers had respiratory conditions. And passengers today complain about…
www.grimgallery.blogspot.com Can you identify this scene? Maybe this is really more makeup than special effects. In any case, this was supposed to blow your mind 50 years ago. Would love to watch this with a kid and hear him crack up when this short-order cook…
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If someone referred to the place where you grew up as "Anarene"?
A) I could never keep it going. B) We should have been wearing helmets. C) It was OK, if you enjoy hurtling out of control. D) My friends and I were too light to really make the spring work. E) It used to scare me…
Hearing your own voice played back on a tape recorder? It tended to be a bit weird. www.southernmuses.wordpress.com
The in crowd: Ever noticed how people tend to describe those who share their recreational interests as neat or appealing? "It's such a dynamic group!" That always cracks us up. As if someone saying that about his fellow cyclists or stamp collectors isn't being nakedly…
1. What's the biggest fair you have attended? (I have heard that those state fairs in the Midwest are unbelievably huge.) 2. What percentage of your youth did you spend listening to Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" (possibly against your will)? (Feel free to substitute "Bohemian Rhapsody,"…
This one came out for the last time on Aug. 7, 1981. www.poptopshop.com
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