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    Southerners and "the rest of us"

    When people order a milkshake they really want a frappe.
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    Remember when...

    The first hand held Texas Instument calculator would add, subtract, multiply and divide cost $600!!! Needless to say that was beyond our reach and Dad did all the town finance reports on a hand crank ten number calculator, it was a large, heavy piece of equipment.
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    Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia

    Zulu is another with violent historical significance.
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    Things that remind you that you're getting old...

    An hour and a half to two hour nap every day has been replaced by a T shot every two weeks, but I still have two pill cases one for morning and one for dinner time.
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    Things that remind you that you're getting old...

    Unleaded gas was called WHITE GAS. We used it for the Coleman stoves and lanterns. If I remember right it was 38 cents a gal as opposed to 27 cents a gal for regular leaded.
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    Things that remind you that you're getting old...

    6 gals of gas and oil for the boat was $2.00 Now just the gas is over $ 20.00
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    A new companion

    She has that look that says "you are mine and I WILL be your faithful and constant companion".
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    I think they're hot, but you probably don't

    Love the Redheads...... I'll never forget Partying with Bonnie Raitt when she was doing the Folk Music thing in the 70's and then there is Reba Mcentire.
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    Woodworkers- need some advice!

    If I remember correctly, there is a solution that they must be soaked in to prevent shrinkage, thus preventing cracks and checks. Can't remember what it was but if you search I'm sure you will find it. What you want to do is a long and involved process. Wafers that size will take a year or...
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    Soapmaking

    If it is hard to cut like cheese, try using a cheese wire. I use an old piece of fishing wire for my cheese cutter that works great.
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    Words and phrases that are fun to say

    shuzbut
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    Dog Training. Where do I start?

    Find a good trainer that gives dog training classes. If you do as instructed you will be trained to train your dog. Training your dog is never ending, more like continuing education. My husky-sheperd still makes "mistakes" but she is my protector from people she feels that are a threat to me...
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    Foods that freak out SWMBO (or HWMBO)

    Just brussels sprouts. I even try turnip once or twice a year and still don't like them, the only two veggies I don't like.
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    Foods that freak out SWMBO (or HWMBO)

    Maybe for you, but I have no choice in the matter. My body reacts before I know whats happening. One woman thought I was lying until she got her kitchen plastered in an impromptu demonstration. This is something I don't joke about because it is a reaction that is almost instant and I have no...
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    Foods that freak out SWMBO (or HWMBO)

    Brussel sprouts. If I get just a wiff of them I give an instant demonstration of projectile vomiting before I know whats happening.
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