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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 4:43 pm: |    |
EB, so I take it your idea for McCain's VP would be more along the lines of Ann Coulter than Barbara Streisand. |
Eastburn
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 4:50 pm: | |
7, I think Coulter is probably a plant from the left side put out there to make true conservatives look bad.
I'm looking to clone Teddy Roosevelt. Or James Madison.
Of course, I was a card-carrying member of the NAACP in college. Even carried a picket sign in front of the Azam Market. |
7andkelly
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 4:54 pm: | |
You're probably right, but I'm sure this chatter will be fodder for the three idiots over on the quarantined threads. They've likely pretty much beaten their old horses to death over there anyway, I'm sure. |
Zitro
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 4:55 pm: | |
CMEO!•• |
7andkelly
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 4:56 pm: | |
It's nice to know they still tune into the Catholic Channel. |
Zitro
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 4:59 pm: | |
No horse trading going here though. How exciting can that be? |
Eastburn
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 5:10 pm: | |
I'm not seeing resumes.
TS, I'm counting on you. |
7andkelly
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 5:16 pm: | |
At the risk of seeming political, I've come up with a way to pay for the oil drilling in my back yard. |
Zitro
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 5:17 pm: | |
Please explain |
7andkelly
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 5:19 pm: | |
By tapping into my neighbor's cable. |
Diane12163
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 5:45 pm: | |
Alinosi's had awesome spumoni. Visited there quite a lot.
So, Detroit Tigers Fan and anticipating membership in The Blue Man Group?
EB I shall vote for thee!
7andkelly-Brilliant idea! |
12468_laing
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 7:10 pm: | |
so, all biasness aside, i got my sports illustrated today, and it is the nfl preview. what exactly is the outlook for the lions? still have a close spot in my heart. was at the game when chuck hughes died of a heart attack. |
Campfire_girl
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 10:06 pm: | |
I was there too - will never forget the silence.
Since we knew all the security guards from the baseball season, we were often on the sidelines by the players bench just before the game started. During the day, nothing like seeing Joe Namath up close. Got lots of autographs during those days. Johnny U was the most exciting.
Got our tickets for the Nov. 9th game. Can't wait to hear the blue and silver! |
7andkelly
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| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 10:13 pm: | |
Laing, glad to see another Lions fan on board!
I'm pretty sure SI didn't predict a Super Bowl victory for the Lions, but that's good news, because that is a known jynx.
I remember that game you mentioned...just an awful day...one that puts it all in perspective. |
7andkelly
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 8:43 am: | |
BTW, I found some root beer popsicles at Walmarts, Deans brand, not Good Humor. Very delicious! Took me back to those days as a kid where I'd hear those bells and rush out to that white truck, hand the guy in the uniform my dollar, and watch in amazement as he pressed those buttons on his change maker. |
Jcole
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 8:58 am: | |
YOU had a DOLLAR??
My parents did,'t give us paper money |
7andkelly
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:15 am: | |
My Grandma gave it to me. |
Jcole
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:16 am: | |
My grandma didn't give us money. Just homemade bread and 'apfel chelly' |
Campfire_girl
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:16 am: | |
I forgot about that change maker - we only got nickels too, J, so don't feel alone. I think the Awrey Bakery man even had one of those. |
Kellyroad
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:25 am: | |
What was the name of the larger truck (about the size of a UPS truck) that had ice cream, cotton candy, candy etc?. It served from the side. It had a musical jingle played and a bull horn speaker to announce from. Was it Mr. Softee??
Anyway that truck would alway head west off of Kelly Rd right around dinner time (much to my parent's chagrin). It seemed that truck and the Good Humor guy would compete head to head in that area for years. |
Jcole
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:30 am: | |
Mr. Softee. I think I mentioned that really early on in the thread. It had a giant ice cream cone with a face on top.
I still think it's kind of a weird name. |
Zitro
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:34 am: | |
TS: Are you implying they should be selling Viagra along with the ice cream? |
Jcole
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:38 am: | |
That would have been my implication, ZZ.
Maybe they put it in the ice cream |
Zitro
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:41 am: | |
I wonder what a good name for that frozen delight would be named. |
Jcole
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:44 am: | |
Mr. Not-so-softee? |
Kellyroad
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:47 am: | |
You probably did mention it JC. You're right, the name is interesting beyond the soft ice cream it served. Anyway, that truck would go down Eastwood and slow down around Redmond right in front of the Shaheen's home. I can still hear that circus like ditty blaring from its speaker. Kids from all up and down the street would emerge.....many after pleading for loose change from their parents. Some kids just hung around because that was the happening seen. JC: Where did Mr. Softee stop on your street? |
Kellyroad
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:49 am: | |
Z: Did Mr. Softee visit your street too? |
Jcole
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:53 am: | |
If I remember correctly, usually right in front of our house. I don't know if that was a function of the fact that we bought a lot or we were the exact center of the block, though |
Zitro
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 9:56 am: | |
Nope, Only the Good Humor Man. Every once in a while the guy who used to cruise around Heilman on one of those bicycle ice cream contraptions would come down our block. |
Jcole
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 10:02 am: | |
Driving down Michigan Ave. a couple times recently, I saw a couple of those bicycle ice cream carts. One with Mexican frozen treats, the popsicle like treats in guava, and papaya like flavors, and another one selling bags of churros and bunuelo as well as individual treats. Had bottles of honey on the ledge, and tins of powdered sugar.
Also several trucks with both types of treats parked in market lots and on the street. It was like the old days, sort of.
Kids being kids in the summer |