Things that are archaic - Page 5

Pete Zicato · 02-21-2011, 05:00 PM

We can't have archaic and eat it too.

Sundae · 02-22-2011, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

SG has been on a tear, hasn't she? Exceptionally entertaining lately.

Thanks Spexx, I felt I did crack out the funny last night.
Long overdue.

monster · 02-21-2011, 01:09 PM

I mended a swim suit with needle and thread during a meet on Saturday (not while the swimmer was wearing it). That caught people's attention. It was a practically new Speedo Endurance racing suit, but the seam had come apart.

Nirvana · 02-21-2011, 01:54 PM

I always have to re-sew the buttons on the new suits I buy.

Shawnee123 · 02-21-2011, 01:57 PM

If I lose a button, I may as well throw the shirt away. I am not sewing on a stupid button. I lost my buttoneer, and I hate sewing.

I'm such the anti-domestic.

monster · 02-21-2011, 02:13 PM

Shawnee. I am disappoint.

Shawnee123 · 02-21-2011, 02:14 PM

I am too.

Gravdigr · 02-23-2011, 08:59 AM

We got twine.

Do they still have those Emergency Call Boxes on the interstates out west? I'm guessing not.

glatt · 02-23-2011, 09:04 AM

We have a wide variety of string. Some in huge quantities. I've got a roll of twine that's about half gone now, but it was something like a quarter mile long when it was new. But that reminds me, we're getting low on the general purpose kitchen string. Need to buy another spindle of that. String should be bought at general purpose hardware stores. You know, the little mom and pop places. They usually have a great selection.

footfootfoot · 02-23-2011, 09:30 AM

Yes, but do you have a box of "pieces of string too short to save"?

Cloud · 02-23-2011, 12:41 PM

I have string in my toolbox. Occasionally useful.

Gravdigr · 02-24-2011, 03:50 AM

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Well, then, you flog 'em to death with it.

Urbane Guerrilla · 03-03-2011, 11:05 AM

The Society for Creative Anachronism, but that's really kind of the whole point.

bluecuracao · 03-03-2011, 01:34 PM

The other day, we were watching a show from 1981 hosted by the Smothers Brothers called "Young Comedians." Jerry Seinfeld was featured, with a bit about mugshots in post offices.

Do any post offices still have mugshots hanging up anymore? I only recall noticing them when I was a kid in the '70s, bored to death while waiting in line with my mother.

Lately it seems the USPS wants post offices to appear more like retail stores, and mugshots don't exactly fit in with that image...

Pete Zicato · 03-03-2011, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

Do any post offices still have mugshots hanging up anymore?

Yeah. They do. I saw this one just recently.

02-21-2011, 05:00 PM	#1
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	We can't have archaic and eat it too. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

02-21-2011, 01:09 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I mended a swim suit with needle and thread during a meet on Saturday (not while the swimmer was wearing it). That caught people's attention. It was a practically new Speedo Endurance racing suit, but the seam had come apart. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-21-2011, 01:54 PM	#4
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	I always have to re-sew the buttons on the new suits I buy. __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

02-21-2011, 01:57 PM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	If I lose a button, I may as well throw the shirt away. I am not sewing on a stupid button. I lost my buttoneer, and I hate sewing. I'm such the anti-domestic. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-21-2011, 02:13 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Shawnee. I am disappoint. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-21-2011, 02:14 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I am too. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-23-2011, 08:59 AM	#8
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02-23-2011, 09:04 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We have a wide variety of string. Some in huge quantities. I've got a roll of twine that's about half gone now, but it was something like a quarter mile long when it was new. But that reminds me, we're getting low on the general purpose kitchen string. Need to buy another spindle of that. String should be bought at general purpose hardware stores. You know, the little mom and pop places. They usually have a great selection.

02-23-2011, 09:30 AM	#10
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Yes, but do you have a box of "pieces of string too short to save"? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-23-2011, 12:41 PM	#11
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I have string in my toolbox. Occasionally useful. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-03-2011, 11:05 AM	#13
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	The Society for Creative Anachronism, but that's really kind of the whole point. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

03-03-2011, 01:34 PM	#14
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	The other day, we were watching a show from 1981 hosted by the Smothers Brothers called "Young Comedians." Jerry Seinfeld was featured, with a bit about mugshots in post offices. Do any post offices still have mugshots hanging up anymore? I only recall noticing them when I was a kid in the '70s, bored to death while waiting in line with my mother. Lately it seems the USPS wants post offices to appear more like retail stores, and mugshots don't exactly fit in with that image...

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