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    Happy Birthday to gamboolman

    Thank you. Time flies when your having fun :)
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    Expressions my grandparents used

    My Grandparents was born in late 1890's and my Grandfather would say "Whoa Nelly" when slowing the truck down. when he was speeding up he would say "Giddy Up". And you kids are "running around like Chickens with their heads cut off" - which we saw regularly when my Grandfather would get one...
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    Expressions my grandparents used

    You'd B...complain if you was hung with a new rope.
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    Corn on the cob: a quick question

    There is a problem with your picture. Where is the other half dozen ears of Corn 😊🌽 ms gamboolgal boils it and I eat it. I like it with butter and salt or just a little salt or plain. I usually go thru a half dozen ears myself. I like me some good corn on the cob. This thread is making me...
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    US Senior Citizens Increasingly Dying from Falls

    ms gamboolgal and I have seen several relatives and friends who fell and broke their hips and sadly passed away not long after. It just seems to happen to folks as they age. In my work in the Oilfield, men falling was a real hazard and over the 44 year I worked - several deaths and bad injuries...
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    Do you believe the old adage that there's a soul mate for everybody?

    Yes, but that is based on ms gamboolgal and I. That is her sat on my knee when she was barely 17 and I was 19 back in 1979. We were inseparable and married 3 year later. And my favorite thing still to do after all these years is to chase ms gamboolgal around the bed buck neckid :love:
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    Do You Still Use Tea Towels?

    Yes, but we call them Dish Rags or Towels in Texas. I remember growing up that my Grandparents and relatives on the Farm would use the thin white cotton dish towels to cover up left over food to keep the flies off.
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    What Do You Eat for Breakfast?

    ms gamboolgal, slices up my Rabbit Food for me and bags it ahead of time. Breakfast is 2 Ribs of Celery, some Radishes, some Carrots, and some Bell Pepper washed down with a glass of of Vegetable (Tomato) Juice, a then a piece of cheese toast and a glass of water. Its a helluva Jaw workout...
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    Should the elderly retake their driving test?

    During one of our many moves when we was young married, we was transferred back to Texas. I had to take the Eye Test to get my Texas Drivers license back. We did not have to do the actual driving test. However...... I told the lady that there was something wrong with the Eye Test machine...
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    81 Years Ago My Father In Law Jumped into Normandy With the 501 PIRA

    It's been 81 year since D-Day. ms gamboolgals father, Mr. Beam was in the 501 PIRA. He told me that they jumped around 0200 to 0300 best he recalled. He said the night sky was lit up from the German gunfire and that all he wanted was to get out of the plane. He was part of the original group at...
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    Manhunt For Father Who Killed His Three Young Daughters

    Condolences and prayers of comfort offered up for the Mother and family of the three innocent murdered young girls. RIP with the Angels.
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    What song brings you to tears still when you hear it?

    There are quite afew that will do it, several have been listed already by others. I can't listen to "The Cats In The Cradle" by Harry Chapin These two are hard also:
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    Cleaning Windows! How do you do them?

    Soap and Water Water in Spray Bottle to rinse Soap with Paper Towels Then Vinegar/Water in Spray Bottle with Paper Towels.
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    Tell us about your Avatar

    StarSong, I like to play Poker and my handle on the online computer Poker sites was gamboolman. So we use gamboolman and ms gamboolgal. In retirement, I still like to play in Poker tournaments and a little bit of Cash games. Just for fun, nothing outrageous.
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