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Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
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Yeah, I guess as long as I'm handy, (building hot rods and race cars too), the wife will keep me around.
What interesting titbit of trivia can you tell us about you ?
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moviequeen1
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When I went to girls boarding school in Toronto,part of the uniform was wearing a tie
My dad who was right handed put me in front of a long mirror showed me how to do it. It took me a couple of tries since I'm left handed but I got it.I can still do it
My dad who was right handed put me in front of a long mirror showed me how to do it. It took me a couple of tries since I'm left handed but I got it.I can still do it
hollydolly
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Schoolgirls, and boys in the UK... all have to ear ties as part of the uniform...
I had to... my uniform was navy blue skirt, navy cardigan or sweater, shirt, tie.. and Navy Blue Blazer...
20 years later when my daughter started school. age 5 she too had to wear a unform which included a tie.. and even now 30 years after she left school.. the kids still wear ties...
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CaliS
girl next door
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- West Coast, USA
I promise, I wasn't fishing - but thank you.i'm sure being wonderful is remarkable enough right?
gruntlabor
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- Last Frontier, Age 83
I was the first papergirl in Anchorage, age eight or nine. I hawked newspapers up and down Fourth Avenue ducking into bars and businesses to pitch my wares. The tips were wonderful.
I remember one lady on the street yelling at my customer, 'Get away from that child, you drunken pervert!' She scared him away. I could gladly have murdered the old biddy.
I remember one lady on the street yelling at my customer, 'Get away from that child, you drunken pervert!' She scared him away. I could gladly have murdered the old biddy.
hollydolly
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County ?..wow !..how big is the county ?
Writing so that it appears like normal writing when you hold it in front of a mirror.what is mirror writing ?
hollydolly
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- London England
I've never tried that I must have a go at that at some point..lol
Once you get started on it, it goes pretty easily.
308 square miles
It only has one city. It's the county seat. The county seat is 2.618 square miles.
There are several unincorporated towns.
In eleventh grade I won a state wide creative writing contest, I hadn't known the teacher submitted my story until she told me. She wanted me to read the story to the student body during an assembly but I refused, I also refused to read it to our class so she read it but never said who wrote it.
It wasn't that I was afraid to speak in front of others but because I was kind of embarrased by that kind of attention, I had a bad boy reputation to protect. What an ignorant child I was.
It wasn't that I was afraid to speak in front of others but because I was kind of embarrased by that kind of attention, I had a bad boy reputation to protect. What an ignorant child I was.
I am too. When I was young I could bend over backwards, touch the floor, then straighten back up. Even now the physical therapy people are amazed at how flexible I am for my age.
The story of ‘Room 8,’ beloved schoolhouse cat immortalized in gravestone
22 November, 2023
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If you visit the Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park in Calabasas, California, you’ll come across the resting places of numerous famous pets, such as Pete the Pup from The Little Rascals and Jiggs the chimpanzee from Tarzan.
However, among the notable grave markers, one that often captures visitors’ interest is that of a cat with the unique name “Room 8.” Who was this cat, and how did he earn such an unusual name? Delve into the heartwarming tale of this special feline to find out!
Back in 1952, a short-haired gray striped tabby cat made an unexpected appearance at Elysian Heights Elementary School in Echo Park, California. As narrated in his 1966 biography, “A Cat Called Room 8,” the cat strolled through the classrooms, receiving pets from the children. The students, touched by the feline’s presence, began sharing their lunches to feed the hungry cat, creating a strong bond. In homage to their classroom, they named the cat “Room 8,” and remarkably, he remained a constant companion for the entire school year.
At the end of each school year, Room 8 would vanish for the summer, only to make a return when the children returned to class. This routine persisted for numerous years, allowing many successive classes of kids to become acquainted with Room 8.
“My earliest memory of Room 8 was Miss Mason introducing him to our kindergarten class,” reminisced former student Angie Nicolai in a post on Explore Historic California. “I recall thinking he was a sizable cat in her arms. She wanted us to understand that he belonged to the school and that there might be times when he would come into our classroom to visit. As soon as she put him down, he promptly leaped onto the desk next to the window, settling in for a nap in the warm sun.”
Room 8 swiftly became a local sensation, drawing the attention of news cameras that would arrive at the school to capture images of the cat’s return. He garnered an abundance of fan mail, receiving hundreds of letters from admirers.
Room 8’s narrative became the focus of a documentary, a book, and a three-page feature in Look magazine.
The cat called the classroom home until the mid-1960s when his health started to decline. He reportedly suffered injuries in a cat fight and battled feline pneumonia. A nearby family, sympathetic to his condition, took him in.
Room 8 passed away on August 13, 1968, at the age of 21. Following his demise, the cat received an overwhelming outpouring of affection, marked by a three-column obituary in the Los Angeles Times that gained nationwide coverage. Students rallied to collect funds for the gravestone that still stands in his honor.
In 1972, the Room 8 Memorial Cat Foundation was established to commemorate the cat, and it remains active to this day. At Elysian Heights Elementary School, Room 8’s legacy endures: he is featured on a mural, and his pawprints are forever preserved in the sidewalk’s cement.
22 November, 2023
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If you visit the Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park in Calabasas, California, you’ll come across the resting places of numerous famous pets, such as Pete the Pup from The Little Rascals and Jiggs the chimpanzee from Tarzan.
However, among the notable grave markers, one that often captures visitors’ interest is that of a cat with the unique name “Room 8.” Who was this cat, and how did he earn such an unusual name? Delve into the heartwarming tale of this special feline to find out!
Back in 1952, a short-haired gray striped tabby cat made an unexpected appearance at Elysian Heights Elementary School in Echo Park, California. As narrated in his 1966 biography, “A Cat Called Room 8,” the cat strolled through the classrooms, receiving pets from the children. The students, touched by the feline’s presence, began sharing their lunches to feed the hungry cat, creating a strong bond. In homage to their classroom, they named the cat “Room 8,” and remarkably, he remained a constant companion for the entire school year.
At the end of each school year, Room 8 would vanish for the summer, only to make a return when the children returned to class. This routine persisted for numerous years, allowing many successive classes of kids to become acquainted with Room 8.
“My earliest memory of Room 8 was Miss Mason introducing him to our kindergarten class,” reminisced former student Angie Nicolai in a post on Explore Historic California. “I recall thinking he was a sizable cat in her arms. She wanted us to understand that he belonged to the school and that there might be times when he would come into our classroom to visit. As soon as she put him down, he promptly leaped onto the desk next to the window, settling in for a nap in the warm sun.”
Room 8 swiftly became a local sensation, drawing the attention of news cameras that would arrive at the school to capture images of the cat’s return. He garnered an abundance of fan mail, receiving hundreds of letters from admirers.
Room 8’s narrative became the focus of a documentary, a book, and a three-page feature in Look magazine.
The cat called the classroom home until the mid-1960s when his health started to decline. He reportedly suffered injuries in a cat fight and battled feline pneumonia. A nearby family, sympathetic to his condition, took him in.
Room 8 passed away on August 13, 1968, at the age of 21. Following his demise, the cat received an overwhelming outpouring of affection, marked by a three-column obituary in the Los Angeles Times that gained nationwide coverage. Students rallied to collect funds for the gravestone that still stands in his honor.
In 1972, the Room 8 Memorial Cat Foundation was established to commemorate the cat, and it remains active to this day. At Elysian Heights Elementary School, Room 8’s legacy endures: he is featured on a mural, and his pawprints are forever preserved in the sidewalk’s cement.
hollydolly
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..even our smallest villages with a population of 500 have stop lights in some of them....
hollydolly
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the girl in my school with the double jointed shoulders could do exactly that. She was always bending over backwards... pushing her head through her legs, and walking like a crab very fast...
I often wonder if she got arthritis in later life
I don't know, but I surely do.
It also makes it pretty much impossible to ice skate. The ankles are too flexible.Veronica
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When I meet new people they usually think Im an extrovert cause I can chat with most anybody about most anything..
Im not. Actually Im an introvert. Im good for about two hours and then Ive had enuf and the light goes off
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I am so glad I didnt have to go to school in the UK. Those ties would have been the death of me.
I cant stand anything up around my neck like that. Im sure I would have been a discipline problem.
Im not. Actually Im an introvert. Im good for about two hours and then Ive had enuf and the light goes off
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I am so glad I didnt have to go to school in the UK. Those ties would have been the death of me.
I cant stand anything up around my neck like that. Im sure I would have been a discipline problem.