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Quote: ChumpChangeThe uniforms in the above photo appear gray, and it was a B&W photo. But I just found some old video of them from the '60's wearing strange light blue pastel uniforms. It might even be on one of their album covers. It appears to be the same uniforms as in the B&W photo from above. My household didn't get a color TV until around 1980, after the old 20" B&W blew out in a puff of smoke. So seeing old '60's and '70's TV in color is novel to me still.
I seem to remember a national broadcast of the Union Gap doing that Dixie bit back in the day and I found it just way odd.
Here they are in much darker blue uniforms, AND, displaying the confederate stars and bars in their music video.
NEW * Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Young Girl (1968, Stereo) 4K - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTyHt_rMdo4
The war on women is contagion in red states at this time.
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Get you a mob girlfriend who can go shopping for little stuff.
"She", Tommy James & The Shondells (1969)- YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu4SvPN6ifw
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ChumpChange, please explain this phrase: The war on women is contagion in red states at this time. What does this phrase have to do with the subject being discussed in the rest of the post? Am I correct in assuming that this is political speech?
B&W alternate version - Young Girl - Gary Puckett And The Union Gap - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0ZJHVH17I
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The FAA has computers that were installed when I was in college. Instead of <example of wasteful federal spending that will get me in political ban-land> we take some of that money and upgrade our air traffic control systems?
Quote: BillHasRetiredBREAKING: Flights Grounded Nationwide Due to FAA Computer System Failure
The FAA has computers that were installed when I was in college. Instead of <example of wasteful federal spending that will get me in political ban-land> we take some of that money and upgrade our air traffic control systems?
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My wife flew out yesterday for a multi week European trip. I am so happy she got out before this.
Quote: BillHasRetiredBREAKING: Flights Grounded Nationwide Due to FAA Computer System Failure
The FAA has computers that were installed when I was in college. Instead of <example of wasteful federal spending that will get me in political ban-land> we take some of that money and upgrade our air traffic control systems?
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We need the money to reroute a racist road instead. Edit…. Give me a warning for this instead of a suspension as I want to get my Playoff Picks in!
had to get that in. Humor. the others also I say is humor, but I'll take my lumps
Quote:On Jan. 1, 1914, the world's first scheduled passenger airline service took off from St. Petersburg, FL and landed at its destination in Tampa, FL, about 17 miles
and lost the passengers' luggage .... jkQuote: rxwineHow did we survive before airlines.
Quote:On Jan. 1, 1914, the world's first scheduled passenger airline service took off from St. Petersburg, FL and landed at its destination in Tampa, FL, about 17 miles
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Quote: ChumpChangeWhat's the difference between law and politics? The Union Gap was singing songs about women in an era that predated abortion rights and most other women's rights. Abortion rights are being rescinded in just about every red state in very recent months. Lady Willpower, it's now or never. Red states are taking away women's rights that were afforded them after this pop group was popular, and it's well versed in the media that it's a culture war of one sort or another, and could lead to civil war. Women will have to leave red states for their sexual freedom, they'll have to go to a Union state. If you want to let other posters talk about confederates and union but not allow reference to what is going on in present day with Nazis carrying confederate flags around and antifa protesting Nazis, you're out of touch. Politics, politicians, and law took away online gambling a dozen or more years ago, and 95% of the users on a poker chat forum I frequented back then were absolute nihilists towards everybody, much like the freedom caucus is in Washington DC today. But once they had their poker taken away they just lost it, I don't know how they ever recovered. They don't care about anybody unless it's them adversely affected.
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Rule 19 Violation for Controversial Speech, namely political speech. 3 day suspension
Why would someone put a full-length mirror on a bathroom door such that the mirror is facing and perpendicular to the business area!?
Quote: Mission146I saw the most horrifying thing comprehensible yesterday. It was a sight truly terrifying that I hope none of you should ever have the misfortune of experiencing.
Why would someone put a full-length mirror on a bathroom door such that the mirror is facing and perpendicular to the business area!?
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Incompetence or Creepiness take your pick.
Quote: Mission146I saw the most horrifying thing comprehensible yesterday. It was a sight truly terrifying that I hope none of you should ever have the misfortune of experiencing.
Why would someone put a full-length mirror on a bathroom door such that the mirror is facing and perpendicular to the business area!?
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Mission146,
Was it well-hung? ;-)
Dog Hand
P.S. C'mon....we all were thinking of this bad pun.
Quote: Mission146I saw the most horrifying thing comprehensible yesterday. It was a sight truly terrifying that I hope none of you should ever have the misfortune of experiencing.
Why would someone put a full-length mirror on a bathroom door such that the mirror is facing and perpendicular to the business area!?
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to me - also really horrible
you're in a public place - like an airport
you have to take care of business
you head to the bathroom and the stall
and somebody comes into the stall right next to you - with sound effects and everything else
yuck
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Quote: DogHandQuote: Mission146I saw the most horrifying thing comprehensible yesterday. It was a sight truly terrifying that I hope none of you should ever have the misfortune of experiencing.
Why would someone put a full-length mirror on a bathroom door such that the mirror is facing and perpendicular to the business area!?
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Mission146,
Was it well-hung? ;-)
Dog Hand
P.S. C'mon....we all were thinking of this bad pun.
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I think it must have been one of those funhouse mirrors that make your middle area appear much smaller than it actually is.
Quote: lilredroosterQuote: Mission146I saw the most horrifying thing comprehensible yesterday. It was a sight truly terrifying that I hope none of you should ever have the misfortune of experiencing.
Why would someone put a full-length mirror on a bathroom door such that the mirror is facing and perpendicular to the business area!?
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to me - also really horrible
you're in a public place - like an airport
you have to take care of business
you head to the bathroom and the stall
and somebody comes into the stall right next to you - with sound effects and everything else
yuck
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Definitely unpleasant, but perhaps even more awkward is, when you're at a wall of open urinals, someone takes the one right next to you. I usually say something like, "You can peek if that's your idea, but you won't be impressed."
Quote: Mission146Quote: lilredroosterQuote: Mission146I saw the most horrifying thing comprehensible yesterday. It was a sight truly terrifying that I hope none of you should ever have the misfortune of experiencing.
Why would someone put a full-length mirror on a bathroom door such that the mirror is facing and perpendicular to the business area!?
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to me - also really horrible
you're in a public place - like an airport
you have to take care of business
you head to the bathroom and the stall
and somebody comes into the stall right next to you - with sound effects and everything else
yuck
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Definitely unpleasant, but perhaps even more awkward is, when you're at a wall of open urinals, someone takes the one right next to you. I usually say something like, "You can peek if that's your idea, but you won't be impressed."
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The Flamingo Hilton had a first floor bathroom with the usual line of urinals on the wall, but the bowls were oblong and stuck about a foot out and no barriers at all. The bathroom also wasn't all that big so you kind of felt like you were standing in the middle of the room, which you pretty much were.
Quote: DRichI once walked into the bathroom at the Las Vegas Hilton and couldn't find the urinals so I had to take a stall. There were quite a few confused women when I walked out of the stall.
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Ha! I think we've all done that at least once! It happened to me at a restaurant on a #1, but there was only one woman in there (she was in a stall---I didn't know anyone was in the other stall or that I was in the women's room.) She came out as I was at the sink and I apologized for the mistake. She said, "It's 2021, I just assumed you were a woman who happens to be equipped."
Hmmm a sorta symmetry then. Because if you'd walked into the correct room (opposite side casino floor level) at the Las Vegas Hilton, after entering the one with the plumbing fixtures you were seeking, this is what you would've seen - a semi-famous lifesize mural with some manifestly not so confused ladies:Quote: DRichI once walked into the bathroom at the Las Vegas Hilton and couldn't find the urinals so I had to take a stall. There were quite a few confused women when I walked out of the stall.
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Hmmm a sorta symmetry then
wow - man - you took a long break from Wov - from April of 2019 to September of 2022
edit - anyway - glad you're back
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Quote: Mission146Quote: lilredroosterQuote: Mission146I saw the most horrifying thing comprehensible yesterday. It was a sight truly terrifying that I hope none of you should ever have the misfortune of experiencing.
Why would someone put a full-length mirror on a bathroom door such that the mirror is facing and perpendicular to the business area!?
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to me - also really horrible
you're in a public place - like an airport
you have to take care of business
you head to the bathroom and the stall
and somebody comes into the stall right next to you - with sound effects and everything else
yuck
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Definitely unpleasant, but perhaps even more awkward is, when you're at a wall of open urinals, someone takes the one right next to you. I usually say something like, "You can peek if that's your idea, but you won't be impressed."
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Lieutenant Dreben of the Police Squad needs to take a break - but forgot he's wearing an open mike -
my vote for the funniest movie scene of all time:
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Never mind; the link won't work. It's the speech scene from Fletch, if you've seen it.
Quote: Mission146That was really good, but I'm going to counter with my own speech scene:
Never mind; the link won't work. It's the speech scene from Fletch, if you've seen it.
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Ball Bearings?
Quote: DieterQuote: Mission146That was really good, but I'm going to counter with my own speech scene:
Never mind; the link won't work. It's the speech scene from Fletch, if you've seen it.
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Ball Bearings?
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Not that scene, the, "Hug a Cop," scene. The whole movie was hilarious, and I usually am not a fan of Chevy Chase.
Quote: Mission146Quote: DieterQuote: Mission146That was really good, but I'm going to counter with my own speech scene:
Never mind; the link won't work. It's the speech scene from Fletch, if you've seen it.
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Ball Bearings?
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Not that scene, the, "Hug a Cop," scene. The whole movie was hilarious, and I usually am not a fan of Chevy Chase.
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this is it:
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this one has my vote for the funniest scene ever from any TV show
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Quote: lilredroosterQuote: Mission146Quote: DieterQuote: Mission146That was really good, but I'm going to counter with my own speech scene:
Never mind; the link won't work. It's the speech scene from Fletch, if you've seen it.
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Ball Bearings?
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Not that scene, the, "Hug a Cop," scene. The whole movie was hilarious, and I usually am not a fan of Chevy Chase.
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this is it:
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Well....the link worked for you, anyway! Thank you for posting it!
. That’s me peeing at stall # 3….Quote: TigerWuQuote: DrawingDead
I want this mural in my bathroom.
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Quote: Mission146For funniest TV sketch, I nominate:
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hilarious - if only they would make a movie (or a comedy sketch) with him together with Chuck Norris - can you imagine - 2 great Americans at the same time
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Quote: lilredroosterQuote: Mission146For funniest TV sketch, I nominate:
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hilarious - if only they would make a movie (or a comedy sketch) with him together with Chuck Norris - can you imagine - 2 great Americans at the same time
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I hear Hollywood finally got a star on the Chuck Norris Walk of Fame.
Chuck Norris is a great American - and he stands up for the rights of other Americans who are not as strong as him
people just like you and me
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The guy kept his word, went to trial, and was found guilty- given a big fine to be paid over the next five years, some community service time, and so on. The contractor went to get his bail back and was told the state was keeping it as the guy owed back child support in another state.
The guy says he lived up to his agreement to show up to every court appearance so he doesn't feel he owes his now ex-boss anything.
Police say it is a civil dispute and to take him to small claims court.
Another case of no good deed going unrewarded.
Quote: billryanA few months ago, a guy I met when he worked on my building was arrested for driving drunk. I guess he was belligerent with the cops as they added a few extra charges like failure to obey, physical resisting of an officer, and littering. His bail was $2500, and he sat in jail for several days while his girlfriend begged people to help her raise the bail money. His boss, my old contractor, ended up putting it up after the guy swore he would make every court appearance.
The guy kept his word, went to trial, and was found guilty- given a big fine to be paid over the next five years, some community service time, and so on. The contractor went to get his bail back and was told the state was keeping it as the guy owed back child support in another state.
The guy says he lived up to his agreement to show up to every court appearance so he doesn't feel he owes his now ex-boss anything.
Police say it is a civil dispute and to take him to small claims court.
Another case of no good deed going unrewarded.
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If a bail bondsman won't put up the money I sure wouldn't.
Quote: DRichQuote: billryanA few months ago, a guy I met when he worked on my building was arrested for driving drunk. I guess he was belligerent with the cops as they added a few extra charges like failure to obey, physical resisting of an officer, and littering. His bail was $2500, and he sat in jail for several days while his girlfriend begged people to help her raise the bail money. His boss, my old contractor, ended up putting it up after the guy swore he would make every court appearance.
The guy kept his word, went to trial, and was found guilty- given a big fine to be paid over the next five years, some community service time, and so on. The contractor went to get his bail back and was told the state was keeping it as the guy owed back child support in another state.
The guy says he lived up to his agreement to show up to every court appearance so he doesn't feel he owes his now ex-boss anything.
Police say it is a civil dispute and to take him to small claims court.
Another case of no good deed going unrewarded.
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If a bail bondsman won't put up the money I sure wouldn't.
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A bondsman would have cost them about $300. Putting up the cash shouldn't cost anything as he did show up for court.
Quote: billryanQuote: DRichQuote: billryanA few months ago, a guy I met when he worked on my building was arrested for driving drunk. I guess he was belligerent with the cops as they added a few extra charges like failure to obey, physical resisting of an officer, and littering. His bail was $2500, and he sat in jail for several days while his girlfriend begged people to help her raise the bail money. His boss, my old contractor, ended up putting it up after the guy swore he would make every court appearance.
The guy kept his word, went to trial, and was found guilty- given a big fine to be paid over the next five years, some community service time, and so on. The contractor went to get his bail back and was told the state was keeping it as the guy owed back child support in another state.
The guy says he lived up to his agreement to show up to every court appearance so he doesn't feel he owes his now ex-boss anything.
Police say it is a civil dispute and to take him to small claims court.
Another case of no good deed going unrewarded.
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If a bail bondsman won't put up the money I sure wouldn't.
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A bondsman would have cost them about $300. Putting up the cash shouldn't cost anything as he did show up for court.
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Unless there is a lien against you for failing to pay child support……
Quote: billryanQuote: DRichQuote: billryanA few months ago, a guy I met when he worked on my building was arrested for driving drunk. I guess he was belligerent with the cops as they added a few extra charges like failure to obey, physical resisting of an officer, and littering. His bail was $2500, and he sat in jail for several days while his girlfriend begged people to help her raise the bail money. His boss, my old contractor, ended up putting it up after the guy swore he would make every court appearance.
The guy kept his word, went to trial, and was found guilty- given a big fine to be paid over the next five years, some community service time, and so on. The contractor went to get his bail back and was told the state was keeping it as the guy owed back child support in another state.
The guy says he lived up to his agreement to show up to every court appearance so he doesn't feel he owes his now ex-boss anything.
Police say it is a civil dispute and to take him to small claims court.
Another case of no good deed going unrewarded.
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If a bail bondsman won't put up the money I sure wouldn't.
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A bondsman would have cost them about $300. Putting up the cash shouldn't cost anything as he did show up for court.
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It sounds to me that it cost your friend $2500.
Quote: DRichQuote: billryanQuote: DRichQuote: billryanA few months ago, a guy I met when he worked on my building was arrested for driving drunk. I guess he was belligerent with the cops as they added a few extra charges like failure to obey, physical resisting of an officer, and littering. His bail was $2500, and he sat in jail for several days while his girlfriend begged people to help her raise the bail money. His boss, my old contractor, ended up putting it up after the guy swore he would make every court appearance.
The guy kept his word, went to trial, and was found guilty- given a big fine to be paid over the next five years, some community service time, and so on. The contractor went to get his bail back and was told the state was keeping it as the guy owed back child support in another state.
The guy says he lived up to his agreement to show up to every court appearance so he doesn't feel he owes his now ex-boss anything.
Police say it is a civil dispute and to take him to small claims court.
Another case of no good deed going unrewarded.
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If a bail bondsman won't put up the money I sure wouldn't.
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A bondsman would have cost them about $300. Putting up the cash shouldn't cost anything as he did show up for court.
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It sounds to me that it cost your friend $2500.
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I think it will be a slam dunk in small claims court, regarding getting the judgment. Collecting may not be so easy. The guy doesn't think he owes the money, but hopefully, the judge will convince him.
If you never do anything nice, you don't end up with these issues.
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If you never do anything nice, you don't end up with these issues.
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That is the motto I want to live by.
a horrible snack that I wouldn't eat even if I was starving to death
but what a great name - conjures up so many memories of great fun you can have with a special someone or even all by yourself
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The Best Hoax of All: What Happened To Paul McCartney?
https://musicoholics.com/backstage-stories/the-most-legendary-hoax-in-music-history-what-really-happened-to-paul-mccartney/
Yesterday And Today predates the information in the movie concerning Paul's death on 11/9/1966, so it would seem remarks in the movie about the time prior to 1967 are in error. Just start with the funeral on the cover of Sgt. Peppers, and introducing Billy Shears (Paul's alleged replacement)..
Yesterday and Today - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_and_Today
Quote: billryanA few months ago, a guy I met when he worked on my building was arrested for driving drunk. I guess he was belligerent with the cops as they added a few extra charges like failure to obey, physical resisting of an officer, and littering. His bail was $2500, and he sat in jail for several days while his girlfriend begged people to help her raise the bail money. His boss, my old contractor, ended up putting it up after the guy swore he would make every court appearance.
The guy kept his word, went to trial, and was found guilty- given a big fine to be paid over the next five years, some community service time, and so on. The contractor went to get his bail back and was told the state was keeping it as the guy owed back child support in another state.
The guy says he lived up to his agreement to show up to every court appearance so he doesn't feel he owes his now ex-boss anything.
Police say it is a civil dispute and to take him to small claims court.
Another case of no good deed going unrewarded.
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Hmm, I'm thinking Judge Judy would not award his boss any money if the guy held up his original promise. She doesn't give out money on expectations the person should have done something 'cause someone ''expected" them to act in good faith to what would be the intent of the promise. She'd probably tell the boss he learned a lesson.
saw a used car lot near me trying to sell this car - or maybe the same one a couple of years later - about a fourth of the body was rusted - good luck with that
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