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December 17th, 2025 at 6:36:37 AM
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Which is it? An emergency I have to get out the house immediately or an emergency I got time to run around gathering things?
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Some people have a bugout kit by the door, which makes it easy to grab some essentials as they depart in a hurry.
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December 17th, 2025 at 6:43:03 AM
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Quote: billryanGrab your gun. It's America!
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I guess it could be your arch enemy who set the fire waiting for you to run out so he could gun you down. Happens all the time (in westerns)
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December 17th, 2025 at 6:44:52 AM
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Quote: DieterQuote: darkoz
Which is it? An emergency I have to get out the house immediately or an emergency I got time to run around gathering things?
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Some people have a bugout kit by the door, which makes it easy to grab some essentials as they depart in a hurry.
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Yes! And in my kit are----SOCKS AND SHOES!
But the point still remains, if you do sock shoe sock shoe and there is a fire you are out there in one bare foot. That is why sock sock shoe shoe is right.
Not to mention it saves time. Suppose the second sock has a hole. The right way you have to just take off the other sock. The wrong way you have to take off a sock and a shoe.
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December 17th, 2025 at 6:49:08 AM
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Quote: rxwineQuote: billryanGrab your gun. It's America!
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I guess it could be your arch enemy who set the fire waiting for you to run out so he could gun you down. Happens all the time (in westerns)
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Just one? More than a few people would like to have me out of the way.
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December 17th, 2025 at 6:52:10 AM
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Quote: rxwineQuote: billryanGrab your gun. It's America!
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I guess it could be your arch enemy who set the fire waiting for you to run out so he could gun you down. Happens all the time (in westerns)
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Rule #243 A man with a gun will obtain shoes and socks quicker than a man with shoes and socks will get a weapon.
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December 17th, 2025 at 7:25:19 AM
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Quote: AZDuffmanQuote: DieterQuote: darkoz
Which is it? An emergency I have to get out the house immediately or an emergency I got time to run around gathering things?
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Some people have a bugout kit by the door, which makes it easy to grab some essentials as they depart in a hurry.
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Yes! And in my kit are----SOCKS AND SHOES!
But the point still remains, if you do sock shoe sock shoe and there is a fire you are out there in one bare foot. That is why sock sock shoe shoe is right.
Not to mention it saves time. Suppose the second sock has a hole. The right way you have to just take off the other sock. The wrong way you have to take off a sock and a shoe.
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Lol, so now there's a fire and there's time to quibble about having a hole in your sock.
I have been in a fire once. In an apartment building. The fire was a few floors below. Running out the apartment was absolutely the wrong thing to do. The smoke was so thick, I ran right back in and threw wet towels under the door cracks. Depending on the situation you don't want to run outside in a fire.
I can tell you from actual experience no one is thinking or cares about whether they are wearing two socks or one sock or two shoes etc, after they just escaped a fire. Usually it's where are they going to sleep and how bad is the damage. And possibly are loved ones okay if everyone isn't accounted for.
There is no correct order to put on your shoes and socks (except for my four year old who puts his shoes on first and then tries to put on the socks ). Just do what is comfortable for you.
But arguing about what would happen if there is a fire and doing a particular order because of what will probably be a once a lifetime event is ridiculous.
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December 17th, 2025 at 7:54:33 AM
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I tell you it’s wonderful to be here, man. I don’t give a damn who wins or loses. It’s just wonderful to be here with you people.
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December 17th, 2025 at 8:16:03 AM
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But arguing about what would happen if there is a fire and doing a particular order because of what will probably be a once a lifetime event is ridiculous.
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No, putting on a sock and a shoe and a sock and a shoe instead of a sock and a sock and a shoe and a shoe is ridiculous. Start doing it right!
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December 17th, 2025 at 8:40:24 AM
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December 17th, 2025 at 9:16:06 AM
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Quote: AZDuffmanQuote: darkoz
But arguing about what would happen if there is a fire and doing a particular order because of what will probably be a once a lifetime event is ridiculous.
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No, putting on a sock and a shoe and a sock and a shoe instead of a sock and a sock and a shoe and a shoe is ridiculous. Start doing it right!
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I am doing it right.
I was trying to be gracious.
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December 17th, 2025 at 9:29:21 AM
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Is there any real person who actually routinely does sock shoe sock shoe? I find it hard to believe outside of maybe a psych ward somewhere.
I put my socks on in my bedroom, and my shoes on in the little room just outside my garage. Where our shoe rack is. The thought of carrying my socks out there to do a sock shoe sock shoe pattern is bizarre.
ALL the characters from AITF were caricatures. None had any depth to them, nor were they supposed to.
I put my socks on in my bedroom, and my shoes on in the little room just outside my garage. Where our shoe rack is. The thought of carrying my socks out there to do a sock shoe sock shoe pattern is bizarre.
ALL the characters from AITF were caricatures. None had any depth to them, nor were they supposed to.
December 17th, 2025 at 9:50:45 AM
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Sock and shoe one foot at a time because if you notice a fire, you skip the sock for the next foot and put on only the shoe to save time.
Archie Bunker would call the cops if the socks were white but the shoes were black.
Archie Bunker would call the cops if the socks were white but the shoes were black.
December 17th, 2025 at 10:11:00 AM
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Quote: SOOPOOIs there any real person who actually routinely does sock shoe sock shoe? I find it hard to believe outside of maybe a psych ward somewhere.
I put my socks on in my bedroom, and my shoes on in the little room just outside my garage. Where our shoe rack is. The thought of carrying my socks out there to do a sock shoe sock shoe pattern is bizarre.
ALL the characters from AITF were caricatures. None had any depth to them, nor were they supposed to.
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The thought of keeping my socks and my shoes in separate rooms of the house seems like a weird way to compartmentalize getting dressed. Where do you store your pants? Do you put your underwear on in the bathroom and then your pants on in the living room?
I keep all my clothes together in the same room.
You never know if there's a fire and you have to get dressed real fast
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December 17th, 2025 at 10:24:38 AM
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As I see it, if John McClane can take on Hans Gruber barefoot, I can escape a fire barefoot.
That Christmas movie came out 17 years after the All In The Family premier, and 37 years before 2025. 37 years before All In The Family, few people had even seen a television. Our memories of these things are confounded by the fact that it was a very different person experiencing them back then, in a different world.
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37 years before All in the Family premiered was 1933 and the first TV was displayed at the Chicago 1933 World's Fair. But it would never make it to people's homes until the 1940s and even then not very many had them because there was nothing to watch.
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December 17th, 2025 at 10:29:05 AM
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Quote: darkozWhere do you store your pants? Do you put your underwear on in the bathroom and then your pants on in the living room?
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Don't be silly, he puts his pants on in the garage, duh
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December 17th, 2025 at 10:32:14 AM
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Stupid would be carrying out a shoe and sock and not something more important. Sock, sock, shoe, shoe. Keeps you safe.
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You can tell this is a male forum because you would never see a discussion like this in a million years on a female forum. They never discuss the truly important subjects like men do.
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December 17th, 2025 at 11:08:51 AM
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Stupid would be carrying out a shoe and sock and not something more important. Sock, sock, shoe, shoe. Keeps you safe.
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You can tell this is a male forum because you would never see a discussion like this in a million years on a female forum. They never discuss the truly important subjects like men do.
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I’ve never seen a forum that is not 90% male
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December 17th, 2025 at 11:40:09 AM
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Quote: darkozQuote: SOOPOOIs there any real person who actually routinely does sock shoe sock shoe? I find it hard to believe outside of maybe a psych ward somewhere.
I put my socks on in my bedroom, and my shoes on in the little room just outside my garage. Where our shoe rack is. The thought of carrying my socks out there to do a sock shoe sock shoe pattern is bizarre.
ALL the characters from AITF were caricatures. None had any depth to them, nor were they supposed to.
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The thought of keeping my socks and my shoes in separate rooms of the house seems like a weird way to compartmentalize getting dressed. Where do you store your pants? Do you put your underwear on in the bathroom and then your pants on in the living room?
I keep all my clothes together in the same room.
You never know if there's a fire and you have to get dressed real fast
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When I had my German Shepard, I'd often put on my pants in the backyard to avoid being covered in dog hair. I'd brush him at night but he'd grow a new coat overnite. My shoes are near the door as I seldom wear shoes in the house.
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December 17th, 2025 at 11:46:46 AM
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Quote: darkozQuote: SOOPOOIs there any real person who actually routinely does sock shoe sock shoe? I find it hard to believe outside of maybe a psych ward somewhere.
I put my socks on in my bedroom, and my shoes on in the little room just outside my garage. Where our shoe rack is. The thought of carrying my socks out there to do a sock shoe sock shoe pattern is bizarre.
ALL the characters from AITF were caricatures. None had any depth to them, nor were they supposed to.
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The thought of keeping my socks and my shoes in separate rooms of the house seems like a weird way to compartmentalize getting dressed. Where do you store your pants? Do you put your underwear on in the bathroom and then your pants on in the living room?
I keep all my clothes together in the same room.
You never know if there's a fire and you have to get dressed real fast
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Walk with my dirty shoes all through my house into the bedroom? It wouldn’t go well for me….
However…. Once we got a dog it seemed like the ‘take off your shoes rule’ made little sense.
By your reasoning I should buy Skechers to save time for each fire I am in?
December 17th, 2025 at 3:19:02 PM
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Most of time, you're not going to need to go very far once you leave the fire. You plan to run a couple miles after escaping maybe plan ahead more what's on your feet. I'm a tenderfoot for rough terrain but I can make it across most rough terrain, while saying "ouch" a lot.
Unless you live in a big building or skyscraper, then it may be more of a process to even get out.
Unless you live in a big building or skyscraper, then it may be more of a process to even get out.
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December 17th, 2025 at 4:31:21 PM
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Quote: AZDuffmanQuote: EvenBobQuote: AZDuffman
Stupid would be carrying out a shoe and sock and not something more important. Sock, sock, shoe, shoe. Keeps you safe.
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You can tell this is a male forum because you would never see a discussion like this in a million years on a female forum. They never discuss the truly important subjects like men do.
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I’ve never seen a forum that is not 90% male
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You're not into cooking. I've seen plenty of all female cooking or baking forums.
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December 17th, 2025 at 5:14:25 PM
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Quote: darkozGil Gerard who played Buck Rogers in the cinema and TV show of the 80's has died from Cancer
He was 82.
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I watched Buck Rogers back in the day. Being in my early teens, however, I found myself becoming more interested in Erin Gray than Gil Gerard.
If you never saw the show, it was pretty silly. They brought in some writers from the original Star Trek but it didn't help. The problem was Star Wars had raised the bar for sci-fi into the stratosphere. It has its own unique feel.
Buck Rogers, by contrast, always had a "70's network TV Hollywood disco" kind of vibe. It lasted two seasons.
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December 17th, 2025 at 5:30:25 PM
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Quote: GialmereQuote: darkozGil Gerard who played Buck Rogers in the cinema and TV show of the 80's has died from Cancer
He was 82.
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I watched Buck Rogers back in the day. Being in my early teens, however, I found myself becoming more interested in Erin Gray than Gil Gerard.
If you never saw the show, it was pretty silly. They brought in some writers from the original Star Trek but it didn't help. The problem was Star Wars had raised the bar for sci-fi into the stratosphere. It has its own unique feel.
Buck Rogers, by contrast, always had a "70's network TV Hollywood disco" kind of vibe. It lasted two seasons.
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I found that sound Twiki made before speaking annoying. It was very 70s.
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December 18th, 2025 at 2:31:55 AM
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Quote: EvenBobQuote: AZDuffmanQuote: EvenBobQuote: AZDuffman
Stupid would be carrying out a shoe and sock and not something more important. Sock, sock, shoe, shoe. Keeps you safe.
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You can tell this is a male forum because you would never see a discussion like this in a million years on a female forum. They never discuss the truly important subjects like men do.
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I’ve never seen a forum that is not 90% male
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You're not into cooking. I've seen plenty of all female cooking or baking forums.
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I'm into it but never got into it on forums.
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December 18th, 2025 at 4:02:14 PM
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I was playing Wordle like I always do. I know they don’t take names but I often type them just to see them. This morning typed Biffle. NASCAR driver. He died in a plane crash today.
December 21st, 2025 at 10:29:44 AM
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Ira "Ike" Schab, aged 105.
Mr. Schab was a Navy musician who was helping to load ammunition when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
It is thought that there are fewer than a dozen survivors of the attack. Mr. Schab had attended last year's anniversary ceremonies but was unable to make this year's. He passed away in Oregon, surrounded by family and listening to swing music.
Mr. Schab was a Navy musician who was helping to load ammunition when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
It is thought that there are fewer than a dozen survivors of the attack. Mr. Schab had attended last year's anniversary ceremonies but was unable to make this year's. He passed away in Oregon, surrounded by family and listening to swing music.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
December 22nd, 2025 at 6:07:11 AM
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Betty Reid Soskin, aged 104
At the time of her retirement, she was the oldest serving park ranger.
At the time of her retirement, she was the oldest serving park ranger.
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 22nd, 2025 at 8:43:16 AM
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Though his cause of death has not been officially disclosed, it turned out that Fuzzy Zoeller died of a suspected heart attack. He had a heart condition and previously underwent triple-bypass heart surgery.
Fuzzy Zoeller died the way he lived, with fried chicken close to his heart?.
Fuzzy Zoeller died the way he lived, with fried chicken close to his heart?.
December 22nd, 2025 at 1:28:57 PM
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death trivia.
How many times was Hitler buried?
How many times was Hitler buried?
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December 22nd, 2025 at 2:38:38 PM
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How many times was Hitler buried?
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3 times...kind of.
Once, after his body was burned, then disinterred by the Soviets and reburied. Then disinterred again and his ashes thrown into an Elbe River tributary by the Soviets. The Soviets have a part of a jawbone and some teeth widely presumed, based on analysis, to be Adolf's. So twice plus chucked into the river. However...
Heinz Linge, Hitler's SS valet, told British television in 1955 that the Soviets had never found Hitler's body. He said it was buried in 'a common grave' in the 'park of the Reich Chancellery' in Berlin.
December 22nd, 2025 at 5:35:33 PM
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James Ransone, only 46, suicide by hanging...
https://www.tmz.com/2025/12/22/james-ransone-wife-speaks-after-death/
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December 23rd, 2025 at 9:08:39 AM
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Quote: GenoDRPhQuote: rxwinedeath trivia.
How many times was Hitler buried?
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3 times...kind of.
Once, after his body was burned, then disinterred by the Soviets and reburied. Then disinterred again and his ashes thrown into an Elbe River tributary by the Soviets. The Soviets have a part of a jawbone and some teeth widely presumed, based on analysis, to be Adolf's. So twice plus chucked into the river. However...
Heinz Linge, Hitler's SS valet, told British television in 1955 that the Soviets had never found Hitler's body. He said it was buried in 'a common grave' in the 'park of the Reich Chancellery' in Berlin.
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Hitlers jawbone on Ebay.. But they don't allow body parts, oh well.
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December 23rd, 2025 at 11:43:02 AM
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Quote: EvenBobQuote: GenoDRPhQuote: rxwinedeath trivia.
How many times was Hitler buried?
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3 times...kind of.
Once, after his body was burned, then disinterred by the Soviets and reburied. Then disinterred again and his ashes thrown into an Elbe River tributary by the Soviets. The Soviets have a part of a jawbone and some teeth widely presumed, based on analysis, to be Adolf's. So twice plus chucked into the river. However...
Heinz Linge, Hitler's SS valet, told British television in 1955 that the Soviets had never found Hitler's body. He said it was buried in 'a common grave' in the 'park of the Reich Chancellery' in Berlin.
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Hitlers jawbone on Ebay.. But they don't allow body parts, oh well.
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They should clone him! Just like in the movie. His DNA has been recovered and sequenced so it is theoretically possible. And he may be the one person for whom it would be fitting penance to have his remains subjected to an unethical experiment.
There's no reason to believe his clone would be so evil. His other family members weren't. His nephew, William Hitler, honorably served in the US Navy. And then there was his son. You didn't know Hitler had a son?
Yes, in 1942 Adolf Hitler fathered a child in secret, who for his safety was smuggled into the United States and raised by a working class family in Florida. The boy had many characteristics in common with his biological father. Quite bright, and a lover of animals, but a bit of a temper and in the military he was known as a brutal disciplinarian.
But most of all, he was known for his art, as a talented and productive painter. Painting gave him great peace and he sometimes gave lessons just to share his joy. Like his father, painting the human form was not his strong suit so as Adolf specialized in architectural and civic images, his son excelled in natural landscape painting. His art lessons, coupled with his gentle demeanor were so enjoyable he got a popular TV show and became an American icon, with his bushy mop of hair and beard concealing an uncanny family resemblance, until his tragic death of natural causes in 1995.
December 23rd, 2025 at 12:09:47 PM
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so you believe that story complete with having his own tv show, yet the man has no name too, eh?Quote: AutomaticMonkey
Yes, in 1942 Adolf Hitler fathered a child in secret, who for his safety was smuggled into the United States and raised by a working class family in Florida. The boy had many characteristics in common with his biological father. Quite bright, and a lover of animals, but a bit of a temper and in the military he was known as a brutal disciplinarian.
But most of all, he was known for his art, as a talented and productive painter. Painting gave him great peace and he sometimes gave lessons just to share his joy. Like his father, painting the human form was not his strong suit so as Adolf specialized in architectural and civic images, his son excelled in natural landscape painting. His art lessons, coupled with his gentle demeanor were so enjoyable he got a popular TV show and became an American icon, with his bushy mop of hair and beard concealing an uncanny family resemblance, until his tragic death of natural causes in 1995.
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what is factual is that Hitler was a painter; he was also anti-smoking, and a vegetarian. All this combined with an attachment for socialism, he was a real artsy fartsy guy! the exact kind you'd never want to have leading your country!
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December 23rd, 2025 at 12:36:40 PM
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Quote: odiousgambitso you believe that story complete with having his own tv show, yet the man has no name too, eh?Quote: AutomaticMonkey
Yes, in 1942 Adolf Hitler fathered a child in secret, who for his safety was smuggled into the United States and raised by a working class family in Florida. The boy had many characteristics in common with his biological father. Quite bright, and a lover of animals, but a bit of a temper and in the military he was known as a brutal disciplinarian.
But most of all, he was known for his art, as a talented and productive painter. Painting gave him great peace and he sometimes gave lessons just to share his joy. Like his father, painting the human form was not his strong suit so as Adolf specialized in architectural and civic images, his son excelled in natural landscape painting. His art lessons, coupled with his gentle demeanor were so enjoyable he got a popular TV show and became an American icon, with his bushy mop of hair and beard concealing an uncanny family resemblance, until his tragic death of natural causes in 1995.
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what is factual is that Hitler was a painter; he was also anti-smoking, and a vegetarian. All this combined with an attachment for socialism, he was a real artsy fartsy guy! the exact kind you'd never want to have leading your country!
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He also never went through puberty and had undeveloped testicles. Dude's genetic line died with him.
At least he was a lover of animals...
December 23rd, 2025 at 12:58:06 PM
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Quote: GenoDRPhQuote: odiousgambitso you believe that story complete with having his own tv show, yet the man has no name too, eh?Quote: AutomaticMonkey
Yes, in 1942 Adolf Hitler fathered a child in secret, who for his safety was smuggled into the United States and raised by a working class family in Florida. The boy had many characteristics in common with his biological father. Quite bright, and a lover of animals, but a bit of a temper and in the military he was known as a brutal disciplinarian.
But most of all, he was known for his art, as a talented and productive painter. Painting gave him great peace and he sometimes gave lessons just to share his joy. Like his father, painting the human form was not his strong suit so as Adolf specialized in architectural and civic images, his son excelled in natural landscape painting. His art lessons, coupled with his gentle demeanor were so enjoyable he got a popular TV show and became an American icon, with his bushy mop of hair and beard concealing an uncanny family resemblance, until his tragic death of natural causes in 1995.
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what is factual is that Hitler was a painter; he was also anti-smoking, and a vegetarian. All this combined with an attachment for socialism, he was a real artsy fartsy guy! the exact kind you'd never want to have leading your country!
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He also never went through puberty and had undeveloped testicles. Dude's genetic line died with him.
At least he was a lover of animals...
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December 23rd, 2025 at 6:19:42 PM
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Quote: GenoDRPhQuote: odiousgambitso you believe that story complete with having his own tv show, yet the man has no name too, eh?Quote: AutomaticMonkey
Yes, in 1942 Adolf Hitler fathered a child in secret, who for his safety was smuggled into the United States and raised by a working class family in Florida. The boy had many characteristics in common with his biological father. Quite bright, and a lover of animals, but a bit of a temper and in the military he was known as a brutal disciplinarian.
But most of all, he was known for his art, as a talented and productive painter. Painting gave him great peace and he sometimes gave lessons just to share his joy. Like his father, painting the human form was not his strong suit so as Adolf specialized in architectural and civic images, his son excelled in natural landscape painting. His art lessons, coupled with his gentle demeanor were so enjoyable he got a popular TV show and became an American icon, with his bushy mop of hair and beard concealing an uncanny family resemblance, until his tragic death of natural causes in 1995.
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what is factual is that Hitler was a painter; he was also anti-smoking, and a vegetarian. All this combined with an attachment for socialism, he was a real artsy fartsy guy! the exact kind you'd never want to have leading your country!
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He also never went through puberty and had undeveloped testicles. Dude's genetic line died with him.
At least he was a lover of animals...
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I read that report too, but that was poorly done. He had a genetic abnormality that is associated with a condition like that, but only some people who have the genetics have the condition. He had a mustache and served in the infantry in WWI and was decorated for valor, all of that unlikely if he had a serious physical abnormality. The song about "one left ball" is probably true and that comes from a report from the prison doctor when he went to prison for the Bier Hall Putsch, who examined him on intake and found he had one testicle or an undescended testicle.
December 23rd, 2025 at 6:55:20 PM
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Quote: AutomaticMonkeyQuote: GenoDRPhQuote: odiousgambitso you believe that story complete with having his own tv show, yet the man has no name too, eh?Quote: AutomaticMonkey
Yes, in 1942 Adolf Hitler fathered a child in secret, who for his safety was smuggled into the United States and raised by a working class family in Florida. The boy had many characteristics in common with his biological father. Quite bright, and a lover of animals, but a bit of a temper and in the military he was known as a brutal disciplinarian.
But most of all, he was known for his art, as a talented and productive painter. Painting gave him great peace and he sometimes gave lessons just to share his joy. Like his father, painting the human form was not his strong suit so as Adolf specialized in architectural and civic images, his son excelled in natural landscape painting. His art lessons, coupled with his gentle demeanor were so enjoyable he got a popular TV show and became an American icon, with his bushy mop of hair and beard concealing an uncanny family resemblance, until his tragic death of natural causes in 1995.
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what is factual is that Hitler was a painter; he was also anti-smoking, and a vegetarian. All this combined with an attachment for socialism, he was a real artsy fartsy guy! the exact kind you'd never want to have leading your country!
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He also never went through puberty and had undeveloped testicles. Dude's genetic line died with him.
At least he was a lover of animals...
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I read that report too, but that was poorly done. He had a genetic abnormality that is associated with a condition like that, but only some people who have the genetics have the condition. He had a mustache and served in the infantry in WWI and was decorated for valor, all of that unlikely if he had a serious physical abnormality. The song about "one left ball" is probably true and that comes from a report from the prison doctor when he went to prison for the Bier Hall Putsch, who examined him on intake and found he had one testicle or an undescended testicle.
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Could be the man didn't make it fully through puberty, or whatever effect a low testosterone had on puberty. Also, could be the medical requirements for service in the German Army were lax due to a need for men. His abnormalities weren't severe enough to prevent him from serving, whatever they were.
His possible endocrine abnormality could also be the reason why he was never any good at gold. He was always stuck in the bunker...
December 28th, 2025 at 5:02:28 AM
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r.i.p. Brigitte Bardot
made famous by the movie "And God Created Woman"
she was so very, very beautiful
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r.i.p. Brigitte Bardot
made famous by the movie "And God Created Woman"
she was so very, very beautiful
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the foolish sayings of a rich man often pass for words of wisdom by the fools around him
December 28th, 2025 at 8:27:46 AM
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James Moylan was a Ford designer known for inventing the small arrow on fuel gauges that indicates which side the gas cap is on (the "Moylan Arrow"), a simple yet brilliant idea from 1986 that prevents drivers from pulling up to the wrong side of a gas pump, saving time and reducing frustration. He passed away on December 11, 2025, at age 80, leaving behind this ubiquitous feature found in most modern vehicles.
December 28th, 2025 at 8:37:56 AM
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I've never understood why gas hoses couldn't be two feet longer so they could be used by drivers no matter which side the gas cap is on.
RIP Mr. Moylan.
RIP Mr. Moylan.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
December 28th, 2025 at 10:05:58 AM
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Quote: billryanI've never understood why gas hoses couldn't be two feet longer so they could be used by drivers no matter which side the gas cap is on.
RIP Mr. Moylan.
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Some are, and depending on the layout of the pumps there could be a fire marshal rule that you can only approach from one direction. But hoses like that really need to be on a swinging boom or they are too cumbersome for some people to handle.
December 28th, 2025 at 10:13:55 AM
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Quote: billryanI've never understood why gas hoses couldn't be two feet longer so they could be used by drivers no matter which side the gas cap is on.
RIP Mr. Moylan.
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We had long hoses that could reach either side at the company pumps when I started.
Fuel dispenser hoses ALWAYS start dribbling eventually, and they leave an oily mess on whatever they touch. Having to wrestle them to the "far" side means people get messy.
Not a huge deal if you've got a fuel jockey in coveralls pumping gas for every customer, but most people want the self-service discount.
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December 28th, 2025 at 10:31:12 AM
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Quote: GenoDRPhJames Moylan was a Ford designer known for inventing the small arrow on fuel gauges that indicates which side the gas cap is on (the "Moylan Arrow"), a simple yet brilliant idea from 1986 that prevents drivers from pulling up to the wrong side of a gas pump, saving time and reducing frustration. He passed away on December 11, 2025, at age 80, leaving behind this ubiquitous feature found in most modern vehicles.
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And yet my wife, who was valedictorian of her class in high school and on the Dean's List in college with a four point average, she cannot remember which side her own gas cap is on. I have told her to look for the arrow but of course she forgets that also. She's always been like that, she can discuss at length every book that Charles Dickens wrote but she can't remember where the gas cap is on her own car. This is why there are so few women mechanics, that kind of stuff is just really hard for a lot of them. Camille Paglia who is a rabid feminist has said that if the world was run by women, we would still be hunting and gathering and living in grass huts and there would be no technological advances because women are incapable of it.
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December 28th, 2025 at 10:32:57 AM
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Life is good when I have time to complain about fuel hoses, especially when I drive an electric car. I'm told there is an issue with some non-Tesla EVs using the Tesla chargers because the connections are pretty short. I still haven't tried a Tesla charger myself.
That little arrow is handy with rentals.
That little arrow is handy with rentals.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
December 28th, 2025 at 1:20:22 PM
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Quote: billryanLife is good when I have time to complain about fuel hoses, especially when I drive an electric car. I'm told there is an issue with some non-Tesla EVs using the Tesla chargers because the connections are pretty short. I still haven't tried a Tesla charger myself.
That little arrow is handy with rentals.
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Do EVs have a similar indicator to show where the charger port is?
December 28th, 2025 at 1:20:59 PM
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Quote: EvenBobQuote: GenoDRPhJames Moylan was a Ford designer known for inventing the small arrow on fuel gauges that indicates which side the gas cap is on (the "Moylan Arrow"), a simple yet brilliant idea from 1986 that prevents drivers from pulling up to the wrong side of a gas pump, saving time and reducing frustration. He passed away on December 11, 2025, at age 80, leaving behind this ubiquitous feature found in most modern vehicles.
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And yet my wife, who was valedictorian of her class in high school and on the Dean's List in college with a four point average, she cannot remember which side her own gas cap is on. I have told her to look for the arrow but of course she forgets that also. She's always been like that, she can discuss at length every book that Charles Dickens wrote but she can't remember where the gas cap is on her own car. This is why there are so few women mechanics, that kind of stuff is just really hard for a lot of them. Camille Paglia who is a rabid feminist has said that if the world was run by women, we would still be hunting and gathering and living in grass huts and there would be no technological advances because women are incapable of it.
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I do remember in college reading about IIRC Firestone trying t market to women. After a mountain of research they were told, "If Susan B Anthony was alive today she would get her father or brothers to go to the tire store with or for her." The tag went, "If a man isn't there, Firestone is."
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December 28th, 2025 at 1:23:47 PM
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Quote: AutomaticMonkeyQuote: billryanI've never understood why gas hoses couldn't be two feet longer so they could be used by drivers no matter which side the gas cap is on.
RIP Mr. Moylan.
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Some are, and depending on the layout of the pumps there could be a fire marshal rule that you can only approach from one direction. But hoses like that really need to be on a swinging boom or they are too cumbersome for some people to handle.
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Plus, who wants to drag a long hose, perhaps over the trunk or hood of a car to gas up? I mean, would scratch the paint job. Also, dragging the hose all over the ground would cause wear and tear on the hose.
Swinging boom? A comedy of errors waiting to happen!
December 28th, 2025 at 1:44:16 PM
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Quote: EvenBobQuote: GenoDRPhJames Moylan was a Ford designer known for inventing the small arrow on fuel gauges that indicates which side the gas cap is on (the "Moylan Arrow"), a simple yet brilliant idea from 1986 that prevents drivers from pulling up to the wrong side of a gas pump, saving time and reducing frustration. He passed away on December 11, 2025, at age 80, leaving behind this ubiquitous feature found in most modern vehicles.
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And yet my wife, who was valedictorian of her class in high school and on the Dean's List in college with a four point average, she cannot remember which side her own gas cap is on. I have told her to look for the arrow but of course she forgets that also. She's always been like that, she can discuss at length every book that Charles Dickens wrote but she can't remember where the gas cap is on her own car. This is why there are so few women mechanics, that kind of stuff is just really hard for a lot of them. Camille Paglia who is a rabid feminist has said that if the world was run by women, we would still be hunting and gathering and living in grass huts and there would be no technological advances because women are incapable of it.
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I wouldn't mind a country or world run by women. Just tell us what problems that need fixing or solved, and let the problem solvers get to work.
December 28th, 2025 at 2:20:04 PM
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In the mid-1960s, my Dad bought a 1958 Olds 98 that was all chrome and fins. One of the fins flipped to reveal the gas cap, and it was used to drive gas attendants crazy while they searched for it.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
