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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2021 9:27:29 GMT -5
You know, the kind of people who would name their kid Klebsiella.
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Post by Hand of Glory on Aug 12, 2021 9:32:21 GMT -5
You know, the kind of people who would name their kid Klebsiella. Kielbasa |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2021 9:39:46 GMT -5
You know, the kind of people who would name their kid Klebsiella. Kielbasa Bologna. |
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Post by Hand of Glory on Aug 12, 2021 9:58:32 GMT -5
Pimento Loaf. I predict this will be the most popular baby name of the decade. |
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Post by simnettpratt on Aug 12, 2021 10:18:27 GMT -5
Something was wrong with that Angel Tree. The Santa is not supposed to know any more than is on the tag: the kid's name, sex, age, clothing sizes, and his one need and one wish. You drop the presents off at the Army and that's it.
I worked with a guy who couldn't believe I'd never broken into a stranger's home and robbed them. His mom had five kids, none of whom had the same dad. I visited her with her current shack-up once, and the kids were getting something like socks for Christmas. They had plenty of beer and weed. They could have skipped just one baggie or one case and got the kids something decent.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Aug 12, 2021 10:27:06 GMT -5
I worked  with a guy who worked lots of overtime to get his kids nice Christmas presents, come Christmas morning after opening up the presents, they started playing with the boxes, he got so mad he loaded up the toys , put them in his truck and went in a poor neighborhood and gave them out. He came home to very sad kids. |
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Post by Hand of Glory on Aug 12, 2021 10:41:13 GMT -5
I worked with a guy who worked lots of overtime to get his kids nice Christmas presents, come Christmas morning after opening up the presents, they started playing with the boxes, he got so mad he loaded up the toys , put them in his truck and went in a poor neighborhood and gave them out. He came home to very sad kids. This made me so sad to read. I think prior to having a kid I would've found this really funny, i'm getting soft, but i think in a good way. Like frozen yogurt. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2021 10:59:25 GMT -5
Something was wrong with that Angel Tree. The Santa is not supposed to know any more than is on the tag: the kid's name, sex, age, clothing sizes, and his one need and one wish. You drop the presents off at the Army and that's it. I worked with a guy who couldn't believe I'd never broken into a stranger's home and robbed them. His mom had five kids, none of whom had the same dad. I visited her with her current shack-up once, and the kids were getting something like socks for Christmas. They had plenty of beer and weed. They could have skipped just one baggie or one case and got the kids something decent. They wanted us to deliver it to the family. Shite show. |
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 12, 2021 11:16:07 GMT -5
As a birth certificate name I would say “Buster” is a no-no. OK for a nick, but not as an official name to saddle him with. These days it appears that every child must have a unique name. Personally I think that is silly and pretentious and can be hard on the kid in later life. Just my 2¢ and we know where inflation is going! Plus, in my day names like John, William, Thomas, Robert, Richard, James, etc. were the going currency.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2021 11:22:17 GMT -5
I worked with a guy who worked lots of overtime to get his kids nice Christmas presents, come Christmas morning after opening up the presents, they started playing with the boxes, he got so mad he loaded up the toys , put them in his truck and went in a poor neighborhood and gave them out. He came home to very sad kids. This made me so sad to read. I think prior to having a kid I would've found this really funny, i'm getting soft, but i think in a good way. Like frozen yogurt. I loved to play with the boxes when I was a kid. My favorite toy ever was a refrigerator box. |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Aug 12, 2021 11:42:38 GMT -5
This made me so sad to read. I think prior to having a kid I would've found this really funny, i'm getting soft, but i think in a good way. Like frozen yogurt. I loved to play with the boxes when I was a kid. My favorite toy ever was a refrigerator box. Mine too. It lasted weeks. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2021 13:15:00 GMT -5
I loved to play with the boxes when I was a kid. My favorite toy ever was a refrigerator box. Mine too. It lasted weeks. Mine was a Tank! 😁 🤠 |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Aug 12, 2021 14:38:39 GMT -5
Mine too. It lasted weeks. Mine was a Tank! 😁 🤠 Mine was a "house" at first, once I wore it out it became a sled for going down the stairs. My parents hated that part. |
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 12, 2021 14:52:19 GMT -5
I think kids are really cheated by most modern “toys.” They get Deathstars, Rock-Em-Sock-Em robots, and all sorts of fancy electronic thingies. Once he gets over the anguish of not being Captain America, give a six-year-old a box full of woodshop cut-offs from 2x4s and the remainders of making stair joists and then watch him go to town. The cultivation of imagination is in serious decline.
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Post by Hand of Glory on Aug 12, 2021 14:53:27 GMT -5
I think kids are really cheated by most moderns “toys.” They get Deathstars, Rock-Em-Sock-Em robots, and all sorts of fancy electronic thingies. Once he gets over the anguish of not being Captain America, give a six-year-old a box full of woodshop cut-offs from 2x4s and the remainders of making stair joists and then watch him go to town. The cultivation of imagination is in serious decline. This this this!!!!! |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Aug 12, 2021 15:14:40 GMT -5
My favorite boat when I was 5 and 6, was when the rains came and the ditches filled up was a short piece of 2/4, cut into a point and a nail I drove in the middle where I tied a string and pulled my boat in the stream of water.
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 12, 2021 15:38:26 GMT -5
My favorite boat when I was 5 and 6, was when the rains came and the ditches filled up was a short piece of 2/4, cut into a point and a nail I drove in the middle where I tied a string and pulled my boat in the stream of water. Oh, yes! In New Orleans the street gutters would become raging rivers after a violent downpour. Out we would go, in our underwear, with a fleet of expendable battleships and cruisers! Some lucky, but undeserving, kids blocks further down on Canal would be the beneficiaries of our profligacy. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 12, 2021 15:52:39 GMT -5
I think kids are really cheated by most moderns “toys.” They get Deathstars, Rock-Em-Sock-Em robots, and all sorts of fancy electronic thingies. Once he gets over the anguish of not being Captain America, give a six-year-old a box full of woodshop cut-offs from 2x4s and the remainders of making stair joists and then watch him go to town. The cultivation of imagination is in serious decline.This this this!!!!! So true...remember the toys that you made yourself with nuts and bolts (small ones) and metal pieces "erector sets" I believe they were called, you could build a bridge or a building with them...other things were Captain Something-or-other ray guns with sparking discs that flashed in the plastic guns...Lionell train sets were great too. Kids today don't get to play with learning tools. Something to spark your imagination. |
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 12, 2021 15:54:46 GMT -5
Fiona as in fee-ON-uh, or FEE-unuh, as in Ireland? And I always liked Roísín— roe-SHEEN. Rosaleen. My first GSP was Roisin Dubh. roe-SHEEN doov— “dark Rosaleen.,” a name often used poetically for Ireland itself.
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Post by Hand of Glory on Aug 12, 2021 16:10:18 GMT -5
Fiona as in fee-ON-uh, or FEE-unuh, as in Ireland? And I always liked Roísín— roe-SHEEN. Rosaleen. My first GSP was Roisin Dubh. roe-SHEEN doov— “dark Rosaleen.,” a name often used poetically for Ireland itself. The Irish pronunciation. I like Una too. |
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 12, 2021 16:17:35 GMT -5
So true...remember the toys that you made yourself with nuts and bolts (small ones) and metal pieces "erector sets" I believe they were called, you could build a bridge or a building with them...other things were Captain Something-or-other ray guns with sparking discs that flashed in the plastic guns...Lionell train sets were great too. Kids today don't get to play with learning tools. Something to spark your imagination.Wouldn’t it be nice if we could WILL our childhoods to deserving kids? |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2021 21:44:08 GMT -5
Mine was a "house" at first, once I wore it out it became a sled for going down the stairs. My parents hated that part. You had stairs!! 😮 |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2021 21:46:23 GMT -5
So true...remember the toys that you made yourself with nuts and bolts (small ones) and metal pieces "erector sets" I believe they were called, you could build a bridge or a building with them...other things were Captain Something-or-other ray guns with sparking discs that flashed in the plastic guns...Lionell train sets were great too. Kids today don't get to play with learning tools. Something to spark your imagination.My "rich" friend had real Lincoln Logs! |
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Post by Professor S. on Aug 13, 2021 13:24:09 GMT -5
I think kids are really cheated by most modern “toys.” They get Deathstars, Rock-Em-Sock-Em robots, and all sorts of fancy electronic thingies. Once he gets over the anguish of not being Captain America, give a six-year-old a box full of woodshop cut-offs from 2x4s and the remainders of making stair joists and then watch him go to town. The cultivation of imagination is in serious decline. Right?!? My brother and I could make just about anything with cardboard, Lincoln Logs, duck tape, string, and wood glue. Shoe boxes rapidly became spaceships, houses, massive evil computers, etc. One of the best and most enduring "toys" we ever got was a 55 gal cardboard drum that formerly held pigment. That thing was a fort, dungeon, you name it... |
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Post by Baboo on Aug 13, 2021 14:23:55 GMT -5
Eunice
Gertrude
Horacio
Geronimo
Helga
Gaylord
Dorcas
Buster
Beauregard
Suellen
Matilda
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 13, 2021 14:35:44 GMT -5
I think kids are really cheated by most modern “toys.” They get Deathstars, Rock-Em-Sock-Em robots, and all sorts of fancy electronic thingies. Once he gets over the anguish of not being Captain America, give a six-year-old a box full of woodshop cut-offs from 2x4s and the remainders of making stair joists and then watch him go to town. The cultivation of imagination is in serious decline. Right?!? My brother and I could make just about anything with cardboard, Lincoln Logs, duck tape, string, and wood glue. Shoe boxes rapidly became spaceships, houses, massive evil computers, etc. One of the best and most enduring "toys" we ever got was a 55 gal cardboard drum that formerly held pigment. That thing was a fort, dungeon, you name it... You had Lincoln Logs TOO!! 🤬 |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Aug 13, 2021 15:10:07 GMT -5
Right?!? My brother and I could make just about anything with cardboard, Lincoln Logs, duck tape, string, and wood glue. Shoe boxes rapidly became spaceships, houses, massive evil computers, etc. One of the best and most enduring "toys" we ever got was a 55 gal cardboard drum that formerly held pigment. That thing was a fort, dungeon, you name it... You had Lincoln Logs TOO!! 🤬 Come on buddy, it's not their fault all they had back in your day were rocks and loinclothes. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 13, 2021 15:43:31 GMT -5
You had Lincoln Logs TOO!! 🤬 Come on buddy, it's not their fault all they had back in your day were rocks and loinclothes. No, man. All my friends had Lincoln Logs, but we couldn't afford them. |
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Post by Hand of Glory on Aug 13, 2021 16:02:44 GMT -5
Eunice Gertrude Horacio Geronimo Helga Gaylord Dorcas Buster Beauregard Suellen Matilda Im laughing way too hard at this lol. Point made. |
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Post by Professor S. on Aug 13, 2021 17:49:57 GMT -5
Come on buddy, it's not their fault all they had back in your day were rocks and loinclothes. No, man. All my friends had Lincoln Logs, but we couldn't afford them. Ours came from garage sales and the Salvation Army store. We were so broke that our electricity was shut off more often than it was on |
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with a guy who worked lots of overtime to get his kids nice Christmas presents, come Christmas morning after opening up the presents, they started playing with the boxes, he got so mad he loaded up the toys , put them in his truck and went in a poor neighborhood and gave them out. He came home to very sad kids.
