OT Humor:Words of Yesterday

Steeped, or boiled 'cowboy' coffee is still the best. It's brewed like
tea and the grounds are settled with a crushed egg shell. The
Turks/Greeks/Armenians/ etc. do the same thing with a kibrick.
Anybody remember suicide knobs? Button hooks? Singletrees? Springpoles?
Bugs

Bill Hall wrote:

> Strange you should mention "Fender Skirts". I have a set of 49-52 Chevy
> Fender Skirts for sale on the local "Craigs List".I need the money cause the
> wife is in the "Family Way" .
> Come on over some evening for Supper and we can talk about cars and wood
> stuff :>)
> Bill
[snip]
I'm always good for free food and drink. Where are you?
greedy,
jo4hn

"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:8Rt%[email protected]...
>
> coffee. The coffee maker only boils the water.
> That said, coffee is even better if you heat the water in a pan and not
> bring it to a boil then poor that water over the ground coffee. Not as
> convenient though.

True. And you can get a Bunn that does just that. Our current model holds
a reservoir of hot water, holding it at the perfect temp at all times. When
ready to brew you just pour cold water in the top and it pushes hot water
out of the tank and into the basket. It brews a pot in about 2 minutes and
never boils the water.

It's not the best if you go weeks without making coffee, because it wastes
power and some water seems to evaporate. But for folks like me for whom
coffee is a religion, it's a nice unit.
--
********
Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com

Vic Baron wrote:
> "jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".
>
> <snip>
>
> How about "Carter's Little Liver Pills"?
>
> Vic
>
>

Doan's Pills?

--Steve

Vic Baron wrote:
> "jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".
>
> <snip>
>
> How about "Carter's Little Liver Pills"?
>
> Vic
>
>
Or Carter's Little Farter Starters.
j4

George wrote:
> "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>... or "More Doctors smoke Camels than any other brand!"
>>
>
>
> Eight of ten doctors who switched to camels never went back to women....
>
>

How about the Timex commercials that always finished with John Cameron
Swayzee saying, "It's still ticking!"

Leon wrote:
> "Steve" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
>>Doan's Pills?
>>
>>--Steve
>
>
> Still at your local drug store.
>
>
Raelly? What are they supposed to do?

--Steve

Steve wrote:

> Leon wrote:
>
>> "Steve" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>
>>> Doan's Pills?
>>>
>>> --Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> Still at your local drug store.
>>
> Raelly? What are they supposed to do?
>
> --Steve
Doan ask.
yuk,
jo4hn

Oleg Lego wrote:

> The jo4hn entity posted thusly:
>
>
>>Vic Baron wrote:
>>
>>>"jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".
>>>
>>><snip>
>>>
>>>How about "Carter's Little Liver Pills"?
>>>
>>>Vic
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Or Carter's Little Farter Starters.
>> j4
>
>
> That's what we used to call them! For reference, I grew up on the west
> coast of Canada. You?
>
South Dakota. Close enough. Also had lots of relatives in central
Canada. Still do.
eh?
jo4hn

Andrew Barss wrote:

> jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> : I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".
>
> Did you write this column?
>
>
> http://www.suddenlysenior.com/fenderskirts.html
>
>
>
> If not, somebody's been plagiarizing.
>
>
> - Andy Barss
Ayup. You may have found the source. I got it from a friend/relative
in Kentucky. Remember, don't shade-your-eyes, plagiarize!. [Tom Lehrer].
snile, don't smarl,
jo4hn

In article <52v%[email protected]>,
Vic Baron <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Pounds on Wood" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:8Rt%[email protected]...
>>>
>>> coffee. The coffee maker only boils the water.
>>> That said, coffee is even better if you heat the water in a pan and not
>>> bring it to a boil then poor that water over the ground coffee. Not as
>>> convenient though.
>>
>> True. And you can get a Bunn that does just that. Our current model
>> holds a reservoir of hot water, holding it at the perfect temp at all
>> times. When ready to brew you just pour cold water in the top and it
>> pushes hot water out of the tank and into the basket. It brews a pot in
>> about 2 minutes and never boils the water.
>>
>> It's not the best if you go weeks without making coffee, because it wastes
>> power and some water seems to evaporate. But for folks like me for whom
>> coffee is a religion, it's a nice unit.
>> --
>> ********
>> Bill Pounds
>> http://www.billpounds.com
>>
>>
>
>Have to agree on the Bunn - just bought my second one - first one lasted >
>20 years! Makes the BEST coffee - bar none!

Actually, the *best* coffee is made with cold (well, room-temperature)
water.

tie the requisite amount of fine-ground coffee beans in cheese-cloth, and
let steep in the pot of water for 12-24 hours. remove grounds, and then
warm to serving temperature.

Generally only practical if you're making a significant (30-50 cups) qty.


For home-scale use, the vacuum pot is generally conceded to make the best
coffee. The drawback is it doesn't scale down to below about 6-8 cups
in a batch.

One of the selling points of percolators was that they made 'coffee aroma'
earlier.

True 'drip' makers need the reservoir of already-heated water -- this is
ok where you're making lots of pots of coffee -- e.g. a restaurant -- but
not for occasional use. Water _will_ go 'stale' if left to sit for extended
periods.

In article <W2v%[email protected]>,
Vic Baron <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>> I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".
><snip>
>
>How about "Carter's Little Liver Pills"?

"Lydia Pinkham's Medicinal Compounds"

In article <H3V%[email protected]>,
GeeDubb <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Robert Bonomi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
>snip
>
>> Actually, the *best* coffee is made with cold (well, room-temperature)
>> water.
>>
>> tie the requisite amount of fine-ground coffee beans in cheese-cloth, and
>> let steep in the pot of water for 12-24 hours. remove grounds, and then
>> warm to serving temperature.
>>
>
>post this to alt.coffee and see what kind of response you get!

Why bother? :) The source of that methodology was the chief flavor chemist
at a major spice/flavoring manufacturing company.

I've also got direct experience to go by (considering that _I_ am not
a coffee drinker) -- it's been "real-world tested" at our house (more
than once) when we were having a large group over. EVERY ONE of the
coffee-drinkers wanted to know 'what brand' that coffee was -- it 'tasted
so good'.
>
>Gary (:-)

Robatoy wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Like "curb feelers" R1SfÆ<ETH>Sfó³Sf<eth>³Sfand "steering knobs" (I knew
>>these
>>as ³brodie knobs²).
>
>
> We called those 'necker knobs', grab a little boobage whilst turning
> that jacked-up Fairlane into the A & W....
Did I mention the "cuddle shift"? Move the column shift lever to the
left of the steering wheel so you could shift and cop a feel at the same
time.
horns,
jo4hn

In article <[email protected]>,
Morris Dovey <[email protected]> wrote:
>jo4hn (in [email protected]) said:
>
>| I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".
>
>Anyone heard a Bermuda Bell recently?

sounded sort-a like a triangle to me,
but then it inexplicably vanished!

In article <[email protected]>,
John \(aka wheelzuk\) <jmcgovern@'removespam'blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>Robert Bonomi mentioned ... "Lydia Pinkham's Medicinal Compounds"
>
>Interesting! I'd always wondered what the inspiration was behind the
>Scaffolds' song "Lily the Pink" The chorus reads "# ...for she invented
>medicinal compounds, most eficacious in every way...#".
>
>Many thanks for the added educational, Robert.

The _Royal Guardsmen_, of "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron" (et al) fame,
did a varient of 'Lily the Pink', on the Snoopy record.

Had the well-known Ebenezeer verse, and one about;

"a boy named Johnny Hammer,
had a terrible st-st-st-stammer,
So they gave him medicinal compunds,
and now he doesn't t-t-t-talk at all."


Anyway, "Lydia Pinkham's" was real stuff (sold variously as 'medicinal
compounds', and 'vegetable compounds').
`

The fact that it was 20% alcohol may have had something to do with it's
popularity. and being touted as a cure for 'anything'. :)

Robert Bonomi wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> John \(aka wheelzuk\) <jmcgovern@'removespam'blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Robert Bonomi mentioned ... "Lydia Pinkham's Medicinal Compounds"
>>
>>Interesting! I'd always wondered what the inspiration was behind the
>>Scaffolds' song "Lily the Pink" The chorus reads "# ...for she invented
>>medicinal compounds, most eficacious in every way...#".
>>
>>Many thanks for the added educational, Robert.
>
>
> The _Royal Guardsmen_, of "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron" (et al) fame,
> did a varient of 'Lily the Pink', on the Snoopy record.
[snip]

First time I heard the Lydia Pinkham song, it was done by the Irish
Rovers. Finally found some lyrics:

BALLAD OF LYDIA PINKHAM

Let us sing (let us sing) of Lydia Pinkham
The benefactress of the human race.
She invented a vegetable compound,
And now all papers print her face,

O, Mrs. Brown could do no housework,
O, Mrs. Brown could do no housework,
She took three bottles of Lydia's conpound,
And now there's nothing she will shirk,
she will shirk,

Mrs. Jones she had no children,
And she loved them very dear.
So she took three bottles of Pinkham's
Now she has twins every year.

Lottie Smyth ne'er had a lover,
Blotchy pimples caused her plight;
But she took nine bottles of Pinkham's--
Sweethearts swarm about her each night.

Oh Mrs. Murphy (Oh Mrs. Murphy)
Was perturbed because she couldn't seem to pee
Till she took some of Lydia's compound
And now they run a pipeline to the sea!

And Peter Whelan (Peter Whelan)
He was sad because he only had one nut
Till he took some of Lydia's compound
And now they grow in clusters 'round his butt.

mahalo,
jo4hn

In article <SIw%[email protected]>, Vic
Baron <[email protected]> wrote:

> Do they still make "Sen-Sen"? and the bitter tasting licorice lozenge in the
> orange and black box?

http://www.candyfavorites.com/shop/shopexd.asp?id=1249

In article <[email protected]>, Doug Payne
<[email protected]> wrote:

> That reminded me of Lucky Elephant pink popcorn. Used to buy it as a kid
> in the early 50's, I think it's still around.

I haven't seen it for years, but lo!
<http://www.alwayscanadian.com/products.php?category_id=14&page=3>

I used to love that stuff as a kid...

Strange you should mention "Fender Skirts". I have a set of 49-52 Chevy
Fender Skirts for sale on the local "Craigs List".I need the money cause the
wife is in the "Family Way" .
Come on over some evening for Supper and we can talk about cars and wood
stuff :>)
Bill
"jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".
>
> A term I haven't heard in a long time and thinking about "fender skirts"
> started me thinking about other words that quietly disappear from our
> language with hardly a notice.
>
> Like "curb feelers" R¹SfÆÐSfó“Sfð“Sfand "steering knobs" (I knew these as
> “brodie knobs”).
>
>
¸Sf×ÌSfSince I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that
> direction first. Any kids will probably have to find some elderly person
> over 50 to explain some of these terms to you.
>
> Remember "Continental kits?” They were rear bumper extenders and spare
> tire covers that were supposed to make any car as cool as a Lincoln
> Continental.
>
> When did we quit calling them "emergency brakes?” At some point "parking
> brake" became the proper term. But I miss the hint of drama that went
> with "emergency brake."
>
> I'm sad, too, that almost all the old folks are gone who would call the
> accelerator the "foot feed."
>
> Didn't you ever wait at the street for your daddy to come home, so you
> could ride the "running board" up to the house?
>
> Here's a phrase I heard all the time in my youth but never anymore -
> "store-bought.” Of course, just about everything is store-bought these
> days. But once it was bragging material to have a store-bought dress or a
> store-bought bag of candy.
>
> "Coast to coast" is a phrase that once held all sorts of excitement and
> now means almost nothing. Now we take the term "world wide" for granted.
> This floors me.
>
> On a smaller scale, "wall-to-wall" was once a magical term in our homes.
> In the '50s, everyone covered his or her hardwood floors with, wow,
> wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces their wall-to-wall
> carpeting with hardwood floors. Go figure.
>
> When's the last time you heard the quaint phrase "in a family way?” It's
> hard to imagine that the word "pregnant" was once considered a little too
> graphic, a little too clinical for use in polite company. So we had all
> that talk about stork visits and "being in a family way" or
> simply"expecting."
>
> Apparently "brassiere" is a word no longer in usage. I said it the other
> day and my daughter cracked up. I guess it's just "bra" now
> "Unmentionables" probably wouldn't be understood at all.
>
> I always loved going to the "picture show," but I considered "movie" an
> affectation.
>
> Most of these words go back to the '50s, but here's a pure-'60s word I
> came across the other day - "rat fink.” Ooh, what a nasty put-down!
>
> Here's a word I miss - "percolator.” That was just a fun word to say. And
> what was it replaced with? "Coffee maker.” How dull. Mr. Coffee, I blame
> you for this.
>
> I miss those made-up marketing words that were meant to sound so modern
> and now sound so retro. Words like "DynaFlow" and "Electrolux."
> Introducing the 1963 Admiral TV, now with "SpectraVision!"
>
> Food for thought - Was there a telethon that wiped out lumbago? Nobody
> complains of that anymore. Maybe that's what castor oil cured, because I
> never hear mothers threatening kids with castor oil anymore.
>
> Some words aren't gone, but are definitely on the endangered list. The one
> that grieves me most "supper.” Now everybody says "dinner.” Save a great
> word. Invite someone to supper. Discuss fender skirts.
>
>
> Mahalo,
> jo4hn

jo4hn wrote:
> Andrew Barss wrote:
>
>> jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> : I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".
>>
>> Did you write this column?
>>
>>
>> http://www.suddenlysenior.com/fenderskirts.html
>>
>>
>>
>> If not, somebody's been plagiarizing.
>>
>>
>> - Andy Barss
>
> Ayup. You may have found the source. I got it from a friend/relative
> in Kentucky. Remember, don't shade-your-eyes, plagiarize!. [Tom Lehrer].
> snile, don't smarl,
> jo4hn
Tom Lehrer is STILL my favorite song writer. I was in JHS when I
"discovered" him, and I still think he's great. My favorite is "When
You're Old and Gray."

Glen

Robert Bonomi mentioned ... "Lydia Pinkham's Medicinal Compounds"=20

Interesting! I'd always wondered what the inspiration was behind the =
Scaffolds' song "Lily the Pink" The chorus reads "# ...for she invented =
medicinal compounds, most eficacious in every way...#".=20

Many thanks for the added educational, Robert.

John
--=20
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"jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Like "curb feelers" R¹SfÆÐSfó“Sfð“Sfand "steering knobs" (I knew these as
> “brodie knobs”).
>

Similar, anyway. I knew them as "suicide" knobs. I suppose that's the link
to Brodie.
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/?date=19960627

>
> When did we quit calling them "emergency brakes?” At some point "parking
> brake" became the proper term. But I miss the hint of drama that went
> with "emergency brake."
>

Wish they'd go back to it. How many morons have you heard say their brakes
failed, so they hit X. Seems they've forgotten that manual brake built in
when hydraulics were less reliable. Of course, it wouldn't be as much fun
to watch the hero careen about in the mountains instead of using the
emergency. But if people thought of it that way they'd be the one
hollaring "pull the emergency brake" in the dark theater instead of me.
Excuse me, movieplex.

>
> Here's a word I miss - "percolator.” That was just a fun word to say. And
> what was it replaced with? "Coffee maker.” How dull. Mr. Coffee, I blame
> you for this.

I don't miss boiled coffee at all. Even when it was common to perk, I
preferred drip. Strained with the teeth, or even "hobo" (homeless man)
coffee was better than boiled. Nice paper filters sure made things easier.

Beloit college put out its History professor's reality sheet any more?
Worthwhile read.

"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> ... or "More Doctors smoke Camels than any other brand!"
>

Eight of ten doctors who switched to camels never went back to women....

"jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Robatoy wrote:
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Like "curb feelers" R1SfÆ<ETH>Sfó³Sf<eth>³Sfand "steering knobs" (I knew
>>>these as ³brodie knobs²).
>>
>>
>> We called those 'necker knobs', grab a little boobage whilst turning that
>> jacked-up Fairlane into the A & W....
> Did I mention the "cuddle shift"? Move the column shift lever to the left
> of the steering wheel so you could shift and cop a feel at the same time.


Sort of like those places along the way to your favorite drive-in, where
they had those "S.O.B curves?"

Slide Over, Baby.

Bitchen post Jo4hn.

-Zz

On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:36:11 -0700, jo4hn <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".
>
>A term I haven't heard in a long time and thinking about "fender skirts"
>started me thinking about other words that quietly disappear from our
>language with hardly a notice.
>
>Like "curb feelers" R¹SfÆÐSfó“Sfð“Sfand "steering knobs" (I knew these
>as “brodie knobs”).
>
>
¸Sf×ÌSfSince I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that
>direction first. Any kids will probably have to find some elderly person
>over 50 to explain some of these terms to you.
>
>Remember "Continental kits?” They were rear bumper extenders and spare
>tire covers that were supposed to make any car as cool as a Lincoln
>Continental.
>
>When did we quit calling them "emergency brakes?” At some point
>"parking brake" became the proper term. But I miss the hint of drama
>that went with "emergency brake."
>
>I'm sad, too, that almost all the old folks are gone who would call the
>accelerator the "foot feed."
>
>Didn't you ever wait at the street for your daddy to come home, so you
>could ride the "running board" up to the house?
>
>Here's a phrase I heard all the time in my youth but never anymore -
>"store-bought.” Of course, just about everything is store-bought these
>days. But once it was bragging material to have a store-bought dress or
>a store-bought bag of candy.
>
>"Coast to coast" is a phrase that once held all sorts of excitement and
>now means almost nothing. Now we take the term "world wide" for
>granted. This floors me.
>
>On a smaller scale, "wall-to-wall" was once a magical term in our homes.
> In the '50s, everyone covered his or her hardwood floors with, wow,
>wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces their wall-to-wall
>carpeting with hardwood floors. Go figure.
>
>When's the last time you heard the quaint phrase "in a family way?”
>It's hard to imagine that the word "pregnant" was once considered a
>little too graphic, a little too clinical for use in polite company. So
>we had all that talk about stork visits and "being in a family way" or
>simply"expecting."
>
>Apparently "brassiere" is a word no longer in usage. I said it the
>other day and my daughter cracked up. I guess it's just "bra" now
>"Unmentionables" probably wouldn't be understood at all.
>
>I always loved going to the "picture show," but I considered "movie" an
>affectation.
>
>Most of these words go back to the '50s, but here's a pure-'60s word I
>came across the other day - "rat fink.” Ooh, what a nasty put-down!
>
>Here's a word I miss - "percolator.” That was just a fun word to say.
>And what was it replaced with? "Coffee maker.” How dull. Mr. Coffee, I
>blame you for this.
>
>I miss those made-up marketing words that were meant to sound so modern
>and now sound so retro. Words like "DynaFlow" and "Electrolux."
>Introducing the 1963 Admiral TV, now with "SpectraVision!"
>
>Food for thought - Was there a telethon that wiped out lumbago? Nobody
>complains of that anymore. Maybe that's what castor oil cured, because
>I never hear mothers threatening kids with castor oil anymore.
>
>Some words aren't gone, but are definitely on the endangered list. The
>one that grieves me most "supper.” Now everybody says "dinner.” Save a
>great word. Invite someone to supper. Discuss fender skirts.
>
>
>Mahalo,
>jo4hn

"Pounds on Wood" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:8Rt%[email protected]...
>>
>> coffee. The coffee maker only boils the water.
>> That said, coffee is even better if you heat the water in a pan and not
>> bring it to a boil then poor that water over the ground coffee. Not as
>> convenient though.
>
> True. And you can get a Bunn that does just that. Our current model
> holds a reservoir of hot water, holding it at the perfect temp at all
> times. When ready to brew you just pour cold water in the top and it
> pushes hot water out of the tank and into the basket. It brews a pot in
> about 2 minutes and never boils the water.
>
> It's not the best if you go weeks without making coffee, because it wastes
> power and some water seems to evaporate. But for folks like me for whom
> coffee is a religion, it's a nice unit.
> --
> ********
> Bill Pounds
> http://www.billpounds.com
>
>

Have to agree on the Bunn - just bought my second one - first one lasted >
20 years! Makes the BEST coffee - bar none!

Vic

"Mark Jerde" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:QMw%f.9525$wH1.47@trnddc03...
> How about tobacco ads on TV?
>
> "Winston tastes good, like a (bumm bumm) cigarette should."
>
> -- Mark
>
>

Remember when " Lucky Green has gone to war"?

LS/MFT - Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco!

or the "Old Gold" mother and daughter dancing cigarette packs!

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
> Swingman wrote:
>
> > Actually, it was a distant relative (all coonasses are related), Dudley
> > LeBlanc, who brewed Hadacol.
>
> Are you a registered coon ass?

You've thanked me for my recipes, what do you think, cher?

> Had a guy who worked for me (A Yankee of course), who moved to Baton
> Rouge and became an adopted registered coon ass.

Tis' a rare thing ... that particular origin usually means immediate
disqualification.

--
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message

> Swingman wrote:

> > Tis' a rare thing ... that particular origin usually means immediate
> > disqualification.
>
> Typical Irishman, could charm a snake down out of a tree.

Makes sense ... if you were in the "Irish channel" area of NOLA, and closed
your eyes, you'd swear you were in NYC by the accent.

--
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Last update: 12/13/05

"George" <George@least> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I don't miss boiled coffee at all. Even when it was common to perk, I
> preferred drip. Strained with the teeth, or even "hobo" (homeless man)
> coffee was better than boiled. Nice paper filters sure made things
> easier.
>

George, how does a coffee maker differ so much from a percolator other than
the water does not continue to percolate through the coffee grounds? IIRC
every coffee maker that I have seen does boil the water before the water
reaches the ground coffee.

Oops, I just answered my question. The percolator boils the water and
coffee. The coffee maker only boils the water.
That said, coffee is even better if you heat the water in a pan and not
bring it to a boil then poor that water over the ground coffee. Not as
convenient though.

The jo4hn entity posted thusly:
>
>Like "curb feelers" R¹SfÆÐSfó“Sfð“Sfand "steering knobs" (I knew these
>as “brodie knobs”).

This is just too weird. I hadn't thought of "curb feelers" for maybe
40 years. Then, last Sunday evening, I saw a classified ad in which
someone was offering a set of them. Now you mention them too.

Ever get the feeling that words are alive, and when one wakes up, it
starts showing up uninvited everywhere?

Steve wrote:
> Leon wrote:
>
>> "Steve" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>
>>> Doan's Pills?
>>>
>>> --Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> Still at your local drug store.
>>
> Raelly? What are they supposed to do?
>
> --Steve

They were supposed to relieve muscular back pain. The FTC nailed them
for false advertising.

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"Steve" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

>
> Doan's Pills?
>
> --Steve

Still at your local drug store.

"no(SPAM)vasys" <"no(SPAM)vasys"@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Steve wrote:

>>
>> --Steve
>
> They were supposed to relieve muscular back pain. The FTC nailed them for
> false advertising.


Really, I pulled my back several years ago and they worked like magic.

"Robert Bonomi" <[email protected]> wrote in message

snip

> Actually, the *best* coffee is made with cold (well, room-temperature)
> water.
>
> tie the requisite amount of fine-ground coffee beans in cheese-cloth, and
> let steep in the pot of water for 12-24 hours. remove grounds, and then
> warm to serving temperature.
>

post this to alt.coffee and see what kind of response you get!

Gary (:-)

jo4hn (in [email protected]) said:

| I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".

Anyone heard a Bermuda Bell recently?

--
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DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto

How about tobacco ads on TV?

"Winston tastes good, like a (bumm bumm) cigarette should."

-- Mark

Swingman wrote:

> You've thanked me for my recipes, what do you think, cher?

Works for me.

> Tis' a rare thing ... that particular origin usually means immediate
> disqualification.

Typical Irishman, could charm a snake down out of a tree.

Even has a coon ass grandson by birth.

Lew

"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Vic Baron" wrote in message
>> Slogans too - How about
>> "You'll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with
>> Pepsodent?"
>>
>> and the ever popular
>>
>> "BrylCreem - A little dab'll do ya!"
>>
>> not to mention the old Burma Shave rhyme road signs.
>>
>> Gee! I really *am* an old fart!
>
> Only if you remember "Hadacol".
>
> --
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> Last update: 12/13/05
>

Remembered the name - seem to recall it was a yellowish liquid cold remedy
or something like that.

Do they still make "Sen-Sen"? and the bitter tasting licorice lozenge in the
orange and black box?

What amazes me is the fact that they *still* make those hard candy drops on
a paper strip and the was "bottles" with colored sugar water in them. I used
to eat them when *I* was a kid. Talk about brand survival.

Vic

"jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".
<snip>

How about "Carter's Little Liver Pills"?

Vic

Swingman wrote:

> Only if you remember "Hadacol".

Remember the story about the sparrow that drank a bottle of Hadacol,
then raped two eagles and took off after a B-29?

Lew

Slogans too - How about
"You'll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with
Pepsodent?"

and the ever popular

"BrylCreem - A little dab'll do ya!"

not to mention the old Burma Shave rhyme road signs.

Gee! I really *am* an old fart!

Vic

"Vic Baron" wrote in message
> Slogans too - How about
> "You'll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with
> Pepsodent?"
>
> and the ever popular
>
> "BrylCreem - A little dab'll do ya!"
>
> not to mention the old Burma Shave rhyme road signs.
>
> Gee! I really *am* an old fart!

Only if you remember "Hadacol".

--
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Last update: 12/13/05

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
> Swingman wrote:
>
> > Only if you remember "Hadacol".
>
> Remember the story about the sparrow that drank a bottle of Hadacol,
> then raped two eagles and took off after a B-29?

LOL ... I thought that was a hummingbird ... and at 24% alcohol, IIRC, I
remember the feeling myself ... ;)

Actually, it was a distant relative (all coonasses are related), Dudley
LeBlanc, who brewed Hadacol.

What I really remember is seeing the Hadacol posters painted on the sides of
barns in rural S. Louisiana ... back when most folks went to town, and
church, in a horse and buggy because the roads were too bad for the few cars
that were around.

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In article <[email protected]>,
Philip Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:

> Robatoy <[email protected]> writes:
> >"there ain't no Coupe de Ville hiding at the bottom of a Cracker Jack
> >box"
>
> yeah, but remember when cracker jack prizes were actually good?

..and they came in little boxes? Now they come in baggies with a big
honking nutritional information legal brief stamped all over it...in TWO
frickin' languages no less.

"The 'TOY' can't be played with by children under 3 years of age, lest
they ram that entire 1/2" x 1/2" chess set up their snotty little noses!!

In article <[email protected]>,
Odinn <[email protected]> wrote:


.
> This is why a french press makes the absolute best coffee,

Bar none. My BUNN does okay if I need a steady supply...but for that
'Kick-in-the-pants' espresso-like hit of coffee...my French Press does
the best job.

Lately it's been nothing but green tea.... loose leaf..in my French
Press.

In article <[email protected]>,
Odinn <[email protected]> wrote:

> Oh, and the darker the roast,
> the happier I am.

I had some great stuff from Kenya...man... talk about dark.
The beans glistened with oil.

Never did the beans which are picked out from cat-shit... forgot the
name of that coffee. Seriously.. certain cats would eat the beans and
then the aborigines pick them out from the cat-scat and sell them...it
is supposed to be THE ultimate in coffee..... well.. guess what... Rob
ain't all THAT interested.

In article <[email protected]>,
Odinn <[email protected]> wrote:

> Spoken like a man who knows his coffee :)

One of my all-time favourite sitcom characters was the oriental
detective on Barney Miller (I think he was played by Jack Soo?)
Whenever his coffee-making skills were discussed in the show, all
co-workers had the opportunity to do their disgusted/double-take
expressions...what a hoot.

In article <[email protected]>,
jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:

[snipped for brevity]

WAY fun thread, jo4hn

*singing*

"there ain't no Coupe de Ville hiding at the bottom of a Cracker Jack
box"

In article <[email protected]>,
jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:

> Like "curb feelers" R1SfÆ<ETH>Sfó³Sf<eth>³Sfand "steering knobs" (I knew
> these
> as ³brodie knobs²).

We called those 'necker knobs', grab a little boobage whilst turning
that jacked-up Fairlane into the A & W....

On 13/04/2006 3:29 PM, Dave Balderstone wrote:
> In article <SIw%[email protected]>, Vic
> Baron <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Do they still make "Sen-Sen"? and the bitter tasting licorice lozenge in the
>> orange and black box?
>
> http://www.candyfavorites.com/shop/shopexd.asp?id=1249

That reminded me of Lucky Elephant pink popcorn. Used to buy it as a kid
in the early 50's, I think it's still around.
And still as ugly looking :-)

On 13/04/2006 4:21 PM, Leon wrote:

> Or., Candy cigarettes, and bubble gum cigars.

Licorice cigars and pipes, complete with "fire".
Lik-M-Aid.
Wax lips, bottles, whistles.
Blackjack gum.
Macintosh toffee.

It's amazing we still have teeth. *Any* teeth.

jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:

: I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".

Did you write this column?


http://www.suddenlysenior.com/fenderskirts.html



If not, somebody's been plagiarizing.


- Andy Barss

Swingman wrote:
> "Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
>> Swingman wrote:
>>
>> > Only if you remember "Hadacol".
>>
>> Remember the story about the sparrow that drank a bottle of Hadacol,
>> then raped two eagles and took off after a B-29?
>
> LOL ... I thought that was a hummingbird ... and at 24% alcohol, IIRC, I
> remember the feeling myself ... ;)
>
> Actually, it was a distant relative (all coonasses are related), Dudley
> LeBlanc, who brewed Hadacol.
>
> What I really remember is seeing the Hadacol posters painted on the sides of
> barns in rural S. Louisiana ... back when most folks went to town, and
> church, in a horse and buggy because the roads were too bad for the few cars
> that were around.
>
Looks like it was 24 proof,
http://www.quackwatch.org/13Hx/MM/15.html
but the diluted hydrochloric acid probably made up for it.
Joe

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 01:04:06 -0400, Robatoy
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
> Odinn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Oh, and the darker the roast,
>> the happier I am.
>
>I had some great stuff from Kenya...man... talk about dark.
>The beans glistened with oil.
>
>Never did the beans which are picked out from cat-shit... forgot the
>name of that coffee. Seriously.. certain cats would eat the beans and
>then the aborigines pick them out from the cat-scat and sell them...it
>is supposed to be THE ultimate in coffee..... well.. guess what... Rob
>ain't all THAT interested.

http://www.thecoffeecritic.com/fusion3/html/kopi.shtml

"Vic Baron"wrote in message
>
> "Mark Jerde" wrote in message
>
> > How about tobacco ads on TV?
> >
> > "Winston tastes good, like a (bumm bumm) cigarette should."
> >
> > -- Mark
> >
> >
>
> Remember when " Lucky Green has gone to war"?
>
> LS/MFT - Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco!
>
> or the "Old Gold" mother and daughter dancing cigarette packs!

... or "More Doctors smoke Camels than any other brand!"


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The jo4hn entity posted thusly:

>Vic Baron wrote:
>> "jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS".
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> How about "Carter's Little Liver Pills"?
>>
>> Vic
>>
>>
>Or Carter's Little Farter Starters.
> j4

That's what we used to call them! For reference, I grew up on the west
coast of Canada. You?

On 4/14/2006 11:10 PM Robatoy mumbled something about the following:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Odinn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> ..
>> This is why a french press makes the absolute best coffee,
>
> Bar none. My BUNN does okay if I need a steady supply...but for that
> 'Kick-in-the-pants' espresso-like hit of coffee...my French Press does
> the best job.
>
> Lately it's been nothing but green tea.... loose leaf..in my French
> Press.

Spoken like a man who knows his coffee :) I grew up drinking coffee
cooked on a wood stove, no percolator, just pour the grounds in the pot,
add water, heat up, add a pinch of crushed egg shells to settle the
grounds, and pour a cup (a couple of drops of cold water will settle the
grounds to the bottom of the pot as well). It took me forever to accept
the taste of drip coffee, as it didn't have the full flavor I had come
to enjoy. I still don't like it, but since it's about the only way to
get coffee nowadays, I've accepted it. Oh, and the darker the roast,
the happier I am.

--
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RCOS #7 SENS BS ???

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worshiped anything but himself." -- Sir Richard Francis Burton

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On 4/13/2006 11:09 AM Leon mumbled something about the following:
> "George" <George@least> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I don't miss boiled coffee at all. Even when it was common to perk, I
>> preferred drip. Strained with the teeth, or even "hobo" (homeless man)
>> coffee was better than boiled. Nice paper filters sure made things
>> easier.
>>
>
> George, how does a coffee maker differ so much from a percolator other than
> the water does not continue to percolate through the coffee grounds? IIRC
> every coffee maker that I have seen does boil the water before the water
> reaches the ground coffee.
>
> Oops, I just answered my question. The percolator boils the water and
> coffee. The coffee maker only boils the water.
> That said, coffee is even better if you heat the water in a pan and not
> bring it to a boil then poor that water over the ground coffee. Not as
> convenient though.
>
>

The problem with drip coffee makers, is that the filter captures a lot
of the oil from the grounds. The oil is what gives coffee its aroma and
flavor (darker roasts create more oils than lighter roasts, as well).
This is why a french press makes the absolute best coffee, percolators
come in a close second (provided you only heat the water to the optimum
temp). The problem with both a french press and a percolator today are
that most store bought ground coffee is made for drip makers (finer
grind), so you have to a bit of searching, or grind your own.

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worshiped anything but himself." -- Sir Richard Francis Burton

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George wrote:
> "jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Like "curb feelers" R¹SfÆÐSfó“Sfð“Sfand "steering knobs" (I knew these as
>>“brodie knobs”).
>>
>
>
> Similar, anyway. I knew them as "suicide" knobs. I suppose that's the link
> to Brodie.
> http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/?date=19960627

That's interesting to me because, without any reference to knobs, we as
teens referred to cutting circular grooves in the turf while spinning a
car or truck's wheels with the steering wheel hard over "spinning brodies".

No, I never did that to a neighbor's lawn or the golf course.

er
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Robatoy <[email protected]> writes:
>"there ain't no Coupe de Ville hiding at the bottom of a Cracker Jack
>box"

yeah, but remember when cracker jack prizes were actually good?

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"Vic Baron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:SIw%[email protected]...
>
> What amazes me is the fact that they *still* make those hard candy drops
> on a paper strip and the was "bottles" with colored sugar water in them. I
> used to eat them when *I* was a kid. Talk about brand survival.


Or., Candy cigarettes, and bubble gum cigars.

Swingman wrote:

> Actually, it was a distant relative (all coonasses are related), Dudley
> LeBlanc, who brewed Hadacol.

Are you a registered coon ass?

Had a guy who worked for me (A Yankee of course), who moved to Baton
Rouge and became an adopted registered coon ass.

Lew

"Robert Bonomi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <H3V%[email protected]>,
> GeeDubb <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>"Robert Bonomi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>>snip
>>
>>> Actually, the *best* coffee is made with cold (well, room-temperature)
>>> water.
>>>
>>> tie the requisite amount of fine-ground coffee beans in cheese-cloth,
>>> and
>>> let steep in the pot of water for 12-24 hours. remove grounds, and then
>>> warm to serving temperature.
>>>
>>
>>post this to alt.coffee and see what kind of response you get!
>
> Why bother? :) The source of that methodology was the chief flavor
> chemist
> at a major spice/flavoring manufacturing company.
>
> I've also got direct experience to go by (considering that _I_ am not
> a coffee drinker) -- it's been "real-world tested" at our house (more
> than once) when we were having a large group over. EVERY ONE of the
> coffee-drinkers wanted to know 'what brand' that coffee was -- it 'tasted
> so good'.
>>
>>Gary (:-)
>

I won't knock it until I've tried it but I read alt.coffee regularly and
thought it'd be fun to see some of the regulars there come unglued (back on
topic?)

Gary (hard core coffee roaster/drinker)