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Living in the 50s.

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  • HoraceH Offline
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    Horace
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    #2

    Cool. I bet she has some verbal scaffolding at the ready for people who look at her sideways because of racism in the 50s.

    Education is extremely important.

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    • MikM Offline
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      #3

      About as harmless a hobby as can be. My daughter has a friend who dresses like a 40's-50's pinup girl a lot and has that same vibe.

      Really dug the kitchen.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        I wonder if she brings a pitcher of lemonade on a tray out to the men when they do the yard work, while she is wearing her pearls.

        June Cleaver did that. She was terrific.

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          Link to video
          "Living In The Past"

          Happy and I'm smiling
          Walk a mile to drink your water
          You know I'd love to love you
          And above you there's no other
          We'll go walking out
          While others shout of war's disaster
          Oh, we won't give in
          Let's go living in the past

          Once I used to join in
          Every boy and girl was my friend
          Now there's revolution, but they don't know
          What they're fighting
          Let us close our eyes
          Outside their lives go on much faster
          Oh, we won't give in
          We'll keep living in the past

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            #6

            The more you give to a narrative the more it gives to you.

            Fandom, tribalism explained.

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            • George KG George K

              Link to video

              @brenda ! Note at 1:55!

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              #7

              @George-K
              The Kitchen-Aid mixer is perfect. I like my 7qt model better for the extra capacity and power, but the older ones were great, too, and they were probably built tougher.

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              • CopperC Copper

                I wonder if she brings a pitcher of lemonade on a tray out to the men when they do the yard work, while she is wearing her pearls.

                June Cleaver did that. She was terrific.

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                #8

                @Copper said in Living in the 50s.:

                I wonder if she brings a pitcher of lemonade on a tray out to the men when they do the yard work, while she is wearing her pearls.

                June Cleaver did that. She was terrific.

                I make treats for the guys when we have a project. No pearls are worn when serving the treats.

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                • MikM Mik

                  About as harmless a hobby as can be. My daughter has a friend who dresses like a 40's-50's pinup girl a lot and has that same vibe.

                  Really dug the kitchen.

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                  @Mik said in Living in the 50s.:

                  About as harmless a hobby as can be.

                  Not something I would like to do, but good for her!!!

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                  • MikM Offline
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                    Aw, c'mon, TG.. you'd be pretty smokin' in those dresses and pearls... 😻

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • MikM Mik

                      Aw, c'mon, TG.. you'd be pretty smokin' in those dresses and pearls... 😻

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                      @Mik said in Living in the 50s.:

                      Aw, c'mon, TG.. you'd be pretty smokin' in those dresses and pearls... 😻

                      Yeah, that would be cool...

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • MikM Mik

                        Aw, c'mon, TG.. you'd be pretty smokin' in those dresses and pearls... 😻

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                        @Mik said in Living in the 50s.:

                        Aw, c'mon, TG.. you'd be pretty smokin' in those dresses and pearls... 😻

                        LOL, TG. You get the pearls and I get the mixer. It's okay. My hubby loves what I do with my mixer. 😉

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                        • brendaB brenda

                          @George-K
                          The Kitchen-Aid mixer is perfect. I like my 7qt model better for the extra capacity and power, but the older ones were great, too, and they were probably built tougher.

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                          @brenda said in Living in the 50s.:

                          @George-K
                          The Kitchen-Aid mixer is perfect. I like my 7qt model better for the extra capacity and power, but the older ones were great, too, and they were probably built tougher.

                          The old ones had all metal gears. They were tougher.

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          • JollyJ Jolly

                            @brenda said in Living in the 50s.:

                            @George-K
                            The Kitchen-Aid mixer is perfect. I like my 7qt model better for the extra capacity and power, but the older ones were great, too, and they were probably built tougher.

                            The old ones had all metal gears. They were tougher.

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                            brenda
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                            @Jolly said in Living in the 50s.:

                            @brenda said in Living in the 50s.:

                            @George-K
                            The Kitchen-Aid mixer is perfect. I like my 7qt model better for the extra capacity and power, but the older ones were great, too, and they were probably built tougher.

                            The old ones had all metal gears. They were tougher.

                            That's what I've read about the older ones. That's why older ones are still sold on ebay, especially if they were actually made by Hobart.

                            Sometimes us old ones really are tougher that the newer ones. 💪

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                            • brendaB brenda

                              @Jolly said in Living in the 50s.:

                              @brenda said in Living in the 50s.:

                              @George-K
                              The Kitchen-Aid mixer is perfect. I like my 7qt model better for the extra capacity and power, but the older ones were great, too, and they were probably built tougher.

                              The old ones had all metal gears. They were tougher.

                              That's what I've read about the older ones. That's why older ones are still sold on ebay, especially if they were actually made by Hobart.

                              Sometimes us old ones really are tougher that the newer ones. 💪

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                              George K
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                              @brenda said in Living in the 50s.:

                              Sometimes us old ones really are tougher that the newer ones.

                              So true.

                              Speaking of living in the 1950s, we've been plagued with balky, cantankerous, fussy refrigerators (GE Profile). I have purchased service agreements, thinking that that cost will be more than easily offset by any service calls I needed (I've been right, by the way).

                              The last time a guy came out to fix the ice maker, I asked him "What's the best, most reliable refrigerator to buy?"

                              He said, "Your mother's."

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              • George KG George K

                                @brenda said in Living in the 50s.:

                                Sometimes us old ones really are tougher that the newer ones.

                                So true.

                                Speaking of living in the 1950s, we've been plagued with balky, cantankerous, fussy refrigerators (GE Profile). I have purchased service agreements, thinking that that cost will be more than easily offset by any service calls I needed (I've been right, by the way).

                                The last time a guy came out to fix the ice maker, I asked him "What's the best, most reliable refrigerator to buy?"

                                He said, "Your mother's."

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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #16

                                @George-K said in Living in the 50s.:

                                @brenda said in Living in the 50s.:

                                Sometimes us old ones really are tougher that the newer ones.

                                So true.

                                Speaking of living in the 1950s, we've been plagued with balky, cantankerous, fussy refrigerators (GE Profile). I have purchased service agreements, thinking that that cost will be more than easily offset by any service calls I needed (I've been right, by the way).

                                The last time a guy came out to fix the ice maker, I asked him "What's the best, most reliable refrigerator to buy?"

                                He said, "Your mother's."

                                I've got a Sears (Daewoo) refrigerator. I asked the last guy who worked on it the same question and was told nobody makes a really good refrigerator anymore.

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                • MikM Offline
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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on last edited by Mik
                                  #17

                                  Our KitchenAid bottom freezer model has been reliable for 15 years now.

                                  Problem is you cannot expect it to be manufactured by the same company or even in the same country today.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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