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Slot machines take you?
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PIONEER CLUB: The honest Casino

   September 26, 2023  0 Comments on PIONEER CLUB: The honest Casino

The famed historic Pioneer Club lays it on the line in this 1948 gaming guide

Sleeping tunefully
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That whistling sound…

   September 25, 2023  0 Comments on That whistling sound…

NOCTURNAL NOISES I had a bit of a hard time sleeping last night… Had the radio on classical music to…

Shopping mail order
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I have AMAZON GUILT

   September 24, 2023  0 Comments on I have AMAZON GUILT

I really miss going to the mall and various stores, but doggone it, say what you will about Amazon, but…

Mailman sorting letters, and counting the days until he retires.
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OH. Those Christmas cards.

   September 22, 2023  0 Comments on OH. Those Christmas cards.

When I was a kid, I sold Christmas cards door to door, from a sample catalog. They were beautiful cards, with all manner of sparkly crap and embossed gold or silver bits.

Wall-eyed Ben-Gay user
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Ben-gay side effects

   September 21, 2023  0 Comments on Ben-gay side effects

This article says if you put Ben-gay on your forehead and on the back of your neck, it will make your headache go away. Your head will stink, but you won’t have a headache anymore.

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Cook-Outs are fun but watch out for pests

   September 19, 2023  0 Comments on Cook-Outs are fun but watch out for pests

“cook outs” are top fun in any season!

Model rocket mishap cartoon
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Model Rocket Mishap

   September 17, 2023  0 Comments on Model Rocket Mishap

WHEN I WAS a kid, I would get the Estes model rocket catalog, and of course I wanted to get into this hobby. I would try and try to get my dad and his wallet to join in.

I forgot I had this magazine on order from a dude on ebay. Better homes and ghettos? Then I remembered, when I flipped it around; it was the SICK magazine that I ordered.
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Better Homes and ghettos? Sounds legit.

   September 16, 2023  0 Comments on Better Homes and ghettos? Sounds legit.

I forgot I had this magazine on order from a dude on ebay. Better homes and ghettos? Then I remembered,…

The many sounds of the buttons on the sound effect toy
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These are the sounds of your life

   September 11, 2023  0 Comments on These are the sounds of your life

This was one of those yard sales with dozens of boxes o’crap on tables in the yard, most with no…

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A mighty menagerie estate sale?

   September 10, 2023  0 Comments on A mighty menagerie estate sale?

This old 1967 Grit magazine featured Mrs. Fred Erwin and her collection of souvenir dogs, over 1000 of them, taking up an entire wall in their suburban home.