tipicaldik

so does anyone know the story of Mary's mother? I kinda wonder what her dad had to say...

cleaning the inside of those windshields was a real challenge, and you didn't dare set anything on the dashboard because if it slid up near the windshield you wouldn't be able to reach it...

She's Generation Jones. So am I (b. 1963)

Damn, they even have her picture on the page 😆

Generation Jones is noted for coming of age after a huge swath of their older siblings in the earlier portion of the Baby Boomer population; thus, many note that there was a paucity of resources and privileges available to them that were seemingly abundant to older Boomers. Therefore, there is a certain level of bitterness and "jonesing" for the level of doting and affluence granted to older Boomers but denied to them

"trusted bank"

lol

Yes. I'm pretty sure he wasn't implying homosexuality, but talking about general partying and gallivanting around, promiscuity, etc. I don't think "gay" came to mostly mean homosexual until later in the 20th century. I believe Everett is just telling him he doesn't want to hear him bragging about his immoral lifestyle or gossiping about someone else's. There were a lot of prudes back then. That's my take, anyways...

Here you go... Library of Congress collection. I like the one's where his wife teaches him...

yeah it's a holdover from the early days of movies and vaudeville... think Abbot & Costello, Laurel & Hardy, Spanky and Alfalfa, the list goes on and on...

I'm thinking the manufacturer doesn't understand how cats prefer to lay on them.

or in other words...

"fake it 'til you make it"

Shut the fuck up, Donny!

I want to be a flâneur when I grow up...

I drove a taxi and dispatched for a couple of years back in the mid '80s. For ease of use, Street Guides were a drivers best friend, because they just gave you concise directions from the closest main road. For instance, if I wanted Elm street, I would find it quickly alphabetically, and it would tell me something like "Runs south from Main St, two blocks east of First Ave." The driver would mainly just need a decent understanding of the main roads and how the numbering system for addresses worked, and they could just flip through it pretty quick without having to spread out a big map. The whole city fit into a neat little paperback book.