That’s really nice. I put up a temporary plastic one…18 years ago, and it’s still up!
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We had a tin one for 20 odd years. It was virtually rusted through. We got that "new" one given.
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What about bob another funny one.
Russ
Apocalypse now never ever intrigued me enough. Rest I've seen .
What about bob another funny one.
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In my neighborhood, every two houses share a post with two mailboxes. Ever post looks the same, and every mailbox is the same style. Some mailboxes have been replaced over the years, but with similar new ones. Case in point, a guy in a pickup truck backed over mine. Nobody actually saw him do it, but he did the right thing, and came back with tools and two new mailboxes. He straightened the post in the ground, and replaced the mailboxes. I saw him doing the repairs, and went out to help him -- and thank him for coming back.
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I saw this and thought of Windigo...
More than just a picky eater. A 21-year-old who’s eaten 7 foods for most of his life is tasting new things to help others with autism
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More than just a picky eater. A 21-year-old who’s eaten 7 foods for most of his life is tasting new things to help others with autism
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And let (or potentially draft) them into the military.
18 year olds are considered mature enough to vote, get married (even at 15 or 16 in some states), and buy guns, but can't buy or drink alcohol or even beer legally. Apparently, they can't buy legal recreational marijuana either with just a quick search.
Once DD got to 15 or 16, we started allowing her to have small amounts of wine or mixed drinks IF she wanted to try them. She did sometimes, sometimes she didn't. Alcohol was never denied to her in our home. Craig and I decided we'd rather she drink at home if she was going to drink than have her sneak around and get into trouble. We've never seen her drunk and she rarely drinks. I believe that is because alcohol was never forbidden so it wasn't a teen rebellion issue.
Everybody knows, or should know, that telling a teen they can't have or do something is nearly a guarantee that they will do or get that thing. I just don't understand why some people just don't get that.
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I haven’t, but I also haven’t seen “E. T.,” and only one “Raiders of the Lost Ark” movie (the one with Sean Connery), nor have I seen “The Wizard of Oz,” a single episode of “Friends,” and didn’t see my first “Seinfeld” until it was cancelled and went into syndication. My wife can’t believe I haven’t seen “Blade Runner” or “Die Hard,” either.
It’s only recently that I watched “Jaws” and “Alien” (or is it “Aliens,” idk)…and both were underwhelming. Then again, I saw “Star Wars” when it came out and I was 11yo, and thought it was the stupidest thing I’d ever seen.
Craig has never seen any of the Star Wars movies, and has no desire to, but watches Star Trek TV shows, he really likes Enterprise with Scott Bakula, and movies, he prefers Pine to Shatner, but will watch both. I just don't get why he likes one series, but refuses to even watch the other.
I can't believe you have never watched The Wizard of Oz. I can remember being amazed when it changed from black and white to color, but then I'm a bit older than you and can remember most shows being B&W.
I’m a Star Trek (original series) freak! My favorite TV series of all time.Craig has never seen any of the Star Wars movies, and has no desire to, but watches Star Trek TV shows, he really likes Enterprise with Scott Bakula, and movies, he prefers Pine to Shatner, but will watch both. I just don't get why he likes one series, but refuses to even watch the other.
I can tolerate Next Generation and Deep Space 9, hated the one with Capt Janeway (I can’t even remember the name of that…should have been called Star Turd), and I’ve never seen the one with Bakula, as the franchise over-saturating the market at that point.
Everyone says the Picard series on Paramount is the best Star Trek ever, but I don’t subscribe to that, and I doubt if I’d agree anyway.
I think it’s because I never saw it during those crucial childhood years - banned in our house for, you know, promoting satanism.
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We did the same with our kids. But we have seen them tipsy once or twice. Not out of control drunk, but an occasional overindulgence. They are all late 20s and early 30s now and have good, productive lives so no worries there.
I’m a Star Trek (original series) freak! My favorite TV series of all time.
I can tolerate Next Generation and Deep Space 9, hated the one with Capt Janeway (I can’t even remember the name of that…should have been called Star Turd), and I’ve never seen the one with Bakula, as the franchise over-saturating the market at that point.
Everyone says the Picard series on Paramount is the best Star Trek ever, but I don’t subscribe to that, and I doubt if I’d agree anyway.
I think it’s because I never saw it during those crucial childhood years - banned in our house for, you know, promoting satanism.
You have NOTHING on my neighbor Hank. His home-office chair is one of the original Captain Kirk chairs from the first TV series set. I have no idea what he paid for it, but it wasn't cheap. He has other props from the TV series set, and several Starfleet uniforms, and goes to the Annual Trek-fest thing in Las Vegas every year.
I think I mentioned this before, but he has a full-size replica of the robot from Lost In Space.
CD
My best friend and I talk about the drinking we did, and the stupid things we did while drinking as teenagers, and wonder how we never got arrested. It was the 1970s, so weed was mixed in there, too. But, being in the small, blue collar town of Port Arthur, Texas in the 1970s, being arrested would have led to a call to our parents. Today, it leads to thousands of dollars in legal fees and some jail time.
As an adult, with a good career in progress, a 20-year mortgage to pay, and other responsibilities, I moderated my drinking. So did my closest friends. At my 40-year reunion, I couldn't believe he/she is dead.
And, I couldn't believe other Hes/shes were alive. 
Now, it doesn't matter. Genetics caught up to me, and I had to give up drinking. Go figure.
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medtran49
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I really liked Picard as the captain in NextGen, but when I watched Picard on Paramount was bored to death by the 2 episodes I tried to watch. On the other hand, I did like Star Trek Discovery.
A former primary care physician was a Star Trek fan and had action figures and other things displayed in his office. Craig was in there talking to him about something and mentioned 1 of the characters. Doc was surprised Craig was a fan too and they always chatted about it after that.
We switch between Disney+ and Paramount every 6 months or so.
I think it’s because I never saw it during those crucial childhood years - banned in our house for, you know, promoting satanism.
WOW!
I think it’s because I never saw it during those crucial childhood years - banned in our house for, you know, promoting satanism.
Yeah, an earlier version of the nonsense about the Harry Potter books and movies, I guess.
Did you ever take the short drive down to Kentucky to see the Ark? If I lived less than an hour away, I would have liked to walk through it just for shitzingiggles.
CD
Wow! I’m jealous!
That’s awesome! Just no red shirts, please.
Cool! Sounds like a great guy!
Never mind. I take it all back!
Not on your life!
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