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1. about 12 hours ago on Chuckle Bros

   Unlike the long-lived T, Ford built the A — the second A, that is, there were two — from ’27 or ’28 to ’31. Then came the V-8 and the Deuce (the 1932 model only) of Beach Boys fame.

2. about 12 hours ago on Bozo

   Haven’t thought about gas pumps with a reset crank or lever in a ’koon’s [GC’s deranged language nanny at work again] age — or longer! I can still hear the “gallon” bell ding in my mind’s ear, too.

3. 8 days ago on Edge City

   Been there, done that. My problem is early morning wakening and consequent sleep deprivation.

   They got me all wired up before turning in so that I had to sleep on my back and couldn’t shift in the bed (side sleeping is my preferred posture). There was a patient in next room (paper thin walls) who snored like a combination of a rock crusher and a pile driver. The room was a cold as a well digger’s a$$, and then there was a thunder storm. I didn’t think I got even 2 hours of fitful sleep that night. But when I went in for the review the next day, I was told that I have a complete night’s sleep and everything was normal. I remonstrated. (The cost of this sort of sleep study is in the neighborhood of $2000, too.)

   At least, now that I’m retired, I can top off the tank with a nap after breakfast or in the mid-afternoon.

4. 9 days ago on Edge City

   You can’t get a GOOD billfold anymore. They ones on the market are all too big, too clumsy, too expensive.

5. 9 days ago on Bloom County

   Speaking of fronts and tractor pulls brings this episode to mind:

   About 12 or 15 years ago at July’s annual Rushville steamer reunion (or maybe the one in Johnson County), an antique tractor pull was on bill of fair. One of the contestants was a well-favored young woman attired in a tank top and shorts. She was mounted on, I think, a Minni-Mo. (I was more concerned with the driver than the tractor.) Anyway when she started her pull, the tractor got to hoppin’ briefly, as sometimes happens. As a result of the bouncing, her tank top became somewhat disordered. She persevered, unfazed. Getting the tractor stabilized, she turned in a credible pull. The old farmers lining the track all seemed to enjoy the spectacle of a fetching, and then dishabille, pulling contestant. (So did I.)

6. 9 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   And make certain that no “One” thingee is backward compatible with any other thingees …

   (“And with a little bit o’ h’ep from a A-dapter kit, we had thet thingee a-runnin’ jus’ like a song.”

7. 9 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   Engineers LOVE standards. That’s why there are s-o-o-o many of them.

8. 9 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   When I was a kid, we called it “the drawer with nothing in it.”

9. 11 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   “Kelly’s Heroes.” Maybe we should also consider “The Seven Samurai.” Not only is it a famous movie, its plot has been re-worked many times, and there are homage scenes in other movies and TV productions - including “Kelly’s Heroes” and ST-DS9 to name two.

10. 15 days ago on Prickly City

    Ooooh! Such fascinating erudition combined with imposing, trenchant, and learned writing style!