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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 10:47 AM Original message |
I miss card shops.. What do you miss?? |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. We still have a few. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
2. Starbucks |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
3. I miss independant butchers |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Ya know...we have a couple down here. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Lucky stiffs! |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:30 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Yeah, they can be pricey, but for special occasions... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:27 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. We used to buy beef by the hind quarter, and our butcher |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:35 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Reminds me - I miss my cousin's beef farm |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:27 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. sorry...duped |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. I'm one of the lucky ones |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
4. I miss corner delis... and all-night restaurants that aren't.... |
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Gothic Sponge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
5. Small hardware stores! |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 12:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. Most of the Ace stores out here are like that |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:01 AM Response to Reply #26 |
41. Girlfriend, I need to hang with you!!! |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
47. We have TrueValue stores here |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
6. biLL cLinton |
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gpandas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
7. real diners n/t |
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name not needed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Come to NJ |
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gpandas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:37 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. where i can sit at the counter... |
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name not needed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Most diners nowadays |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 01:02 AM Response to Reply #19 |
36. If you are ever in Marinette, WI |
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gpandas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 08:51 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. i'm planning on going to madison... |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 05:43 PM Response to Reply #39 |
55. No. |
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gpandas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 06:33 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. TOO BAD,THANKS N/T |
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Lavender Brown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
10. Snail mail - long letters. |
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Commendatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
13. Good old-fashioned diners, where I could order |
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name not needed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. You'd love it in NJ |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Ditto |
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Gothic Sponge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
18. I miss long romantic walks on the beach..... |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:48 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. and in the morning, just as the sun crests over the waves, |
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Gothic Sponge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:58 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Sounds like a great Hallmark card! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 09:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. or a personal ad |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
24. Dimestores |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 12:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Woolworth's |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 06:36 PM Response to Reply #25 |
57. A Woolworth's is opening |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 09:52 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. My home town had Neisners, Duckwalls, SS Kress, Kresge |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 12:59 AM Response to Reply #24 |
35. We had a Dime Store on main street in Coleman. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 08:57 AM Response to Reply #24 |
40. Anyone remember T G & Y? A five & dime . . . |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:03 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Wow. Now THERE'S a flashback! |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:11 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. speaking of mynah birds |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:19 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Ha! Check this link.... |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:23 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Yeah, I saw that. Hilarious!! |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:27 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. That's when you teach your bird to say "Who's Your Daddy?" n/t |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:36 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. LOL This cat would LOVE to say that to a bird . . . . |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:20 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. My mother had a mynah named Petey.. He said "Shit" and |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:29 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. They have one.... |
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SW FL Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
29. I miss $1 cards |
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Don_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
30. Little Merchants Around The Corner |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:00 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. We had neighborhood grocery stores too...3 of them within |
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NightTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
33. Small, independently-owned book and record stores. |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:05 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Yep, me too. |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:14 AM Response to Reply #33 |
45. Those still exist! |
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PartyPooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-04 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
34. Old movie theatres with a ticket booth in front. Remember those? |
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AmyDeLune (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 01:09 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Ahhhh.... |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:19 AM Response to Reply #37 |
46. Yes, my hometown had two large theaters like that downtown |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 01:22 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. We had a gorgeous old art deco Fox Theatre---pictures |
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Quahog (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
53. Good, cheap, plentiful Mexican food |
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SW FL Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
58. They still exist - just not in my world |
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Jade Fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
59. Being able to tell what part of town you live in by your phone number.. |
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testing123 (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-04 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
60. Drive In Movie Theaters |
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