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  1. green papaya

    Wearing Vintage Shoes

    Ive worn old military combat boots, and they lose the "flexibility" the leather has a tendency to crack when it's old and dry, also because of dry rot, it's not made to last forever I also had some shoes made within the last 30 years that fell apart, the stitching broke and soles fell off...
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    Wearing Vintage Shoes

    old shoes could fall apart if you tried wearing them, the stitching breaks down the soles come apart, too old dry and stiff
  3. green papaya

    Show us your Guns!

    GLOCK G21 SF with a box of SIG SAUER ELITE PERFORMANCE 45 auto V-CROWN 230 gr JHP for home defense.
  4. green papaya

    Christmas Toy Recommendations Of 1939

    I could always find something interesting at the Army / Navy Surplus store , I still like the same stuff today.
  5. green papaya

    What's for Dinner?

    Beef stew with OX tails mixed in, with lots of potatoes, carrots, gravy, over a plate of rice
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    The 80s, myth and reality?

    the 1980's had lots of VIETNAM WAR refugees, the Vietnamese were known as the "BOAT PEOPLE" because many fled Vietnam in the early 1980's many were ethnic Chinese being discriminated back in Vietnam, the ethnic Chinese also known as the "Hoa" then in the 1980's you started to see the...
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    The 80s, myth and reality?

    it use to be safe to go for a walk along the river or walk your dog, now you have to fear homeless claiming the area and pitt bull attacks, a homeless guy even accused me of trespassing, he said to stay away from his camp.
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    Films and shows that COULD NEVER Be Made Today!

    movies like "FLIGHT of THE PHOENIX" starring James Stewart actors these days arent even half the man James Stewart was they can try to remake old movies but todays actors just dont have what it takes, they seem to come and go and I dont even know who the new actors were/ almost like nobodys...
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    What are your "Stop and Drop" movies?

    any classic war movie, Ive always liked old war movies since childhood movies like Objective Burma, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, PORK CHOP HILL GUADALCANAL DIARY, DESTINATION TOKYO, THE ENEMY BELOW and more
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    GOMER PYLE USMC it's been on tv all day & night
  13. green papaya

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    in the 1970's to 1980's "TACO STANDS" were very popular, it was a very common fast food, they even showed people in tv shows going out for a taco, these were the American style TEX MEX crispy fried tacos, like Taco Bell they didnt really have the "Taquerias" you often see today with the more...
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    The 80s, myth and reality?

    Yes, high school kids would often carry a large pocketknife in a belt pouch to school , especially the "cowboy types" they wore a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, wore a pocket knife in a leather pouch, and a can of chewing tobacco in their rear pocket
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    The 80s, myth and reality?

    I remember the restaurant food was better back in the 1980's, they used more fresh ingredients, these days they use a lot more premade / processed food they do a lot of reheating and serving old food, and you get a over cooked pork chop tough as rubber I ordered a fried Tilapia fish at a...
  16. green papaya

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    it's really bad in California, homeless people actually come to CA for the benefits, weather, I heard lots of people from out of state go to Ca. probably depends what state you live in? it's pretty bad in CA, lots of "tweakers"
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    The 80s, myth and reality?

    back in the 1980's they called a homeless person a "bag lady" I never hear people say that anymore? because back then being homeless usually was because of mental illness , but these days it's a "Lifestyle" a way of life for many people living off the system, they live off gov handouts and live...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    RETURN of THE DRAGON (1972) starring Bruce Lee Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) is called to Rome to help a family friend whose restaurant is being targeted by local gangsters. Used to getting their own way, these ruthless men make the mistake of underestimating the young man's ingenuity. When they are...
  20. green papaya

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    The early 1980's was similar to the 1970's, disco was still around but phased out quickly by 1981, they still had disco techs with the big glittering ball like in Saturday Night Fever, but not for long. by the early 1980's break dancing and hip hop type music was more common in the mainstream...
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    The 80s, myth and reality?

    the 1980's was the MTV era, lots of music videos on tv 24 hours a day lots of famous movies from the 1980's will show what it was like, movies like Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Fletch (1985) National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) one good thing about the 1980's only ex sailors, bikers, gangs...
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    Any modelers on Fedora Lounge?

    here's an interesting old photo from the 1930's era Germany
  23. green papaya

    You Realise Christmas Is Approaching When …

    the weather gets chilly, and you see ice on the windows at night your car looks frosted with ice, your lawn turns white as snow. Ive seen some people hose their trees so it makes ice sickles , and sometimes the water hose stays frozen and you cant even spray water.

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