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  1. Shangas

    Refurbishing Vintage Furniture?

    That is beautiful. Compact, but beautiful. You must be very proud to have restored such a fine piece.
  2. Shangas

    Vintage WWII Airplanes hiding away...

    http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2014/August/Pilot/f_talltale A friend showed me this. Kinda cool.
  3. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Struttin' like this rooster? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8TQZBHszI4
  4. Shangas

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Not often, but I do still hear that every now and then.
  5. Shangas

    George Carlin on hats

    Carlin was my favourite comedian. I loved him because... - He was intelligent. - He was a wordsmith. He LOVED mucking around with language. Nobody can deny this. - He kept up-to-date and relevant, despite his age. - He was controversial. - He was funny. - He was brave. And...
  7. Shangas

    George Carlin on hats

    Aaah. The last great comedian. I miss him.
  8. Shangas

    Are You Into Chains?

    When I was a child, my parents gave me a gold chain necklace. But I found it so uncomfortable (I absolutely CANNOT STAND cold metal against my skin) that I hardly ever wore it. I still have the chain, I just never put it on.
  9. Shangas

    Fury

    Yeah? I think I'm gonna like it, then.
  10. Shangas

    Favorite Military Quotes

    Si vis pacem, para bellum. - Latin Saying. "If you desire peace, prepare for war". -- "Keep Buggering On!" - Sir Winston Churchill. -- "Sir, I do not drink, and I do not smoke. And am 100% fit!" "Sir! I both drink, and smoke, and I'm 200% fit!" Montgomery and...
  11. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    I didn't know what to expect when I found it. I just thought it was cute. Once I have the second key cut, I'll be using it on my display cabinet. Antique padlock to keep antiques safe! Can't beat that. When I took it to the locksmith, they were very interested in it. They started asking me...
  13. Shangas

    Giant Pith Helmet Thread of Doom

    Hey folks. Here in Australia, where the weather is backwards and the land is upside down...it's now solidly spring. It's also solidly rising in temperature. And very soon we'll be in the grips of deepest summer. With this in mind, I've stopped wearing most of my thicker/heavier felt hats...
  14. Shangas

    "Addams Family House" for sale...

    You're welcome Talbot. I reckoned the people here would get a kick out of it. I agree, a full restoration & renovation would make the place look incredible. If it were possible for it to be done properly and sympathetically. But it would be prohibitively expensive. What you want is some rich...
  15. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    I got a bag of junk for $2. Out of it, I got four working padlocks and keys. Two padlocks are of no real importance or interest. One padlock is an old Czech warded padlock with a pair of matching keys. Handy thing. Might use it one day. A nice solid vintage padlock. The other padlock is...
  16. Shangas

    "Addams Family House" for sale...

    I was indulging in my passion for the macabre and I came across this: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/addams-family-house-on-market-for-spooky-25-million/story-fni0cx12-1227033750713?nk=e582125f59871e250b0b3af766b6496e...
  17. Shangas

    What modern invention/innovation do you wish had *never* been developed?

    OK now you guys are just pulling my leg.
  19. Shangas

    What modern invention/innovation do you wish had *never* been developed?

    Agreed. I love that badge, but it should say: "To Correct and Serve" If we're on about grammar and stuff at the moment, one of my pet peeves is 'of'. Honestly it's embarrassing. I see it all the time. "He should of done that". "He could of bought that". "She might of come over but then...
  20. Shangas

    Anyone have a maid when growing up?

    Well she's right. The question is, how much are you willing to pay for it? Or can you even afford it?
  21. Shangas

    suit color for wife's black and white dress?

    I would say Navy blue. Every suit these days is black, grey, charcoal, cloud, silver...I can't remember the last time I saw a real blue suit. So I think that would make things a bit different and interesting.
  22. Shangas

    Anyone have a maid when growing up?

    My grandparents on my father's side had a housemaid. They had not a cent to pay her, but she worked for her bed and board. It's a long and complicated story which involves WWII. My grandparents on my mother's side had housemaids, and a chauffeur (grandaddy was a businessman of fairly high status).
  23. Shangas

    Anyone have a maid when growing up?

    We used to have a day-maid who looked after the house and cooked for us back when I was a kid because both parents were working and stuff. And it was just grandma at home and she was in her 80s. A lot of my relatives back in the Old Country still have housemaids. Partially because they're...

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